Thursday, August 28, 2025

Well, Isn't This Just the Cutest Thing

From their about to be released (Aug. 29) new album Straight Line Was a Lie, please enjoy New Zealand power-poppers The Beths and the album's utterly infectious title track.

In the interests of full disclosure, I must confess I was previously unaware of these kids -- who've been around for a decade, actually -- until somebody at a political blog(!) I hang out at posted a link to the above the other day. In any case, I was instantly charmed and (assuming you don't already know from them) I suspect you will be too.

In the meantime, you can (and should) find out more about them -- including tour dates and where to stream more of their music -- over at their website HERE.

I should add that seeing them live has now become a bucket list thing for me; fortunately, they're scheduled to perform in NYC in early December. 😎

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5 comments:

  1. Tinpot8/28/2025 9:31 AM

    You want "charm" and "cute"? Check out their bungee jumping video...
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XriDeVHO8w

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  2. Tinpot8/28/2025 9:47 AM

    PS. Have been watching vids of their new CD; looks and sounds great. Their best yet. Thanks for making me aware it is out.

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  3. Anonymous8/28/2025 4:51 PM

    Their previous album is excellent. Planning to see them in October. This single is fun!

    - Paul in DK

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  4. Sid Much Rock8/29/2025 3:44 PM

    And that is the best track on an album that's only iffy. I've loved past ones -- listen to that guitar in "Dying to Believe!" from Jump Rope Gazers -- but this new album is more pop, more polish, more Spotify blah-core. Hoping they'll still be good when I see 'em in November (I've seen 'em twice before), but I'm very meh on the new album so far.

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  5. Anonymous9/01/2025 4:31 AM

    There are several remarkable tracks on the new album, IMO. However, there are some, well, not quite duds but off-kilter or out of place tracks. Stokes solo, Mother Pray for Me, for example, is perhaps a decent B-side but it's boring and flat. However, apparently, Stokes was recently diagnosed with Graves disease and has going through some shit over the last year or so. After so many fine songs, and very few duds, she deserves a little slack. Their album release show was uneven (perhaps, in part, because it was their first time out with new audio gear) but they tore through some of their earlier work in new arrangements that sounded fresh/better/smarter to my ear and about half of the new stuff rocked. It wasn't the best show I've seen by them but it was one of the best shows I've seen recently.

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