News
Plus Bobby Gillespie and Jehnny Beth, Ade & Connan Mockasin, POND, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jul 02, 2021
By Mark Redfern (with Caleb Campbell)
Welcome to the 25th Songs of the Week of 2021. This week we were feeling a bit indecisive and couldn’t really narrow it down to a Top 10, so we went with a Top 12 instead. More
Utopian Ashes Out Now via Third Man
Jul 02, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Bobby Gillespie from Primal Scream and Jehnny Beth from Savages have released a new collaborative album together, Utopian Ashes, today via Third Man. Now that the album is out you can stream the whole thing here. Also, today we posted our review of the album. More
Plus HARD FEELINGS, Alex Lahey, Caveman, Liars, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
May 07, 2021
By Mark Redfern (with Emma Goad)
Welcome to the 17th Songs of the Week of 2021. This week wasn’t overly eventful, in terms of U.S. news. More
Utopian Ashes Due Out July 2 via Third Man
May 06, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Bobby Gillespie from Primal Scream and Jehnny Beth from Savages are releasing a new collaborative album together, Utopian Ashes, on July 2 via Third Man. Now they have shared its second single, the string-backed “Chase It Down,” via a video for it. More
Plus Sons of Kemet, CHAI, Storefront Church, POND, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Apr 02, 2021
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone and Emma Goad)
Welcome to the 12th Songs of the Week of 2021. In the nation was gripped (or more accurately, traumatized) by the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with murdering George Floyd. More
Utopian Ashes Due Out July 2 via Third Man; Watch the Video for First Single “Remember We Were Lovers”
Mar 31, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Bobby Gillespie from Primal Scream and Jehnny Beth from Savages have announced a new collaborative album together, Utopian Ashes on Third Man, and shared its first single, “Remember We Were Lovers,” via a video for it. More
To Love Is to Live Out Now via Caroline
Jun 12, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Jehnny Beth, frontperson for British four-piece Savages, has released her debut solo album, To Love Is to Live, today via Caroline. Now she has shared a video for the album’s “We Will Sin Together.” And now that the album’s out, you can stream it here. Plus, today we posted our review of the album and on Wednesday we posted our Why Not Both podcast interview with Beth. More
New Episodes Every Wednesday
Jun 10, 2020
By Laura Studarus
Welcome to Why Not Both Wednesdays. Every week, in partnership with the Why Not Both podcast, we’ll be presenting new podcast episodes that explore how multiple passions inform the inspiring lives of musicians, writers, actors, and creatives. This week we spoke with Jehnny Beth. More
To Love Is to Live Due Out June 12 via Caroline; Watch Her Latest Episode of Echoes Featuring King Krule, Nilüfer Yanya, and Beak>
May 06, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Jehnny Beth, frontperson for British four-piece Savages, is releasing her debut solo album, To Love Is to Live, on June 12 via Caroline. Now she has shared another song from the album, “Heroine.” The second episode of Echoes, Beth’s music program for the French TV channel Arte, has also recently premiered and it features performances from King Krule, Nilüfer Yanya, and Beak>. More
To Love Is to Live Now Due Out June 12 via Caroline
Apr 17, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Jehnny Beth, frontperson for British four-piece Savages, was releasing her debut solo album, To Love Is to Live, on May 8 via Caroline, but now she has pushed it back due to COVID-19. She has also shared another song from the album, “Innocence.” Beth has shared both the audio for the song and a video featuring her and her band performing it live from rehearsals. More
Recorded in January at YOYO Paris for Echoes with Jehnney Beth
Apr 08, 2020
By Lily Guthrie
South London’s Archy Ivan Marshall, better known as punk poet King Krule, performed a live show on January 28 of this year at YOYO Paris for Echoes, a live music performance show for French TV channel Arte that’s hosted by Jehnny Beth of Savages. He has also announced some rescheduled tour dates. More
To Love Is to Live Due Out May 8 via Caroline; C.A.L.M. Due Out June 11 via White Rabbit
Feb 14, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Jehnny Beth, frontperson for British four-piece Savages, is releasing her debut solo album, To Love Is to Live, on May 8 via Caroline. Now she has shared a video for the previously shared single “Flower.” She has also announced a new erotic short story collection and photo book, C.A.L.M. (which stands for Crimes Against Love Manifesto). More
Plus Christine and the Queens, Jehnny Beth, Hamilton Leithauser, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 07, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to the fifth Songs of the Week of 2020. It was tough to narrow things down to a Top 10 this week, too many great tracks, so we’ve got a super-sized edition. More
To Love Is to Live Due Out May 8 via Caroline
Feb 05, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Jehnny Beth, frontperson for British four-piece Savages, has announced her debut solo album, To Love Is to Live, and shared a new song from it, “Flower.” She has also announced some tour dates. More
Peaky Blinders Original Soundtrack Out Now via Universal
Dec 03, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Last month Jehnny Beth, frontperson for British four-piece Savages, shared a new unrelenting solo song, “I’m the Man,” from the soundtrack of the Netflix/BBC show Peaky Blinders. Now she has shared a video for the song featuring a spoken word piece read by the star of Peaky Blinders, Cillian Murphy. More
Plus Yorkston/Thorne/Khan, Graham Coxon, Jehnny Beth, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Nov 08, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. The last three weeks we could only come up with a Top 8, instead of our customary Top 10, but this week’s choices were surprisingly much stronger once we did some deeper digging. More
Peaky Blinders Original Soundtrack Due Out November 15 via Universal
Nov 08, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Jehnny Beth, frontperson for British four-piece Savages, has shared a new unrelenting solo song, “I’m the Man.” It’s been done for the soundtrack of the Netflix/BBC show Peaky Blinders. More
Interviews
Same House, Different Rooms
Mar 08, 2021
By Andy Von Pip
It was the 2016 death of David Bowie and his masterful swan song Blackstar (released only two days before his passing) that provided the fresh impetus to inspire French artist and Savages frontperson Jehnny Beth to record her debut solo album, To Love Is to Live. More
