Self Esteem on her next album: “Think ‘Olympic opening ceremony euphoria'”

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Self Esteem has revealed that she intends her next album to have the vibe of “Olympic opening ceremony euphoria”. Watch our full video interview with Rebecca Taylor above.Taylor was talking to NME on the red carpet of the BRIT Awards 2022, where she was nominated for Best New Artist, despite the acclaimed ‘Prioritise Pleasure‘ being her second album.“I love it!

Don’t take it away from me!” she said of her nomination. “I’ve been around for a long time, but I’m new in this sort of world – and I’m the best one!”She continued :”I’m just ready for a drink, but I’m good!

I want to wait until I know that I’m definitely not winning until I do that, but yes! Of course, I love freebies. I’m ready for a good feed as well.”Asked what it was about 2021’s ‘Prioritise Pleasure’ that seemed to have caught so many people’s hearts and imaginations, Taylor replied: “I’m not sure really.

Maybe the pandemic made people as depressed as I am at all times, so that was cool. The penny-dropping moment that I went through when I wrote it, I think that’s happening collectively to everyone who feels ‘othered’.