INTERVIEW: BETH JEANS HOUGHTON
Before you head out to a live show you check your pockets for your ID, your drawers for your gig ticket and your purse to see if you have enough pounds to buy a drink. It’s the routine we all know so well. The last thing you’d expect to be doing alongside the scramble for extra cash down the sofa is rummaging through your food cupboards for that tin of tomato soup – the one that’s been patiently waiting for 6 months to be devoured or scrambling... Read More
NEWS: BETH JEANS HOUGHTON & THE HOOVES OF DESTINY – NEW SINGLE/VIDEO + UK LIVE DATES
Following a phenomenal response for the debut album ‘Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose’, released in February this year, Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves Of Destiny are set to release a new single: the brilliant ‘Dodecahedron’, which was formerly picked up by Radio 1 BBC Introducing playlist. Showcasing Beth’s extraordinary voice and off-kilter lyrics, ‘Dodecahedron’ explodes in cascades of colours and little drummer boy beats.... Read More
NEWS: BETH JEANS HOUGHTON & THE HOOVES OF DESTINY – NEW SINGLE ‘ATLAS’ + VIDEO
Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny have announced details of their new single ‘Atlas’. Set for release on Mute on 23 April 2012, the single will also have a special Record Store Day release on 21 April. The brilliant, black-and-white video was directed and produced by Beth’s friend Juan Iglesias in Los Angeles, where Beth has spent much of the year. It stars actress Brenda King (and a rabbit) in a clip that’s part... Read More
NEWS: BETH JEANS HOUGHTON AND THE HOOVES OF DESTINY – ‘SWEET TOOTH BIRD’ LIVE SESSION VIDEO
Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny have unveiled a live session recording of their brand new single ‘Sweet Tooth Bird’. Recorded at Lightship95 – a recording studio/boat moored on the Thames – you can now watch a video of the full band session below. With her dazzling debut album, ‘Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose’ picking up glowing reviews ahead of its 6 February 2012 release, Beth Jeans Houghton &... Read More
NEWS: BETH JEANS HOUGHTON – NEW SINGLE & VIDEO
Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny have unveiled the official video for their brand new single ‘Sweet Tooth Bird’ which is released February 20th on Mute Records. Following on from previous singles ‘Dodecahedron’ and the beautiful ‘Liliputt’, ‘Sweet Tooth Bird’ is the latest track to be taken from Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny’s highly anticipated debut album ‘Yours... Read More
NEWS: BETH JEANS HOUGHTON – FEBRUARY UK TOUR DATES
To mark the release of her much anticipated debut album, ‘Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose’, the brilliant Beth Jeans Houghton will be taking her band, The Hooves Of Destiny, on a canter around the United Kingdom. For anyone picturing a girl and a guitar, think again – this is a full band performance with Beth plus Dav Shiel (drums, vocals samples) Rory Gibson (bass, vocals), Ed Blazey (guitar, trumpet, vocals) and Findlay Macaskill (violin,... Read More
LIVE: BETH JEANS HOUGHTON/STEALING SHEEP – 01/10/2011
- THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER - On a typical early autumn evening (28 degrees, hello?) I wait for my sister outside Sand Bar enjoying a cold pint, almost dreading the prospect of a static folk gig in a warm, crowded club. I know little about Stealing Sheep and Beth Jean Houghton so that is the impression I create in my mind, but decide to approach the gig with an open mind and feel ready to be pleasantly surprised. As we enter the Deaf Institute... Read More
