Name: Not Your Muse
Brand: Celeste

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

3579635

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Colour

Black

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Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

12-track version

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2021-07-30

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Unive­rsal

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

602435796352

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Celeste

Genre US

R&B / Neo-Soul

Label US

Interscope

Celeste is a British soul singer and songwriter, crafting a distinctive and intimate style reminiscent of classic soul, blues and jazz standards.

She began her career in 2014 providing vocals for electronic producers such as Avicii, Tieks and Real Lies, while also self-publishing content onto SoundCloud on the side. She made her solo debut via Lily Allen's vanity label Bank Holiday Records with the EP The Milk &amp; the Honey (2017), and then released her second EP Lately (2019) after signing with Polydor Records in 2018. In 2019, Celeste won the Rising Star Award at the Brit Awards. Her debut album Not Your Muse was released in 2021 and debuted atop the UK Albums Chart. Celeste has strong connections to West London after living in the Notting Hill area for several years and has since performed two outstanding sets at Rough Trade West for Record Store Day in 2019 and 2024.

The debut album from the alluring soulful Celeste. The 25-year-old British-Jamaican, who grew up in Brighton, started singing around 10 years ago when she was inspired by hearing Elton John's <i>Your Song</i>. 

She showcases a melting pot of influences ranging from soulful greats Aretha Franklin, Minnie Riperton etc to the cosmic sounds of jazz experimentalists Kamasi Washington, Thelonious Monk, Sun-Ra and Alice Coltrane, via the raw urgency of Amy Winehouse’s early releases. The soul-drenched songs match her raw, expressive vocal tone that cascade the listening ears like hot butter over a fresh slice.

Not Your Muse

Music US