Beth Jeans Houghton
| Du Blonde | |
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Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny performing at the Deaf Institute, Manchester, 2012
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| Background information | |
| Born |
November 28, 1990 Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
| Genres | Pop-folk,wonky pop, psychedelic pop,freak folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Labels | Mute, Static Caravan |
Beth Jeans Houghton (a.k.a. Du Blonde born 28 November 1990) is a Newcastle upon Tyne-born singer, songwriter, musician and visual artist. Her influences range from psychedelic rock, punk, blues, 1970s folk and soul. Her main instrument is electric guitar; however she also plays piano and bass.
Beth Jeans Houghton was born in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England. Houghton started writing songs in her teens. At sixteen she left school and bought herself a , which she taught herself to play.
Houghton first appeared in front of an audience in 2006; her debut release, titled EP (a limited-edition 7-inch), was on Bird Records in 2008. She signed then with Static Caravan Recordings, which released the single "Golden"/"Nightswimmer", produced by Adem, and her second EP, Hot Toast, Vol. 1 (produced by Mike Lindsay of the band Tunng), both of which earned acclaim from the UK press. After a year-and-a-half of performing solo, Houghton enlisted musicians Dav Shiel (drums), Edward Blazey (guitar, trumpet), Rory Gibson (bass), Findlay McAskill (violin) and Calum Howard (keys), to play live and on her first full-length record, as The Hooves of Destiny. Houghton signed in early 2011 with Mute Records, releasing her debut long-player in early 2012. The album was recorded with Ben Hillier whose previous production credits include Blur, Depeche Mode and Elbow.
After two years of "heartbreaking" delays the album Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose by Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny was released on 6 February 2012 and reached number 83 in the UK Albums Chart. "I set out to make a record unaffected by outside opinions and I was happy to watch it grow in different directions. And yes, I am happy with the results; there is not a thing I would change," she said in a 7digital interview.
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