sobota, 10 marca 2012

Bands to watch: Beth Jeans Houghton

Beth Jeans Houghton from Newcastle is one of the hottest names in the English press. Her debut album Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose has just come out on Mute Records and is receiving enthusiastic reviews all over the world.

The blonde and 21 years old girl is not alone, anyway. She can count on her band, aka The Hooves Of Destiny. With them she has opened concerts for artists like Devendra Banhart, Joanna Newsom and Bon Iver. The press has compared her to St.Vincent and Laura Marling, but we prefer to ironically define her an “Indie pop Lady Gaga”. Maybe for her strange look, but also for the her charisma.

Beth has really deep and inspiring voice, that she developed during her first years of experience. Talking with the website KYEO.tv, she explained: “The boys’ voices go really well together and are integral to the sound, that harmony makes it sound bigger. That’s what I was trying to achieve with the loop pedal when I was younger, but now we’ve got it for real!”.

Her music combines pop, glam rock and folk in a unique mix. The same you find in her debut, that she deliberately recorded without a record contract, to be more free and creative. After hearing the demos, Mute Records has signed here and found her one of the best producers in UK: Ben Hillier, who has worked with bands such as Depeche Mode, Blur and Elbow.

Now you can hear the single “Sweet Tooth Bird” and enjoy these classy and timeless melodies. Just Beth.


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Author: Independent Staff
Date: March, 2012
Original article: HERE

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