2042 is the fourth studio album by English musician Kele Okereke. It was released on 8 November 2019 through Kola Records.[5]

2042
Studio album by
Released8 November 2019 (2019-11-08)
Length1:01:59
LabelKola
Kele Okereke chronology
Fatherland
(2017)
2042
(2019)
The Waves Pt. 1
(2021)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
DIY[2]
NME[3]
Pitchfork6.1/10[4]

The first single "Jungle Bunny" was released on 4 September 2019.[6]

Critical reception

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2042 was met with generally favourable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 72, based on 6 reviews.[1]

Track listing

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2042 track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Jungle Bunny"3:49
2."Past Lives"1:15
3."Let England Burn"3:36
4."St Kaepernick Wept"4:22
5."Guava Rubicon"3:41
6."My Business"4:15
7."Ceiling Games"5:45
8."Where She Came From"0:25
9."Between Me and My Maker"5:59
10."Natural Hair"3:45
11."Cyril's Blood"4:11
12."Secrets West 29th"4:52
13."Catching Feelings"3:24
14."A Day of National Shame"1:16
15."Ocean View"4:28
16."Back Burner"5:56

Personnel

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Credits adapted from Discogs.[7]

  • Kele Okereke – lead vocals, lead guitar, songwriting
  • Gethin Pearson - producer, mixer, engineer
  • Ben Jackson - engineer
  • Alex Novle - cover
  • Alessandro Comotti - graphic design
  • Paolo Proserpio - graphic design
  • Robin Schmidt - mastering
  • Asia Werbel - photography

References

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  1. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. ^ Williams, Jenessa. "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  3. ^ Aubrey, Elizabeth (6 November 2019). "Bloc Party frontman wows with politically charged funk and experimental electro". NME. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  4. ^ Thomas, Peyton (21 November 2019). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. ^ Monroe, Jazz (4 September 2019). "Bloc Party's Kele Okereke Announces New Album 2042". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  6. ^ Trendell, Andrew (4 September 2019). "Bloc Party's Kele Okereke explores "public racism" with 'Jungle Bunny' from new album '2042'". NME. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Kele Okereke - 2042 (2019, Vinyl)". discogs. Retrieved 3 May 2020.