2042 (album)

2019 studio album by Kele Okereke

2042

Studio album by

Kele Okereke

Released| 8 November 2019 (2019-11-08)
Length| 1:01:59
Label| Kola
Kele Okereke chronology
| Fatherland
(2017)  | 2042
(2019)  | The Waves Pt. 1
(2021)

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Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
Metacritic| 72/100[1]
Review scores
Source| Rating
DIY| [2]
NME| [3]
Pitchfork| 6.1/10[4]

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

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 listingNo.| Title| Length

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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 (7 November 2019). "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. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

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