Earlier this year, in August, The Beths released Straight line Was A Lie via ANTI-. The album has received plenty of praise, including Under The Radar claiming it as “some of the most thoughtful songwriting of The Beths’ career.” PopMatters stated, “The Beths’ Straight Line Was a Lie is full of catchy hooks, big guitar riffs, and often introspective lyrics. The New Zealand quartet are at the top of their game.”
Late Night Television Debut
The Beths have officially made their late-night television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live. They performed Straight Line Was A Lie’s title/opening track, praised by Stereogum as a “total slam dunk of an opener.”
The performance offers watchers a taste of what to expect from The Beth’s world tour, beginning last month in Europe. The North American portion begins on Thursday in Asheville, North Carolina. The North American leg includes some of the largest venues to date in the United States, including The Wiltern in Los Angeles, The Fillmore in San Francisco, The Salt Shed in Chicago, Brooklyn Paramount in New York City, Union Transfer in Philadelphia, 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., and more. A full list of tour dates can be found below.
Tickets are available here.
Straight Line Was A Lie
The journey from their critically acclaimed 2022 album Expert In A Dying Field to Straight Line Was A Lie required Elizabeth Stokes to break down their typical writing process.
The band has been struggling to write new material beyond what she already has recorded on her phone. Having recently started taking SSRIs, which assisted in mental and physical well-being, it was more difficult to write. They decided to open up to a new process, with a free-flowing writing routine. Stokes, an already celebrated lyricist, rebuilt her relationship with writing. Her songwriting has gone to new depths of vulnerability, making Straight Line Was A Lie a truthful, observant, and poetic piece of art. A.V. Club described the album as, “…a more insightful, introspective album than anything the band has released in the past—though Stokes’ clever lyrics are still front and center.”
Straight Line Was A Lie is available for purchase and streaming here.
Tour Dates
Thu. Oct. 30 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel *
Fri. Oct. 31 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse *
Sat. Nov 1 – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl *
Mon. Nov. 3 – Dallas, TX @ The Studio At The Bomb Factory *
Tue. Nov. 4 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s *
Thu. Nov. 6 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren *
Fri. Nov. 7 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern * ^
Sat. Nov. 8 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore * [SOLD OUT]
Sun. Nov. 9 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore * [SOLD OUT]
Wed. Nov. 12 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades *
Fri. Nov. 14 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom *
Sat. Nov. 15 – Seattle, WA @ The Moore Theatre * [SOLD OUT]
Sun. Nov. 16 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom * [SOLD OUT]
Tue. Nov. 18 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall *
Wed. Nov. 19 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre *
Fri. Nov. 21 – Kansas City, MO @ The Truman *
Sat. Nov. 22 – St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre *
Sun. Nov. 23 – Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed (Indoor) * +
Tue. Nov 25 – Cleveland, OH @ Globe Iron *
Wed. Nov. 26 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian Theatre *
Fri. Nov. 27 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall *
Fri. Nov. 28 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall * [SOLD OUT]
Sat. Nov. 29 – Montreal, QC @ Beanfield Theatre *
Mon. Dec. 1 – Boston, MA @ Royale * [SOLD OUT]
Tue. Dec. 2 – Boston, MA @ Royale * [SOLD OUT]
Wed. Dec. 3 – Providence, RI @ Fete Music Hall *
Fri. Dec. 5 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount * # [SOLD OUT]
Sat. Dec. 6 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer * [SOLD OUT]
Sun. Dec. 7 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer * [SOLD OUT]
Tue. Dec. 9 – Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club * [SOLD OUT]
Wed. Dec. 10 – Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club * [SOLD OUT]
* w/ Phoebe Rings
^ w/ Bret McKenzie
+ w/ Squirrel Flower
# w/ illuminati hotties
