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The Beths have returned with a powerful new single titled ‘A Real Thing’, marking their first new material in almost two years.It’s a darker track than fans of the band have to come to expect, standing out amid their catalogue with its bleak lyrics and bold, authoritative riffs more akin to metal than The Beths’ typically buoyant, jangly pseudo-surf-pop. On its explosive chorus, frontwoman Liz Stokes sings: “Getting rhyme over reason / It’s a sinister silly season / But maybe we can end up meaning / A real thing.”The track arrives alongside a video helmed by the band’s longtime collaborators Annabel Kean and Callum Devlin (aka Sports Team), with whom The Beths recently worked on their concert film ‘Auckland, New Zealand, 2020’.

The Beths have shared a new music video for their song, ‘Mars, The God Of War’.The track is lifted from their sophomore record, ‘Jump Rope Gazers’, which dropped earlier in July.The visual was directed by Callum Devlin and Annabel Kean of Sports Team, and features The Beths attempting to pull off a heist in comedic fashion.Watch it below:In a statement, vocalist/guitarist Elizabeth Stokes said the video had “a really silly energy that everyone really embraced”.“With NZ being COVID-free, there’s a real palpable joy and euphoria in being able to get together and make something.

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