Jazmin Bean: “I don’t think this is a healed album, or a wounded one. It’s a healing album”

The Jazmin Bean you once knew is gone. That much becomes clear to Kerrang! as soon as we’re greeted by the sight of the star sitting at home, waving at us with a big grin, and sporting a black jumper, emblazoned with a fluffy pink bunny. It stands in stark contrast to the incarnation of Jazmin – who uses they/them pronouns – that first captured the world’s attention. That was one of a teenage prodigy pushing boundaries with disturbing make-up, dog collars with preposterously long spikes, soulless-eyed contact lenses, prosthetics and more. Their ​“extreme beauty routine” video for Vogue alone notched up 8.1 million views. With that iconically demonic (or demonically iconic) image supporting their talent for splicing metal and hyperpop on their 2020 Worldwide Torture...

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