Beth Jeans Houghton

Beth Jeans Houghton is a British singer-songwriter and visual artist known for her genre-blurring sound and vivid storytelling. Hailing from Newcastle upon Tyne, she burst onto the scene in her early twenties with her debut album *Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose* (2012), a whimsical blend of folk, psychedelia, and art-rock recorded with her band The Hooves of Destiny. Her music often feels like a surreal, poetic journey, pairing lush instrumentation with lyrics that balance wit and introspection. After a hiatus, she reinvented herself as the bold, experimental solo project Du Blonde, embracing raw, garage-rock energy and collaborations with artists like Ezra Furman and Shirley Manson.

Beyond music, Houghton’s creative spirit spills into visual art and DIY aesthetics, often crafting her own album artwork and music videos. Releases like *Atlas* and *Golden* showcase her evolution, weaving between dreamy eccentricity and gritty authenticity. Whether under her birth name or her Du Blonde alias, she remains a shapeshifting artist unafraid to defy expectations—a true one-of-a-kind voice in the indie landscape.