Jehnny Beth of Savages announces new record, shares first single "Broken Rib"
Johnny Hostile

Jehnny Beth of Savages announces new record, shares first single "Broken Rib"

Singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actress Jehnny Beth has announced her sophomore album, You Heartbreaker, You. The Savages frontwoman follows up her debut solo record on August 29 via Fiction.

Beth has also shared a new song from the project entitled "Broken Rib". Watch the video below:

Beth worked on the new album with Johnny Hostile at their 20L07 studio in France. Of the new album, Beth says "We’re living in a dark time, full of drama and barbarous tragedy. It became clear to me that, in these times, we either learn how to scream really well, or we learn how to whisper."

In an interview with NME, Beth elaborated on the record's aims and the new song:

"I wanted to make a punk record. I knew I wanted to make an aggressive sound and for the record to start with a scream on the song ‘Broken Rib’. This is how I felt: the world was broken, I was broken, but it’s not a sad thing. How can a song recompose those fragments? Is it like a Frankenstein beast? I’m not trying to polish it or hide it ... I’m very proud to release a guitar punk rock record today. You know when Savages were releasing our second record [Adore Life, 2016] and in the middle of our high, I was told that rock music was dead on this BBC panel. Fontaines D.C. and IDLES weren’t known yet, and everyone thought rock was dead. We’re here, and no it’s not. I’m very happy with how things turned out.”

The last Savages record was 2016's Adore Life.

Album artwork for You Heartbreaker, You by Jehnny Beth

You Heartbreaker, You is out August 29. Preorder here. Full tracklist:

1. Broken Rib
2. No Good For People
3. Obsession
4. Out Of My Reach
5. I Still Believe
6. Reality
7. Stop Me Now
8. High Resolution Sadness
9. I See Your Pain

Beth also has a few UK dates lined up; find those below:

06/28 Pilton, United Kingdom @ DJ Set at Glastonbury Festival
08/27 Sheffield, United Kingdom @ Rock N Roll Circus
08/28 Sheffield, United Kingdom @ Rock N Roll Circus

Jeremy J. Fisette

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Writer, musician, editor, podcaster. Editor-in-chief & video editor of The Needle Drop.

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