Understandably, the band just announced their upcoming tour has been postponed. In happier news, they also said the second album is finished and they'll be in touch soon. I really needed that small bit of good news today.
― kitchen person, Saturday, 21 March 2020 03:09 (four years ago) link
new album Jump Rope Gazer out July 10
there's also this:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxQOyV7mji0
― ufo, Wednesday, 8 April 2020 03:25 (four years ago) link
nice! love that they start with the theme from animal crossing
― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 05:10 (four years ago) link
a great version of "whatever" - i much prefer it to the version on the album, i think because i don't think the production on the album suits it
― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 05:12 (four years ago) link
don't LIKE the production on the album version
― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 05:13 (four years ago) link
oh my god this is EXACTLY the news I needed to hear today
― josh az (2011nostalgia), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 06:37 (four years ago) link
new single owns
― megan thee macallan 18 year (||||||||), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 10:01 (four years ago) link
I'm way past the age where I get stoked for new releases, but I'm giddy about this one.
― enochroot, Wednesday, 8 April 2020 12:30 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkzI93Aqztk
― megan thee macallan 18 year (||||||||), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 13:09 (four years ago) link
oh my god "Dying to Believe" rules and is exactly what I needed this morning
― brechtian social distancing (Simon H.), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 13:14 (four years ago) link
Perfect new single. I love this band!
― kitchen person, Wednesday, 8 April 2020 14:38 (four years ago) link
they did a little online thing from their house yesterday in case anyone cares that may've missed. it's of course charming afhttp://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+beths&page=&utm_source=opensearch
― medicate for all (outdoor_miner), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 14:54 (four years ago) link
god this is so good. their drummer is probably my favorite in the world.
― fauci wally (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 16:11 (four years ago) link
i think he might be their 3rd (4th?) drummer since the debut! but yeah, i always like their drumming. also lol at the drumkit evolving through that video
― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 16:35 (four years ago) link
i think it's the same guy who was in the band when i saw them last year--always so cool and deadpan in the upper body but such active hands.
― fauci wally (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 17:02 (four years ago) link
like the songvideo is perfect for the guitarist who had major "1980s guitar instructional VHS tape" video vibes
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 8 April 2020 19:12 (four years ago) link
Yeah, that drummer is a live powerhouse in a way that the recordings don't convey.
― enochroot, Wednesday, 8 April 2020 19:25 (four years ago) link
great new power song! one of my fave 3 bands these days. together with low and girl ray.
― walking towards the sun since 2007 (alex in mainhattan), Saturday, 11 April 2020 19:25 (four years ago) link
yeah, this new song rules!and yeah, "power" is right. i don't know why i didn't think of the debut as a power pop album, but that describes most of my favorite moments from it
― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Saturday, 11 April 2020 19:44 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvYrJxNwW5I&
― Number None, Tuesday, 12 May 2020 16:22 (four years ago) link
That room she's playing in looks like the same room where they recorded the quarantine livestream (i.e. her living room). I wonder if that means they did this video in the last 2 months, which is why all the band members are filmed separately.
― enochroot, Tuesday, 12 May 2020 18:09 (four years ago) link
Love the new song, btw.
― enochroot, Tuesday, 12 May 2020 18:11 (four years ago) link
xpost that's what it means ... somewhere she said they all filmed their own parts and sent them to whoever made the video (and those folks did the animations)
― alpine static, Tuesday, 12 May 2020 23:12 (four years ago) link
they rule hard.
― walking towards the sun since 2007 (alex in mainhattan), Monday, 25 May 2020 15:18 (four years ago) link
the bethst!
― maffew12, Monday, 25 May 2020 16:32 (four years ago) link
More of the same. And it's great news.
― nostormo, Monday, 25 May 2020 17:51 (four years ago) link
Best Power Pop mysic since New Pornographers early years
― nostormo, Tuesday, 26 May 2020 16:57 (four years ago) link
I'd throw Exploding Hearts in there too
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 26 May 2020 17:00 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaoCF5cVj2g
new single is really special
― ufo, Tuesday, 16 June 2020 13:15 (three years ago) link
they get the melancholy jangle/powerpop blend perfect and the breakdown is perfect
― ufo, Tuesday, 16 June 2020 13:24 (three years ago) link
I don't know if they're the best rock band in te world but they're definitely among the very most adorable
― k*r*n koltrane (Simon H.), Tuesday, 16 June 2020 13:26 (three years ago) link
i'll give them "best power-pop band in the world" at least
― ufo, Tuesday, 16 June 2020 13:29 (three years ago) link
they've also done two more live streams since the first, another acoustic duo stream like the first and a full-band live in studio session
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmZidynMHE8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnInD287geo
― ufo, Tuesday, 16 June 2020 13:32 (three years ago) link
Best power pop band working today for sure.
New stuff is basically the debut part 2 and i have no problem with that
― nostormo, Tuesday, 16 June 2020 15:46 (three years ago) link
tbh i'd be thrilled if they could keep cranking out that debut album for the next 10 years. evolution is overrated.
― enochroot, Tuesday, 16 June 2020 17:56 (three years ago) link
Agreed
― nostormo, Tuesday, 16 June 2020 18:00 (three years ago) link
bands like this tend to have a short shelf life, gotta treasure it while you can
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 16 June 2020 19:31 (three years ago) link
listen you can't just stroll onto the beths thread and threaten the beths like that
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 16 June 2020 19:36 (three years ago) link
well now they're obliged to call their next one THE DETHS
― k*r*n koltrane (Simon H.), Tuesday, 16 June 2020 19:57 (three years ago) link
Megabeths
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 16 June 2020 19:59 (three years ago) link
now i am become beth
― maf you one two (maffew12), Tuesday, 16 June 2020 20:01 (three years ago) link
I caught the second House show live and there was all this chatter about audience time zones. The half hour Newfoundland time zone might have really shaken them up. They mention it again in this week's show and then they start swearing and drinking. Shoot...
― maf you one two (maffew12), Wednesday, 17 June 2020 14:18 (three years ago) link
the new track isn't some bold re-invention but it's broadened their sound just a little in an absolutely perfect way
― ufo, Wednesday, 17 June 2020 14:38 (three years ago) link
i think it's probably my favourite song they've done yet
― ufo, Wednesday, 17 June 2020 14:39 (three years ago) link
NZ having concerts again huh. They announced one for July 11!
― maf you one two (maffew12), Wednesday, 17 June 2020 15:00 (three years ago) link
"Out of Sight" is really really good
it's funny I don't really think of them as a "New Zealand" band but the shimmery guitar at the beginning feels very classic NZ to me
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 17 June 2020 15:20 (three years ago) link
just looked it up, NZ pop 4.8 million, their per capita good rock band production is off the fucking charts
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 17 June 2020 15:23 (three years ago) link
Does anyone else hear the melodies of Sunburn era Blake Babies coming through in the music of The Beths?
― yugi ex, Wednesday, 17 June 2020 19:28 (three years ago) link
...or is it just me?
― yugi ex, Wednesday, 17 June 2020 19:29 (three years ago) link
So did they deliberately chose the ugliest album cover they could think about?
― nostormo, Thursday, 2 July 2020 15:11 (three years ago) link