BETHS
AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND 2020 (EMERALD GREEN) - LP

UPC: 677517115710
Label: CARPARK RECORDS
Format: LP
Release Date: August 18, 2023
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The Beths' Auckland, New Zealand, 2020 begins with crowd screeches and bellows. It's a collective exhalation, in one of the few countries where live music is still possible. The album title, and film of the same name, deliberately include the date and location. In a mid-pandemic world, playing to a heaving, enraptured home crowd feels miraculous. In March 2020, everything seemed on track for another huge year for The Beths. Home after an 18-month northern hemisphere tour, they had just finished recording sophomore album Jump Rope Gazers and were primed for more extensive touring. But within days, New Zealand's lockdown split the band between three separate houses. All touring was cancelled. The band found an outlet through live-streaming, returning to the DIY mentality of their early days to connect with a global audience. The album and film have their genesis in that urge to share the now-rare experience of a live show, as widely as possible.

TRACK LIST:

A1        I'm Not Getting Excited
A2        Great No One
A3        Whatever
A4        Mars, The God Of War
B1        Future Me Hates Me
B2        Jump Rope Gazers
B3        Uptown Girl
C1        Happy Unhappy
C2        Out Of Sight
C3        Don't Go Away
D1        Little Death
D2        Dying To Believe
D3        River Run