The Beths - Auckland, New Zealand, 2020 (Translucent Emerald Green Vinyl)

The Beths - Auckland, New Zealand, 2020 (Translucent Emerald Green Vinyl)The anticipation is there in Elizabeth Stokes solo guitar riff under the opening lines of Im Not Getting Excited: a frenetic, driving force daring a packed Auckland Town Hall to do exactly the opposite of what the track title suggests. As the opener of The Beths Auckland, New Zealand, 2020 expands to include the full band, the crowd screeches and bellows. Its a collective exhalation, in one of the few countries where live music is still possible. The

while the album's title was almost certainly intended as sarcasm

They sound like they are having fun again

goes further still

If passages of prog synth intricacy

coiling rubber-coated gardening wire around the strings

drawing inspiration from their Japanese cultural heritage and the music that raised them

Originally released on CD in 1996

FL singer-songwriter Sarah Morrison’s debut studio album Attachment Figure depicts the strangeness of exploring new relationships with subtle and spacious electronic production

” Having shared the stage with artists such as The Soft Moon

Expanding on The Umbrellas’ breezy

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Bullion is Nathan Jenkins