Same here. After initially thinking there were too many mellow songs on here, they've become my favourites. You Are A Beam Of Light is so beautiful.
― kitchen person, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 14:29 (three years ago) link
Seeing these tonight. My first gig of the year
― nate woolls, Thursday, 15 October 2020 18:23 (three years ago) link
Wow. Outdoors? Or indoors?
― curmudgeon, Friday, 16 October 2020 15:31 (three years ago) link
jealous of you, but happy they're able to do a little touring. are you in Christchurch? xp
― scampos sacra fames (outdoor_miner), Friday, 16 October 2020 15:55 (three years ago) link
Album still on heavy rotation
― groovypanda, Friday, 16 October 2020 21:12 (three years ago) link
this album has become my go-to sulking-during-the-pandemic soundtrack. I love it and that pitchfork review is objectively wrong
― josh az (2011nostalgia), Friday, 16 October 2020 22:35 (three years ago) link
so, after considering Future Me Hates Me a top 10 album of the past decade and then being a bit underwhelmed by the new one, i have listened many more times and recognized the incredible genius and beauty of Jump Rope Gazers, and now consider this band to be arguably the best on the planet.
no one is writing melodies better than Liz. that title track, my god.
― alpine static, Tuesday, 2 February 2021 01:02 (three years ago) link
Welcome
― maf you one two (maffew12), Tuesday, 2 February 2021 01:05 (three years ago) link
Yeah, I saw that they placed on the tracks poll for 2020, but not for the title track!
(other favorites from the 2nd album: Just Shy of Sure, Out of Sight, You Are A Beam of Light)
― enochroot, Tuesday, 2 February 2021 02:22 (three years ago) link
― alpine static
I had that exact same experience earlier in the year. It definitely took me a few listens and yeah, they're pretty much my favourite band in the world right now. This band are special.
― kitchen person, Tuesday, 2 February 2021 03:11 (three years ago) link
A friend just turned me on to Beach Bunny, who sound kinda Beths-y.
― DJI, Tuesday, 2 February 2021 05:15 (three years ago) link
unfortunately i forgot to submit nominations for this year's track poll but i 100 per cent would have nominated the title track. it's fucking breathtaking.
― josh az (2011nostalgia), Tuesday, 2 February 2021 06:12 (three years ago) link
Voted for the album but didn't vote on the tracks poll as wanted to vote for Out of Sight but it wasn't nominated.
Easily one of my favourite albums from last year.
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 2 February 2021 07:32 (three years ago) link
― DJI
I mentioned them on the 2021 indie thread as the EP they just put out is fantastic. I picked up their album after seeing a few mentions of them in The Beths shoutbox on Rate Your Music.
― kitchen person, Tuesday, 2 February 2021 15:43 (three years ago) link
title track on jump rope gazers is the best song ever written by anybody
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 3 February 2021 22:34 (three years ago) link
"mars the god of war" is the point of the album where my brain can no longer handle how good this band is
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 3 February 2021 22:56 (three years ago) link
"just shy of sure" ;_;
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 3 February 2021 23:05 (three years ago) link
the beths!!!!!!
welcome :')
― maf you one two (maffew12), Wednesday, 3 February 2021 23:13 (three years ago) link
the truth is i didn't listen to future me hates me until it placed on the ilx year-end list.... and i did the SAME THING. AGAIN. LAST YEAR
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 3 February 2021 23:17 (three years ago) link
BRAD
― stimmy stimmy yah (Simon H.), Wednesday, 3 February 2021 23:22 (three years ago) link
title track on jump rope gazers is the best song ever written by anybody― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, February 3, 2021 5:34 PM (fifty-eight minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, February 3, 2021 5:34 PM (fifty-eight minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
i love these kinds of posts
― treeship., Wednesday, 3 February 2021 23:33 (three years ago) link
I always thought this seemed like a very Brad friendly album. You Are A Beam Of Light makes me think of the ballads on After Laughter.
― kitchen person, Thursday, 4 February 2021 00:13 (three years ago) link
I should revisit the new one, often find if a record wasn't quite what I was expecting I can come back to it later and appreciate it better without all the expectations
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 4 February 2021 00:53 (three years ago) link
yes you should because that's *exactly* what happened to me
listen with headphones, treasure the guitar tone, luxuriate in the background vocals, let the melodies carry you out of this world
― alpine static, Thursday, 4 February 2021 01:39 (three years ago) link
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, February 3, 2021 6:17 PM (two hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
Same.
