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A Real Thing

by The Beths

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Ligature Existential angst can be fun and a call to action, this is what we should aspire to ! A consistently great & nice band !!
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Andrew Ashbridge The world’s best pop band returns
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TomboFry The Beths are one of those artists I tell all my friends about. I love them so much and they've just nailed it again. If this is going to be a single on an upcoming album I am mega-excited 🤩
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camtoons22 really dig this single!! awesome little release!
Aidan Murray
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Aidan Murray That chorus hits hard! The contrary motion of the guitars and the vocals is beautiful. Also the contrast between them; the lower end chugging on the guitar juxtaposed to the smooth high end voice — chills! I'd pay for some tabs of this song. When are they coming out?
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The Beths are back in full force with a new single called “A Real Thing”, their first new song since the release of their acclaimed album Jump Rope Gazers in 2020. “This song is a kind of anxiety dream. It's a bit muddled, a bit frantic, a bit sinister” says lead singer Liz Stokes. Stokes wrote this song in late 2020, following the election in New Zealand and the U.S, attempting to reach for optimism about the future, but ultimately playing more apocalyptic scenarios of climate change in her head. The upbeat urgency in the song is palpable from the very start and paired with the band’s signature bright, raucous guitar hooks and cooing harmonies, the song races and soars, much like an increasing heart rate. The Beths' infectious and insightful songwriting on “A Real Thing” is an exciting marker of more excellent work to come.

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picking up the tyres from the side of the road
gonna push back the coming tide
lay them in the harbour in symmetrical rows
disappear when the water is high

setting and regretting now my sneakers are soaked
so they're drying in the sun outside
it's not what I intended when I woke up the house
i was screaming "we're all gonna die"

and now we're all in late trains
racing the motorway

getting rhyme over reason
it's a sinister silly season
maybe we can end up meaning a real thing

picking up the tyres from the side of the road
gonna push back the coming tide
laying down beside them like I'm in on the joke
wake me up when the world is fried
and you're sorry, I see it when you open your mouth
you've got one hand over your heart while you're holding me down
oh I want to hope but if that's not allowed
I guess I'll go out instead

now we're all in relay
we all admit it's strange

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released February 9, 2022
Produced, Mixed, and Mastered by Jonathan Pearce
Artwork by Philippa Emery

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'Expert In A Dying Field' (Deluxe) out September 15. Preorder now: thebeths.lnk.to/thebethsdeluxe

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