Rebecca Lucy Taylor, better known as Self Esteem, just released her third album A Complicated WomanIn 2021, the British musician and singer Rebecca Lucy Taylor found herself at something of a crossroads. Four years had passed since her band Slow Club had parted ways, after which she’d embarked on a solo career, rechristening herself under a new name, Self Esteem.Her first album as Self Esteem, Compliments Please, had performed modestly upon its release in 2019, and earned her a small, though loyal, following. Work on its follow-up had been slowed down by the Covid pandemic, and after moving back home to Sheffield to live with her parents during lockdown, she was contemplating a career change, and retraining to be a Zumba instructor.When work was completed on her next album, Prioritise Pleasure, she decided to push ahead with the release, just to see what happened. “
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