Rebecca Lucy Taylor, the mind behind indie pop act Self Esteem, has shared her new music video for “Moody”, starring actor, writer, and stand-up comedian Alistair Green. Lifted from her forthcoming sophomore album Prioritise Pleasure, out October 22nd, “Moody” recounts a relationship that is slowly falling apart.
Rebecca says “I’ve always wanted to make a version of Rihanna’s “We Found Love”, but a more realistic representation of a relationship. Music video tropes are so fun and easy to execute and I’ve spent a lifetime trying to avoid them, but I wondered what happens if I just indulge in them. There is nothing more inevitable and sad as the slow demise of passion and enthusiasm for each other in a relationship. I personally avoid it happening these days, the way you become enemies. It’s age-old heteronormative bullshit. The ‘ball and chain’ jokes. Fuck that. I wanted to play on that idea, highlight how boring and overdone it is”.
Watch the music video below and catch Self Esteem on tour in the UK & Europe, with American dates to come soon (dates further down).
Tour dates:
1st November – Fleece, Bristol (SOLD OUT)
2nd November – Wylam Brewery, Newcastle
3rd November – Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff (SOLD OUT)
4th November – O2 Academy, Oxford (SOLD OUT)
6th November – The Bongo Club, Edinburgh
7th November – Audio, Glasgow (SOLD OUT)
9th November – The Workmans Club, Dublin
10th November – Gorilla, Manchester (SOLD OUT)
11th November – Belgrave Music Hall, Leeds (SOLD OUT)
12th November – The Leadmill, Sheffield (SOLD OUT)
14th November – Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich (SOLD OUT)
15th November – Sub 89, Reading
16th November – The Joiners, Southampton (SOLD OUT)
17th November – Heaven, London (SOLD OUT)
19th November – Elsewhere, Margate (SOLD OUT)
20th November – Patterns, Brighton (SOLD OUT)
23rd November – Phoenix, Exeter
24th November – Hare & Hounds, Birmingham (SOLD OUT)
25th November – Metronome, Nottingham (SOLD OUT)
28th February – The Parish, Huddersfield
1st March – St Lukes, Glasgow
2nd March – Stylus, Leeds
3rd March – CHALK, Brighton
4th March – Trinity, Bristol
23rd March – Cathedral, Manchester
24th March – The Forum, London
25th March – Octagon, Sheffield