The Eras Podcast

Rebecca Lucy Taylor - visionary songwriting, the Self Esteem trilogy and a Madonna surprise

The Eras Podcast

Show Notes

Abbie McCarthy is joined by Rebecca Lucy Taylor aka Self Esteem, deep diving into the Ivor Novello winning artist’s rise to success from a grassroots artist touring small venues, to a critically acclaimed visionary hailed for her groundbreaking performance style and brutally honest lyricism.

In this episode Rebecca and Abbie discuss the latest - trilogy completing - album 'A Complicated Woman’, its accompanying theatre show, Madonna being in the audience, art vs commodity, going back to the things that brought you joy in childhood, acting in the west end show Cabaret and Rebecca's previous life in indie band Slow Club.

Music produced by JMAC, Freddy Sheed & Rich Zbaraski.

The Eras Podcast is a Good Karma Production, recorded at Metropolis Studios.

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