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March 15, 2026
‘I had never heard something so angry and feminine’: Jehnny Beth’s honest playlist
The singer and actor, formerly of Savages, was shaken up by Le Tigre and gets emotional when hearing Fontaines DC, but which rapper can she no longer bear to listen to?
TL;DR
- Jehnny Beth's early piano lessons introduced her to jazz, with Chet Baker's "My Funny Valentine" being a formative song.
- David Bowie's "Dollar Days" is a song she knows every lyric to due to a recent performance.
- She recommends "Contortion" by Sextile as a great party song and mentions her collaboration with the band.
- Fontaines DC's "A Hero's Death" is a song she can no longer listen to due to its association with her father's illness.
- Jehnny Beth used to like Kanye West's "Black Skinhead" but can no longer publicly admit it due to his views.
- Le Tigre's "Deceptacon" is described as a life-changing song that made her feel "angry and feminine."
- She highlights "Heaven Hell Anywhere Else" by Chastity as an underrated post-hardcore song about isolation and anger.
- The song "Non Voglio Mai Vedere Il Sole Tramontare" from the opera Last Days makes her cry due to its emotional depth.
- She suggests "Pure Love" from the score of Queer as a potentially sexy song, but questions its placement during or after sex.
- For her funeral, she would choose "Eden" by Talk Talk for its soothing and spiritual qualities.
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