The Beths Auckland, New Zealand, 2020 (EMERALD GREEN VINYL) 7/29/16 deindustrialization

deindustrialization

Distorted guitars strummed under dual male/female vocals

A head-nod funk workout in two parts

by turns earnest and ironic

The Beths Auckland, New Zealand, 2020 (EMERALD GREEN VINYL) 7/29/16 deindustrializationThe Beths' Auckland, New Zealand, 2020 begins with crowd screeches and bellows. It's a collective exhalation, in one of the few countries where live music is still possible. The album title, and film of the same name, deliberately include the date and location. In a mid pandemic world, playing to a heaving, enraptured home crowd feels miraculous. In March 2020, everything seemed on track for another huge year for The Beths. Home after an 18 month