Self Esteem announces live album recorded at Brixton Academy, out 4 December

Self Esteem will release the live album 'A Complicated Woman - Live From Brixton Academy' on 4 December via Polydor. According to Dork, the 17-track record was taken from Rebecca Lucy Taylor's sold-out, three-night run at Brixton Academy in London in October 2025. Its closing track, 'Focus Is Power (Live from Brixton Academy)', is available to stream and download now as the first preview.

What is on the record

The album includes all 12 songs from Taylor's third studio album, 'A Complicated Woman', alongside singles and live favourites. Dork names 'Fucking Wizardry', 'Prioritise Pleasure' and 'I Do This All the Time' among them. Its tracklisting also takes in 'Mother', 'Lies', '69', 'In Plain Sight', 'If Not Now, It's Soon' and 'The Deep Blue Okay'. The source excerpt does not give the complete running order, so the full tracklisting is not confirmed here.

Several of those songs feature guests on their studio versions. Nadine Shah appears on 'Lies', Moonchild Sanelly on 'In Plain Sight' and drag performer Meatball on '69', while Julie Hesmondhalgh delivers the spoken-word section of 'If Not Now, It's Soon'. It has not been confirmed who, if anyone, appears on the live recordings.

Formats and editions

'A Complicated Woman - Live From Brixton Academy' will be released digitally, on red 2xLP vinyl and as a 2xCD. Limited editions include a signed 2xCD with an A5, 80-page photobook, and an art print with a download will also be available.

The release follows 'A Complicated Woman Deluxe', which added Tom Foskett-Barnes arrangements of 'The Deep Blue Okay', 'The Curse' and 'I Do And I Don't Care'.

Beyond the album

Dork also reports that Taylor is currently hosting the BBC documentary 'Trouble at the Bottom: Sheffield FC' on BBC Sounds. The live album documents her sold-out Brixton Academy shows, the London venue where the recordings were made.

The announcement is based on reporting by Dork. Further details on the tracklisting and release formats had not been confirmed at the time of writing.