Jake Shears as The Emcee and Self Esteem as Sally Bowles are billed to perform in the show until 20 January 2024. Self Esteem is currently due to resume her tour in support of Prioritise Pleasure this weekend (November 6) after being forced to postpone this week’s dates due to illness. Beaumont-Thomas, Ben; Snapes, Laura (17 December 2021). "The 50 best albums of 2021". The Guardian . Retrieved 17 December 2021. Cragg, Michael (17 December 2021). " 'I think I might love myself, finally': Self Esteem on 2021's album of the year". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 23 March 2023.

Songs are soaked in strings, choral gang vocals and grown-up pop-radio beats, while Taylor’s lyrics are so open and relatable, they recall Amy Winehouse. Listening to the album feels like getting a shot of authentic girl power, without the need for a label like that. And wow, it is fun. But better still is the utterly brilliant “Mother”, a dark, rumbling dance banger with some whispered vocals that seems to scold a love interest (there’s a repeated mantra of “I am not your mother”) and demand respect (“I just want to be heard”). As Taylor and band writhe around the stage in dark red, Taylor in cowgirl hat, dancers in balaclavas, the overall effect is something akin to the transgression of Peaches. Self Esteem MK 3 might well be destined for the club – what a prospect.Jones, Daisy (14 January 2019). "Self Esteem and I Cheered Each Other Up at Winter Wonderland". Noisey. The critically acclaimed British pop artistwill release Self Esteem later this year, with an exact release date to be confirmed soon. The book’s cover and more details will be shared next week, according to publishers YourShelf. 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. Believe Women" - worn on t-shirts by dancers Marged Siôn and Genesis Lynea in the video for "Rollout", [76] a statement in support of women reporting their experience of sexual harassment, abuse and violence

The musicians Jake Shears and Self Esteem are to join the cast of the West End hit Cabaret. Shears, best known as the lead singer of Scissor Sisters, will play the Emcee in the musical while Self Esteem (AKA Rebecca Lucy Taylor) will make her theatrical debut as Sally Bowles. Lavin, Will (23 August 2021). "Self Esteem takes aim at the objectification of women on new single 'How Can I Help You' ". NME . Retrieved 22 March 2023. Self Esteem's music is characterised by its prominent drum rhythms, female choral elements [7] and powerful, precisely articulated lead vocals, often alongside organs, distorted guitars and string arrangements. Taylor has said "I love heavy beat and heavy bass, I love strings, I love choir, and I love big, cinematic sounds". [7] Self Esteem has been described as pop, art pop, experimental pop and indie/alternative pop; Taylor herself has said that she dislikes it being described as "indie". [5] Her lyrics and vocal delivery are central to the songs: she has been described as "one of the best lyricists of her generation" [68] and as having live vocals "so clear and pure they could wake bears from hibernation". [68] She writes songs on guitar before arranging them with other musicians. [19] Taylor has described herself and her producer Johan Hugo Karlberg as being "obsessed" with Kanye West, [69] and she has cited a range of other influences including Madonna, Destiny's Child, Rihanna, Outkast, Queen, Fleetwood Mac, Neil Young, Kate Bush, Max Richter, Arctic Monkeys, and Lady Gaga. [2] [70] [71] [72] [73] Although she has worked with other musicians on Self Esteem, Taylor has used the project to channel her own undiluted ideas, in constrast to her experience with Slow Club where she felt she constantly had to compromise, saying "I hate this idea that compromise and collaboration is the only way to make something good". [5] [19]a b c "Self Esteem: The bigger I get, the more threatening I become". BBC News. 20 July 2022 . Retrieved 7 March 2023.