Nadine Shah, Moonchild Sanelly and Sue Tompkins to feature on Self Esteem's forthcoming album, A Complicated Woman

Running through the album is a choir constructed of dozens and dozens of mostly female voices – “a community of people. I want you to hear and feel the connection” – including close friends, her band and collaborators, that includes, but is not limited to, singer-songwriters Nadine Shah, Moonchild Sanelly and Sue Tompkins from Life Without Buildings; a personal hero, the drag queen Meatball and actress Julie Hesmondhalgh.

A Complicated Woman is about taking control of your life, which is summed up in first single, "Focus Is Power". Inspired by words Taylor wrote on a sticker, working from her mum and dad’s shed in the pandemic - “You see, it wasn’t up to me but now it could be / But now I see it clear with every passing of each year / I deserve to be here…”. The album is the follow up to the BRIT and Mercury Prize-nominated 2021 album, Prioritise Pleasure.

Following the release of Prioritise Pleasure, Rebecca Taylor branced out into the world of acting; starring in a regular role in the Sky series Smothered, before completing a run playing Sally Bowles in the multiple Olivier Award-winning production of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club in London's West End.

Starring alongside Jake Shears (lead singer of Scissor Sisters) as Emcee, the pair’s time on stage was extended due to popular demand, and showcased the sheer range of talent in Taylor’s repertoire. A one-off collaborative single with Moonchild Sanelly, "Big Man", was released in the summer of 2024, alongside the B-side, "Love Second Music First".