2042 (album)

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)

Professional ratings

Aggregate 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

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

2042 track listing

No.	Title	Length
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

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

1. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
2. Williams, Jenessa. "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. Retrieved 3 May 2020.