This record is as great as FMHM, which I didn't think was possible.
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 4 February 2021 02:15 (three years ago) link
the slowed down part in "don't go away".... pure rock power
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 4 February 2021 03:48 (three years ago) link
I think I like 'em about the same in different ways. They have surprisingly distinct ~vibes~― k*r*n koltrane (Simon H.), Friday, July 17, 2020 10:07 PM (six months ago) bookmarkflaglink
― k*r*n koltrane (Simon H.), Friday, July 17, 2020 10:07 PM (six months ago) bookmarkflaglink
I was right and I'm glad voters agreed
― stimmy stimmy yah (Simon H.), Thursday, 4 February 2021 04:22 (three years ago) link
I love watching them play
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lj6m0BXxRY
― stimmy stimmy yah (Simon H.), Thursday, 4 February 2021 04:26 (three years ago) link
i'm listening again and maybe it really should have been on my ballot but this year was so stacked
― ufo, Thursday, 4 February 2021 04:29 (three years ago) link
This record is just 40 minutes of earworms.
― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, 9 February 2021 00:24 (three years ago) link
It's stunning just how good they sound in that KEXP clip
― alpine static, Tuesday, 9 February 2021 02:04 (three years ago) link
I would like to read a very wonky interview about how Liz and Longhair handle songwriting, production, etc. Essentially, I would just like to know if she is a timeless, heart-stopping super-genius or if *together* they are a timeless, heart-stopping super-genius team. (No doubting or dismissing Liz implied here, to be clear.)
I would also like to know if Longhair writes his own songs and if so I would like to hear them.
― alpine static, Monday, 1 March 2021 23:25 (three years ago) link
was reminded by instagram that i saw them live at music hall of williamsburg two years ago today. hopefully again soon.
― little johnny juul (voodoo chili), Monday, 1 March 2021 23:28 (three years ago) link
I remember seeing a beths interview (maybe it was their KEXP performance?) where longhair says that Liz basically runs the show.
― enochroot, Tuesday, 2 March 2021 02:52 (three years ago) link
https://www.13thfloor.co.nz/interview-elizabeth-stokes-of-the-beths/
Liz writes music and lyrics and then brings them to band who help some with arrangements.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 2 March 2021 05:16 (three years ago) link
just now listening to the new one... how is this album even possible?!
― swing out sister: live in new donk city (geoffreyess), Saturday, 13 March 2021 17:12 (three years ago) link
Even possible?
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 13 March 2021 21:49 (three years ago) link
i can't even
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Saturday, 13 March 2021 22:25 (three years ago) link
'cause it's so good. sorry, I don't normally say things like that.
― swing out sister: live in new donk city (geoffreyess), Saturday, 13 March 2021 22:56 (three years ago) link
also I see the post above mine very clearly explains how it's possible
― swing out sister: live in new donk city (geoffreyess), Saturday, 13 March 2021 22:57 (three years ago) link
this is great if you want gear chatter:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzJ6F1OqFDM
― primate marmite (NickB), Tuesday, 21 September 2021 17:32 (two years ago) link
In other Beths news, they're apparently in middle of recording album #3, which they expect to take the rest of the year.
― enochroot, Tuesday, 21 September 2021 17:59 (two years ago) link
and they've got a new live album out
― just sayin, Wednesday, 22 September 2021 01:05 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSq0KF7ZXFI
― ufo, Wednesday, 9 February 2022 02:49 (two years ago) link
That chorus was so unexpected. Love everything about it.
These guys just don't miss.
― kitchen person, Wednesday, 9 February 2022 03:03 (two years ago) link
Huh, "sitting" and "regretting" rhyme with a NZ accent.
― enochroot, Wednesday, 9 February 2022 04:33 (two years ago) link
the lyric is "setting and regretting" actually
just the defining feature of the nz accent (especially compared to aus) is the i/e swap which makes 'sitting' and 'setting' sound like the other
― ufo, Wednesday, 9 February 2022 04:43 (two years ago) link
I just played this a bunch of times in a row. Wonder if this means an album is coming soon?
― kitchen person, Wednesday, 9 February 2022 04:53 (two years ago) link
there's a new album confirmed for this year yeah
― ufo, Wednesday, 9 February 2022 05:00 (two years ago) link