Tempest and veteran producers Rick Rubin and Dan Carey knot simple melodic threads into long, breathing motion. "I became a memory / I felt myself / Peel," she says, the pause before the last word as if she'd startled herself in the realization.īut reducing this album to a book of poetry discredits the heartrending production and syllabic precision. But as the slow-stuttering music amasses, Tempest's voice burns brighter and wilder, until she reaches a breaking point. Later, on "Holy Elixir," she starts with the primal, sifting through bones, trees, and ash over a cave-dwelling beat. Tiny Desk Kate Tempest: Tiny Desk ConcertĪlbum-opener "Thirsty" exemplifies the physicality of Tempest's approach "I was heartbroken, vomiting memories," she lurches, reproducing the act of sobbing until you feel like you'll throw up.
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