The Beths
Live Review: The Beths – Whelans, Dublin 31.05.2023
Photos and words David McEneaney The Beths played a jam packed set list to a jam packed Whelans on Wednesday 31st May, and it was absolutely delightful.When the New Zealand four piece took the stage (beside a giant inflatable fish taken from the cover of their their latest album ‘Expert in a Dying Field’) you could …
Live Review: Live At Leeds: In The Park, Leeds 28/05/23
*Photos of Maximo Park by Huw Williams Following on from a punk-rock filled night on Friday with headliners NOFX, Saturday saw a change in genre with Live At Leeds: In The Park taking place on Saturday at Temple Newsam in Leeds. Returning for a second year following a successful first year, Irish indie band Two …
TRACK: The Beths release new single Expert in a Dying Field, title track from third album set for release in September
The Beths have produced a joyous track which suggests is poured out from the heart. ‘Expert in a Dying Field‘ is the latest single and title track from their forthcoming third album set for release on 16 September via Carpark Records. Elizabeth Stokes stirring vocals are as glorious as they are emotive. She sings:“I can …
Live Review: The Beths – O2 Forum Kentish Town, London 04.04.2022
After being cooped up in Auckland for a couple of years it’s appropriate that The Beths give us a lesson in ornithology halfway through this gig. Keen to promote the less flamboyant fauna of their native New Zealand we hear all about the alpine parrot and how it should really be more loved. Bit like …
Track: New Zealand power popsters The Beths unveil ebullient fizzy single with a dark message ‘A Real Thing’, and announce signing to Ivy League Records.
New Zealand band The Beths‘ ability to delivery frenetic ebullient pop is never more evident than in their endearing new single ‘A Real Thing’: a powerhouse of a track that bubbles and sparkles like an opened bottle of shaken fizz. There is an almost naïve delivery, certainly a low-fi blitz and a dash of yearning …
See: The Beths new single ‘Out of Sight’ and 2021 tour
The Beths do power pop and they do it very well with the pizazz, attention to detail and inventiveness that hints at their jazz past. The foursome from Auckland, NZ have ridden through a heady couple of years ever since their debut LP ‘Future Hates Me’ gained what seemed to be unstoppable but worthy momentum. …
See: The Beths release new video for “I’m Not Getting Excited”
The Beths’ video for “I’m Not Getting Excited”, the subsequent release to lead single “Dying to Believe”, foreshadows the release of their next album “Jump Rope Gazers”. The band have enjoyed the fruits of their infectious melody-seated songwriting, supporting “Death Cab For Cutie” in the past year. Fellow indie-poppers “Sports Team” directed the stop-animation video, …
See: The Beths reveal new video for ‘Dying to Believe’
If you enjoyed Future Me Hates Me, the debut album from New Zealand indie rock band The Beths, you’ll be delighted to see them back and preparing for the release of its follow up – Jump Rope Gazers, out July 10th via Carpark Records. Taken from it is a new single/video ‘Dying to Believe’, and …
See: The Beths release new video for ‘Future Me Hates Me’
New Zealand’s The Beths have revealed the video for their new single, Future Me Hates Me, taken from their forthcoming album on the same name, out via Carpark Records on August 10th. It’s alternatively scuzzy and jangly, but most of all it’s deliciously melodic, and immediately infectious. Elizabeth Stokes does a great line in slightly …