Jehnny Beth review: Visceral, muscular and uncompromising

Visceral, muscular and uncompromising, the French singer’s approach to performance is more like watching someone step into a boxing ring than onto a stage. Beth is dressed for sparring, and armed with the sort of playfully combative energy that challenges the audience to match her intensity. First song Broken Rib – the opening track of last year’s second solo LP You Heartbreaker, You – begins the show with a bodily scream. “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,” Beth has previously said of the track.