Self-esteem: The bigger I get, the more threatening I become

When Self Esteem played Glastonbury last month, the crowd started howling like dogs.

For the uninitiated, this may sound weird - but barking has become a ritual at the singer's concerts.

This is a response to her song I'm Fine, where a woman describes acting like a dog to ward off unwanted male attention - "because there is nothing that terrifies a man more than a woman who appears completely deranged".

But it's not just women who s put in, says the singer. "It's anyone who has ever felt unsafe in the world. There is a collective rage at the injustice of this."

The moment captures the visceral and emotional connection between Soi Esteem and her audience.

The singer's fans find themselves in her music, which describes the absurd contradictions of modern femininity: be strong but don't be threatening; be true to yourself but wear a nice dress; embrace sex but don't flaunt it.

With dark humor and a clear sense of purpose, self-esteem challenges all those ideas.

In the video for her single I Do This All The Time, she is seen hugging herself while reciting the words: "Don't be intimidated by all the babies they had / Don't be embarrassed that everything you had was fun / Prioritize fun."

"The number of women who have come to me and said, 'I'm 39, and you say it doesn't matter. Doesn't matter if you did "t had kids made me feel a lot better," the singer says.

"And I'm like, 'Wow, cool. Makes me feel better saying that too'."