"This is a new sound, a new project. Du Blonde is a new incarnation and one step closer to assuming my ultimate form. Having freed myself from the rusty and bloody shackles of Beth Jeans Houghton – both musically and spiritually – I felt it only right to step forth under a new name and let the rituals commence.” - Beth Jeans Houghton aka DU BLONDE Beth Jeans Houghton will release a brand new album this spring on Mute under the name DU BLONDE. The new moniker is a fresh start for Beth whose forthcoming album is a big change in musical direction. Whilst her 2012 album Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose was a standalone piece of polymath pop, 25-year-old Houghton, has constantly evolved and reinvented herself - a musical and aesthetic chameleon always playing by her own rules. Expect more news on DU BLONDE's album very soon, for the time being you can listen to a snippet of DU BLONDE'S first single on a video released by Houghton today. Watch + share here. DU BLONDE will step out with her first live performances in February, playing the Roundhouse Rising Festival at the Roundhouse, London and a hometown show in Newcastle at the 6Music Festival. LIVE DATESFebruary 20 - Roundhouse Rising Festival, Roundhouse Studios, London February 22 - 6Music Festival 2015, Newcastle upon Tyne | 