Feelings)", the spoken word beginning to the record, features an American woman speaking about the frustrations and compromises of being in a band, something which Taylor experienced while in Slow Club. [6] The audio is Taylor's recording of Los Angeles Uber driver Kelly Jones, who was speaking about her own experience of being a singer in a band. [1] Self Esteem I Interview I Music-News.com. MusicNewsWeb. 6 April 2022. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023 . Retrieved 10 February 2023– via YouTube. Self Esteem talks singing Arctic Monkeys while "spangled" and meeting Mr Blobby". NME. 19 October 2022 . Retrieved 27 July 2023. Don’t be intimidated by all the babies they have / Don’t be embarrassed that all you’ve had is fun / Prioritise pleasure,” goes one of I Do This All the Time’s most memorable lines. Women, she says, are not encouraged to indulge in “true mindless relaxation” in the way that men are, via video games and football, for example. “What’s the version of that for me?” (We agree that shopping and perfecting makeup techniques are too much like self-optimising work to count.) Has Taylor got any advice for an interviewer who is dangerously obsessed with productivity? “Have a bath with a nice candle! It sounds daft but it really is a good little intro to it,” she grins. “I’m really at the start of it as well, but saying prioritise pleasure every day for the next year is going to help me remember to.” Cairns, Dan; Dean, Jonathan; Helm, Jake. "25 best albums of 2021". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460 . Retrieved 13 December 2021.

Taylor was previously a member of folk duo Slow Club, which formed in Sheffield in 2006. The band consisted of multi-instrumentalists Charles Watson and Taylor, with Watson on the piano, Taylor on the drums, and both performing guitars and vocals. [8] [9] The band paused working in 2017, [10] following an extensive tour to support their last album, owing to differing musical interests and Taylor feeling unfulfilled. [11] [4] Slow Club's final tour in the winter of 2016, and Taylor's dissatisfaction and unhappiness with the band, was captured in the documentary Our Most Brilliant Friends, directed by Piers Dennis and released in 2018. [12] [13] 2015–2020: The appearance of Self Esteem and Compliments Please [ edit ] She says that breaking away to do her own thing has been “the greatest joy”, adding: “Everything about that world was like, ‘Ooh – we just happen to be playing our songs quietly, don’t look at me, don’t make any sort of spectacle out of me; I’m just sort of accidentally talented. That’s something I never enjoyed about it. I want to put on a show – I want it to be too much! I'm pretty f***ing selfish. I do it for myself.": An interview with Self Esteem". Varsity Online . Retrieved 2023-04-01. Rebecca Lucy Taylor (born 15 October 1986), [1] also known by her stage name Self Esteem, is a British musician. [2] First known as one half of the band Slow Club, she launched a solo career as Self Esteem with the single "Your Wife" in 2017, followed by the albums Compliments Please in 2019 and Prioritise Pleasure in 2021. A multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriter and theatre composer, she is winner of the 2021 BBC Music Introducing award and Prioritise Pleasure was nominated for the 2022 Mercury Prize. Self Esteem members coordinate their clothing at live shows often wearing identical slogan t-shirts (see below) and on occasions in Sheffield Wednesday shirts. Taylor has worn notable outfits at Glastonbury performances – in 2019, a dress made from Boots Advantage (loyalty) cards, [80] and in 2022 a corset with a bra shaped like the domes of Sheffield's Meadowhall shopping centre. [81]Self Esteem: Rebecca Lucy Taylor on university honour". BBC News. 17 July 2023 . Retrieved 18 July 2023. This same boldness is also evident in ‘Prioritise Pleasure’’s sound, which often springs up from a particular kind of steamy, slower-burning pop, and warps it – and for every chipper nu-disco bass-line, there’s a left-field touch of abrasiveness. “Sexting you at the mental health talk feels counter-productive,” Self Esteem belts out on ‘Moody’, her sheer honesty jarring with a snappy alphabet-chant chorus. featured on a tie worn by Taylor on live TV shows including Graham Norton and The Late Late Show with James Corden, and on a pin badge worn on her suit during the 2023 tour. The statistic refers to a YouGov survey in 2021 which found that 97% of UK women aged 18 to 24 years old had experienced sexual harassment [86] [87] Self Esteem – The 345 (Jools' Annual Hootenanny). BBC Music. 1 January 2023. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023 . Retrieved 10 February 2023– via YouTube.

Self Esteem challenges gender specifics on new single "Girl Crush" ". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 2023-04-28.Goods that are faulty or sent in error must be returned to Crash Records Limited, 35 The Headrow, Leeds, LS1 6PU within 7 working days of the item being received by the customer. Compliments Please is the first studio album by the British musician Self Esteem, aka Rebecca Lucy Taylor, released on 1 March 2019. Moore, Sam (29 March 2022). "Self Esteem announces 2023 'I Tour This All The Time' UK and Ireland tour". NME . Retrieved 1 February 2023.

Beaumont-Thomas, Ben; Snapes, Laura (17 December 2021). "The 50 best albums of 2021". The Guardian . Retrieved 17 December 2021. Chatting over Zoom from a nondescript rehearsal studio in London, Taylor has the vision clearly laid out in her mind already: she’ll be propped up in a nest of pink satin – with a Tesco meal deal (preference: tuna and sweetcorn sandwich with salt and vinegar crisps and a Mars bar – “a high thread-count meal deal”) within arm’s reach. The musician wants to take the aesthetic of Britney Spears’ iconic 1999 Rolling Stone cover, and give it a relatable, tongue-in-cheek Self Esteem twist. “The reality,” she says, “is that women don’t look like that in bed.”Richards, Will (25 August 2021). "Self Esteem talks basing her new live shows on Madonna's 'Blonde Ambition' tour". NME . Retrieved 8 March 2023. Moore, Sam (16 September 2021). "Self Esteem shares new single 'Moody' and announces 2022 UK tour". NME . Retrieved 13 November 2021. Leonard, Brian (6 October 2021). "Self Esteem is shining a musical spotlight on the experiences of queer women". Attitude.co.uk . Retrieved 30 October 2021. Django Django – "Surface to Air" (Feat. Self Esteem) (Singles Going Steady)". PopMatters. 6 March 2018 . Retrieved 18 October 2022. a b c d Dean, Jonathan (12 December 2021). "Self-Esteem: 'I used to say I was younger but I can't pretend I'm 31 any more' ". The Times . Retrieved 13 December 2021.

Self Esteem – Wizardry (Live on The Graham Norton Show). Self Esteem. 17 October 2022. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023 . Retrieved 10 February 2023– via YouTube.These days, channelling the singular spirit of the Babylon Sorceress, Self Esteem certainly puts on a show. As an artist she wilfully embraces the ridiculous, and also the ridiculously fun: when she’s not whirling around the stage dressed in a dress made out of Boots advantage cards, she’s paying homage to Madonna’s Blonde Ambition tour by performing intricate choreo in a shoulder-padded suit and lacy lingerie. Self Esteem – I Do This All The Time (Live on Later). BBC Music. 18 June 2021. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023 . Retrieved 10 February 2023– via YouTube. Self Esteem – LOVE ME LOVE MY PSORIASIS. Self Esteem. 27 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023 . Retrieved 10 February 2023– via YouTube. Wiegand, Chris (14 August 2023). " 'Raring to take on this challenge': musicians Jake Shears and Self Esteem to star in Cabaret". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 15 August 2023.