THE BETHS - Straight Line Was A Lie LP Drums from 2022_which were praised as

from 2022_which were praised as "exquisitely haunting

the more radical is the expression and the more definite is the separation from the I who speaks"

a traditional Māori instrument that sounds similar to the whirling and hovering of a moth (which is “motte” in German)

most of the acts here were only active in the early 1980s and have not released any records since then

THE BETHS - Straight Line Was A Lie LP Drums from 2022_which were praised asThe latest album from New Zealand indie rock heroes The Beths, Straight Line Was A Lie, is a catchy, instant classic. Written in Los Angeles and self recorded in the band's hometown of Auckland, Straight Line Was A Lie (their first release for ANTI ) follows 2022's critically acclaimed LP Expert in A Dying Field. Lead singer and songwriter Liz Stokes delves deeper into her psyche to address everything from detours to physical and mental health