Saint Saviour seeks redemption on new single, "Be Gentle"

Assembled while Jones was out rambling around London, attempting to mould words out of melodies and sound, the song’s main line “please be gentle to me, baby” came easy, but the rest wouldn’t arrive until she took a trip to the Tower of London. Jones had been reading about the Plantagenets, which culminated in the story of the peeress Margaret Pole’s botched beheading. Despite surviving an unruly King, what really survived from her story was the macabre way in which she died. “Be Gentle”, is ultimately a redemption story for Pole, as Jones imagines her ghost coming back to reap revenge.

The song arrives with a music video from Ajuan Isaac-George, who collaborated with Jones on the video for “A Picture Is All I Have”.

While existentialism had been the bedrock of her previous songwriting efforts, on Sunseeker, Jones allows a variety of new thought processes to creep in, as she reckons with new questions concerning religion, spirituality, and the long shadow her mother’s death has cast. Along with these themes, Becky looks to share messages with her children through her music. On already released tracks like “Poetry” and “Better than”, she looks to pass down the self-esteem and sufficiency needed to be a good feminist to her daughter, aiming to embolden rather than over-perform or preach.

Saint Saviour will play three UK live dates to coincide with the album release, including a date at London’s The Courtyard Theatre on 30 March 2024.