Kae Tempest has announced his fifth studio album, Self Titled, which is slated for release on July 4 via Island Records. Following previous single ‘Statue in the Square’, the new track ‘Know Yourself’ is a captivating back-and-forth with Tempest’s younger self. Check out the music video for it below.
“I love this song,” the rapper said. “It samples a lyric I wrote years ago, where my younger self is talking to their younger self. A dialogue between selves across time, in real time. Or maybe I could put that simpler – When I was young I sought help from my older self. I came into my head, I told me know yourself.”
Tempest co-produced the new LP with Fraser T Smith (Adele, Stormzy, Dave). The record also features guest appearances from Pet Shop Boys’ Neil Tennant, Young Fathers, Connie Constance, and Tawiah.
Self Titled Tracklist:
1. I Stand On The Line
2. Statue In The Square
3. Know Yourself
4. Sunshine On Catford
5. Bless The Bold Future
6. Everything All Together
7. Prayers To Whisper
8. Diagnoses
9. Hyperdistillation
10. Forever
11. Breathe
12. Till Morning
