The Beths – Straight Line Was A Lie (Blue Sky Vinyl LP)

New Zealand indie rock heroes The Beths latest album Straight Line Was A Lie is a catchy, instant classic out on Anti. Written in Los Angeles and self-recorded in the band’s hometown of Auckland, Straight Line Was A Lie (their first release for ANTI-) follows 2022’s critically celebrated LP Expert in A Dying Field.

Lead singer and songwriter Liz Stokes delves deeper into her psyche to address everything from roundabout progress to physical and mental health challenges, and fraught family dynamics. Inspired by The Go-Go’s, Olivia Rodrigo, filmmaker Akira Kurosawa, and Stephen King’s On Writing, amongst others, Stokes’ songwriting has achieved startling new depths of insight and vulnerability.

Fans will agree that Straight Line Was A Lie is the most sharply observant, truthful, and poetic Beths project to date.

Tracklist
A1 Straight Line Was A Lie
A2 Mosquitoes
A3 No Joy
A4 Metal
A5 Mother, Pray For Me
B6 Til My Heart Stops
B5 Take
B6 Roundabout
B7 Ark Of The Covenant
B10 Best Laid Plans