Big Dada has signed acclaimed spoken word artist/poet/rapper Kate Tempest.

In a statement from new her new label, it described her as: "More of Skinnyman than Seamus Heaney, more of Deal Real’s legendary Friday night rap battles than a book signing and reading at Foyles".

Tempest's forthcoming album, Everybody Down, is due for release on May 19. It has twelve ‘chapters’ telling one long story, produced by Dan Carey (Bat For Lashes, M.I.A, Hot Chip) aka Mr Dan. The first ...