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Rebecca Taylor of Self Esteem chats to 6 Music DJ and psychotherapist Nemone

Self Esteem's Rebecca Lucy Taylor shares the songs that have sound-tracked the ups and downs of her life, and how she expresses emotions through her own music and lyrics.

Self Esteem's Rebecca Lucy Taylor opens up about the songs that have sound-tracked the ups and downs of her life, and how she expresses thoughts, feelings and emotions through her own music and lyrics. Talking to Nemone, who combines her roles of DJ and integrative psychotherapist, Rebecca dives deep and shares the discoveries she has made about herself along the way. The inspiration for her Self Esteem stage name comes from the evolution of her confidence during her 20s.

Rebecca was previously a member of indie folk-pop duo Slow Club, which formed in Sheffield in 2006 and split in 2017. That same year Rebecca released 'Your Wife', her first single under the Self Esteem moniker. Her debut album under the name Compliments Please was released in 2019.

2021 has been a turning point for the multi-instrumentalist. In April Rebecca released the stunningly honest single "I Do This All The Time", a warts-and-all anthem that was released to wide-spread critical acclaim. Her forthcoming album 'Prioritise Pleasure’, is set for release later this month and is an experimental-pop album which tackles topics such as toxic relationships and the insidious effects of the patriarchy. It's also danceable and infectiously fun.

In this programme Rebecca talks to Nemone about how it felt not "fitting in" as a child, her experiences of being a woman, discovering her bi-sexuality, and what therapy has taught her, and features music from Alanis Morissette, Queen, Peter Gabriel, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Richard Hawley and a 'self-care' track from Van Morrison.

1 hour

Music Played

  • Self Esteem

    Prioritise Pleasure

    • Fiction Records.
  • Self Esteem

    Prioritise Pleasure [Instrumental]

  • Queen

    The Show Must Go On

    • Queen - Greatest Hits II.
    • Parlophone.
  • Peter Gabriel

    Shaking The Tree (Live)

    • Secret World Live.
    • Real World Records.
    • 5.
  • Genesis

    I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)

    • Genesis - Turn It On Again.
    • Virgin.
  • Alien Ant Farm

    Smooth Criminal

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 50 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Interpol

    NYC

    • Turn On The Bright Lights.
    • Matador.
    • 3.
  • Alanis Morissette

    You Oughta Know

    • MAVERICK.
  • Katy Perry

    Roar

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.
    • 1.
  • Katy Perry

    Nemone chats to Self Esteem's Rebecca Lucy Taylor

    • Prism (Instrumentals).
    • 1.
  • Ye

    All Of The Lights (Interlude)

    • My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (PG Advisory).
    • Mercury Records Limited.
    • 4.
  • Ye, Rihanna & Kid Cudi

    All Of The Lights

    • My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
    • Mercury Records Limited.
  • Slow Club

    Complete Surrender

    • Complete Surrender.
    • Caroline.
    • 001.
  • Self Esteem

    I Do This All The Time

    • Universal.
  • Self Esteem

    Just Kids

  • Max Richter, Daniel Hope, Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin & André de Ridder

    Recomposed By Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons: Spring 1

  • Richard Hawley

    Coles Corner

    • (CD Single).
    • Mute Records.
  • Self Esteem

    Moody

    • Moody.
    • Fiction.
    • 1.
  • Van Morrison

    Dweller On The Threshold

    • Polydor.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 10 Oct 2021 13:00
  • Mon 2 Oct 2023 01:00