You Heartbreaker, You opens with a scream, a conscious, unignorable statement of intent from Jehnny Beth as she reintroduces herself to the world. Two years ago, in between US dates supporting Queens Of The Stone Age in amphitheatres and arenas, the former Savages vocalist was booked to play alongside the likes of Tool and Korn at heavy music festivals such as Louder Than Life and Aftershock, and was surprised, delighted and inspired to find her music embraced by fans of hardcore bands such as Turnstile, Gel and Scowl. The follow-up to 2020's To Love Is To Live, the French singer/actress promised herself, would be a heavier, dark affair: "I wanted to make a punk record," she recalls.
"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."
