Jehnny Beth unveils new single "Heroine"

"Heroine" is the fourth single to be shared from Beth's forthcoming debut solo album, after earlier singles "Innocence", "Flower" and "I'm The Man".

Beth says of her latest release, "When I think of this song, I think of Romy from The xx strangling my neck with her hands in the studio. She was trying to get me out of my shell lyrically, and there was so much resistance in me she lost her patience. The song was originally called "Heroism", but I wasn’t happy because it was too generic. Flood was the first one to suggest to say "Heroine" instead of "Heroism". Then I remember Johnny Hostile late at night in my hotel room in London saying, "I don’t understand who you are singing about. Who is the Heroine? You ARE the Heroine". The next morning, I arrived early in the studio and recorded my vocals adding ‘to be’ to the chorus line: "all I want is TO BE a heroine". Flood entered the studio at that moment and jumped in the air giving me the thumbs up through the window. I guess I’m telling this story because sometimes we look around for role models, and examples to follow, without realising that the answer can be hidden inside of us. I was afraid to be the "Heroine" of the song, but it took all the people around me to get me there."

To Love Is To Live will be Beth's first album since teaming up with Johnny Hostile on the score for Chelsea Manning documentary XY Chelsea last summer. The new album will feature collaborations with The xx’s Romy Madley Croft, Peaky Blinders actor Cillian Murphy, and IDLES’ Joe Talbot. Contributing producers include Flood, Nine Inch Nails' Atticus Ross, and Johnny Hostile.

Beth has also released the second episode of her Echoes TV chat show, which features appearances from King Krule, Beak>, and Nilüfer Yanya.