The Beths have signed to Anti- Records, and, with that announcement comes loads extra information. The New Zealand indie-rockers are heading out on a prolonged tour of North America and Europe, and so they’ve shared a video for the brand new tune “Metal.” It’s the primary new music the Beths have launched since the expanded edition of their 2022 album, Expert in a Dying Field. Watch the clip, and see their full listing of tour dates, under.
In a press release, singer-guitarist Elizabeth Stokes stated “Steel” is about dwelling in a human physique and her private “well being journey” as of late: “For components of the previous couple of years, I type of felt like my physique was a car that had carried me fairly effectively so far however was breaking down, one thing I had little to no management over. The entire steps within the Rube Goldberg machine of life are so unlikely, and but right here we’re in it. I’ve a starvation and a curiosity for studying in regards to the world round me, and for studying about myself. And regardless of all of the ways in which my physique seems like a damaged machine, I nonetheless marvel on the complexity of such a machine.”
She continued: “I can maintain that information in a single hand, and but with the opposite hand I can level to my reflection and simply be like ‘you’re shit.’ Or ‘ugly.’ Or ‘nugatory.’ I can reliably reply to any suggestion that I’d have the ability to obtain any small factor with ‘no.’ And these are variations of the ‘brief phrase’ referenced within the tune.”
The Beths’ tour begins in Dublin, Eire, on September 18. From there, they’ll carry out throughout Europe and the UK earlier than heading to North America to carry out in dozens of cities in the USA and Canada. Opening choose concert events are Phoebe Rings, Flight of the Conchords’ Bret McKenzie, Squirrel Flower, and Illuminati Hotties.
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The Beths:
09-18 Dublin, Eire – Button Manufacturing facility
09-20 Manchester, England – Albert Corridor
09-21 Glasgow, England – SWG3 TV Studio
09-22 Leeds, England – Challenge Home
09-24 Bristol, England – O2 Academy
09-25 Birmingham, England – XOYO
09-26 London, England – Roundhouse
09-27 Brighton, England – Chalk
09-29 Tourcoing, France – Le Grand Combine
09-30 Paris, France – Le Trabendo
10-01 Brussels, Belgium – Botanique
10-03 Cologne, Germany – Kantine
10-04 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
10-05 Hamburg, Germany – Krust
10-07 Stockholm, Sweden – Slaktkyrkan
10-08 Oslo, Norway – Parkteatret Scene
10-09 Copenhagen, Denmark – Pumpehuset
10-11 Berlin, Germany – Lido
10-12 Munich, Germany – Strom
10-13 Zurich, Switzerland – Plaza
10-15 Barcelona, Spain – Razzmatazz 2
10-16 Madrid, Spain – Nazca
10-17 Lisbon, Portugal – Lisboa ao Vivo
10-30 Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel &
10-31 Atlanta, GA – Selection Playhouse &
11-01 Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl &
11-03 Dallas, TX – The Studio At The Bomb Manufacturing facility &
11-04 Austin, TX – Emo’s &
11-06 Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren &
11-07 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern & ^
11-08 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore &
11-12 Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades &
11-14 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom &
11-15 Seattle, WA – The Moore Theatre &
11-16 Vancouver, British Columbia – Commodore Ballroom &
11-18 Salt Lake Metropolis, UT – Metro Music Corridor &
11-19 Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre &
11-21 Kansas Metropolis, MO – The Truman &
11-22 Saint Paul, MN – Palace Theatre &
11-23 Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed (Indoor) & +
11-25 Cleveland, OH – Globe Iron &
11-26 Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre &
11-28 Toronto, Ontario – Danforth Music Corridor &
11-29 Montreal, Quebec – Beanfield Theatre &
12-02 Boston, MA – Royale &
12-03 Windfall, RI – Fete Music Corridor &
12-05 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount & #
12-06 Philadelphia, PA – Union Switch &
12-09 Washington, D.C. – 9:30 Membership &
