Lincoln Hall Chicago, IL
March 6, 2019
soundboard-sourced webcast capture (quality: Ex-)
01 Whatever
02 You Wouldn't Like Me
04 Warm Blood
05 Great No One
06 River Run (Lvl 1)
07 Idea/Intent
08 Lying In the Sun
09 Happy Unhappy
10 chit-chat & thank you's
11 Little Death
12 Less Than Thou
13 applause, crowd
14 Future Me Hates Me
15 Uptown Girl
The Beths:
Elizabeth Stokes - vocals, guitar
Jonathan Pearce - guitar, vocals
Benjamin Sinclair - bass, vocals
Ivan Luketina-Johnston - drums, vocals, tambourine
ROB SEZ: I didn't know anything about New Zealand's The Beths until I started this series and Chuck got in touch. Quite the enthusiast, Chuck persuaded me The Beths are the real deal, and he's totally on the money: winsome pop played with rock energy, fronted by Elizabeth Stokes, a charming singer with a sly sense of humor. (If I'd been paying closer attention, I would've already known Neil & Tim Finn are fans.) The Beths deserve an honored spot on anyone's list of "Worthy NZ Bands Old & New." Indykid captured this webcast beautifully, and I ripped the audio. The source is lossy, but it's high quality — so I'm sharing my lossless capture here also. Sample and purchase The Beths' music at Bandcamp, including the just-released live recording Auckland, New Zealand 2020.
Thanks, Rob! I thought you would like the band judging by the kind of stuff you post. Glad I was right! There's a nice little dark streak in the lyrics, very reminiscent of Neil Finn's best lyrics. If we can ever get out of the plague & Crowded House tours the state, I think the Beths would be a fine opening act. Fingers crossed!
ReplyDeleteNo doubt about it!
DeleteMany thanks for this and previous posts featuring the 3Ds and the Clean. Great, great stuff.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, LPG!
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