Kate Tempest shares the first single from her new album, The Book Of Traps And Lessons

Kate Tempest has announced a new album, The Book Of Traps and Lessons. Set to be released on June 14 via American Recordings/Republic Recordings, the album follows 2017's Mercury-nominated Let Them Eat Chaos. In the review of that stellar album, Hot Press described Kate as "an extraordinary talent and a fresh and insightful voice."

The Book Of Traps and Lessons will see the spoken word artist working with regular collaborator Dan Carey, as well as legendary producer Rick Rubin.

Kate has coincided the album announcement with the release of The Book Of Traps and Lessons's lead single, 'Firesmoke'. Listen below:

https://open.spotify.com/track/1tAyOmn5BUKsqHLZ2IQhIt

She has also taken to Twitter to announce that she will be performing the album at a show at the Broadway Theatre in Catford.

I have made a new album, it’s coming out on the 14th June. It’s called ’The Book of Traps and Lessons’ and I’m going to be performing the album at a show in Catford, at the Broadway Theatre. https://t.co/samfQ1lsvB pic.twitter.com/agR8zEvTaE

— kae tempest (@kaetempest) April 29, 2019

Kate was one of the 100 public figures who lent their voices to Hot Press's Now We're Talking mental health campaign last year, run in partnership with Lyon's Tea and Pieta House. Take a look at her 2016 interview with Hot Press here.