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ALBUM OF THE MONTH: SELF ESTEEM -A Complicated Woman

March 31, 2025

After making waves with her second album, Prioritise Pleasure - named Album of the Year by both The Guardian and The Sunday Times - Self Esteem returns with A Complicated Woman. Out April 25, 2025, via Polydor Records on specialist retail exclusive red vinyl, the album is another bold, personal, and cathartic collection that leans into Rebecca Lucy Taylor’s knack for blending vulnerability with stadium-sized confidence.



Where Prioritise Pleasure was about figuring things out, A Complicated Woman is about owning it. Taylor embraces the power of collective experience, with a choir of friends, collaborators, and bandmates joining her throughout the record. From euphoric highs to reflective lows, it’s an album that leans into life’s contradictions and complexities.


Track Highlights: A Sneak Peek


Focus Is Power – A full-throttle empowerment anthem about taking control of your future, inspired by Taylor’s own journey through major life changes like freezing her eggs and navigating homeownership: "There are big things I’m doing to set myself up for an okay existence."


Mother – A wry house track, which could have been mixed by Armand van Helden, is a reflection on acting as a mother to those in relationships.


69 – Featuring drag queen Meatball, this punchy, politically charged track explores women’s pleasure and autonomy: "I always wanted to write a song that lists sex positions and rates them... A lot of my music is saying the things I struggle to say in real life. I like the idea of clearly communicating your needs in one quick, three-minute house song."


The Deep Blue Okay – The album’s closer, a Springsteen-esque anthem about letting go and making peace with life’s contradictions: "I’ve spent my whole life lying about the things I want, about the things I should have done."


Self Esteem has never shied away from difficult conversations, and A Complicated Woman further cements her as one of pop’s most important voices. Whether you’re drawn to its soaring choruses, razor-sharp lyricism, or unfiltered honesty, don’t just listen - live with it, think about it, and let it inspire you to embrace the beautiful mess that is life!


Don’t miss out - grab a copy when it drops and support your local indie record shop with the specialist retail exclusive red vinyl.


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