Self Titled is the fifth studio album by English poet and spoken word artist Kae Tempest. It was released on 4 July 2025, through Island Records. The album features collaborations with Neil Tennant, Tawiah, Connie Constance, and Young Fathers.
Promotion
Singles On 19 March 2025, Tempest released "Statue in the Square" which would become the album's first single. The track was premiered on Nick Grimshaw's BBC Radio 6 Music show.
The second single "Know Yourself" was released on 30 April 2025 alongside the album's announcement.
"Diagnoses" was released as the album's third and final single on 23 June 2025.
Critical reception
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from Tidal.
Kae Tempest – vocals Fraser T. Smith – keyboards, piano, production, mixing (all tracks); bass programming, drum programming (tracks 1–11); bass guitar (6, 9, 10, 12), electric guitar (6, 10) Matt Colton – mastering Louis Rogove – engineering Scott Barnett – engineering (1–5, 7–12) Raven Bush – string arrangement, strings (1, 3, 4, 6–10) Giles Kwakeulati King-Ashong – drums (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9–11) Isabel Gracefield – engineering (1, 3, 6, 7, 9–12) Sheila Maurice-Grey – horn arrangement, trumpet (1, 6, 10, 12) Chelsea Carmichael – saxophone (1, 6, 10, 12) Anoushka Nanguy – trombone (1, 6, 10, 12) Theon Cross – tuba (1, 6, 10, 12) Molly J – background vocals (2, 6, 7, 9, 10) Tom Rowlands – production, bass programming, drum programming, keyboards (3, 8) Neil Tennant – additional vocals (4) Tawiah – additional vocals (5) Connie Constance – additional vocals (9) Alloysious Massaquoi – additional vocals (11) Graham Hastings – additional vocals (11) Kayus Bankole – additional vocals (11)
Charts + Chart performance for Self Titled Chart (2025) Peakposition
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