Let Them Eat Chaos is the second studio album by English poet and spoken word artist Kae Tempest ,[ 1] the follow-up to their Mercury Prize -nominated debut Everybody Down . The album follows seven individuals who all live on the same street who have never met each other before. But then at 4:18 in the morning, a storm causes these seven people to leave their homes and see each other for the very first time.
According to review aggregator Metacritic , Let Them Eat Chaos has a score of 84 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim".[ 3]
Title 1. "Picture a Vacuum" 2:47 2. "Lionmouth Door Knocker" 2:44 3. "Ketamine for Breakfast" 3:10 4. "Europe Is Lost" 5:31 5. "We Die" 3:24 6. "Whoops" 3:38 7. "Brews" 0:47 8. "Don't Fall In" 2:50 9. "Pictures on a Screen" 5:05 10. "Perfect Coffee" 5:31 11. "Grubby" 4:07 12. "Breaks" 2:42 13. "Tunnel Vision" 5:15
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