The Beths' third album, Expert in a Dying Field, is out in a couple months, and they've just shared its title track. It's one of the New Zealand band's prettier, more contemplative songs, where Liz Stokes sings "Love is learned over time ‘till you’re an expert in a dying field."
"I really do believe that love is learned over time,” says Stokes. “In the course of knowing a person you accumulate so much information: their favorite movies, how they take their tea, how to make them laugh, how that makes you feel. And when relationships between people change, or end, all that knowledge doesn’t just disappear. The phrase ‘Expert in a Dying Field’ had been floating around my head for a few years, I was glad to finally capture it when writing this tune.” You can watch the video below.
Expert in a Dying Field is out September 16 via Carpark Records, and you can preorder it on canary yellow vinyl and pick up more Beths vinyl in the BV shop.
The Beths' North American tour starts July 24 at Seattle's Capitol Hill Block Party and includes a free show at the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival in Prospect Park on July 29 with SASAMI and Charlotte Cornfield, and an Asbury Park, NJ show with tourmate Rosie Tucker at Asbury Lanes on August 26. All dates are listed below.
THE BETHS - 2022 TOUR DATES Sun. Jul. 24 - Seattle, WA @ Capitol Hill Block Party Mon. Jul. 25 - Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret Fri. Jul. 29 - Brooklyn, NY @ BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival Sun. Jul. 31 - Denver, CO @ UMS - The Underground Music Showcase Tue. Aug. 2 - San Diego, CA @ Belly Up Tavern Wed. Aug. 3 - Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory Thu. Aug. 4 - Santa Barbara, CA @ SoHo Restaurant & Music Club Fri. Aug. 5 - San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Music Festival Sun. Aug. 7 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge Wed. Aug. 10 - Davenport, IA @ Raccoon Motel Thu. Aug. 11 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop Sat. Aug. 13 - North Adams, MA @ Here and There Festival, Mass MoCA Sun. Aug. 14 - Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace Mon. Aug. 15 - Detroit, MI @ Magic Bag Tue. Aug. 16 - Chicago, IL @ Here and There Festival, Salt Shed Thu. Aug. 18 - St. Louis, MO @ Blueberry Hill Fri. Aug. 19 - Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi Sat. Aug. 20 - Covington, KY (Cincinnati) @ Madison Live Mon. Aug. 22 - Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall Tue. Aug. 23 - Richmond, VA @ The Broadberry Thu. Aug. 25 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar Fri. Aug. 26 - Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes Sat. Aug. 27 - Portland, ME @ Portland House of Music & Events Sun. Aug. 28 - Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PDB Wed. Aug. 31 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Spirit Hall Thu. Sep. 1 - Columbus, OH @ A&R Music Bar Thu. Sep. 15 - Melbourne, AU @ 170 Russell Fri. Sep. 16 - Sydney, AU @ Metro Theatre Sat. Sep. 17 - Brisbane, AU @ The Triffid Tue. Sep. 20 - Adelaide, AU @ The Gov Wed. Sep. 21 - Perth, AU @ Magnet House Fri. Sep. 23 - Wellington, NZ @ Opera House Sat. Sep. 24 - Nelson, NZ @ Theatre Royal Fri. Sep. 30 - Christchurch, NZ @ James Hay Theatre Sat. Oct. 1 - Dunedin, NZ @ The Glenroy Fri. Oct. 7 - Auckland, NZ @ Auckland Town Hall
