The Beths - "No Joy"

Photo by Frances Carter

We've been huge fans of The Beths for years now, and we're obviously thrilled to being you new music from the New Zealand indie rockers. Today is one of those thrilling days as the band has released a new single, "No Joy." This fits right into the indie rock meets pop sound that we've always loved from The Beths. It's catchy with lyrics and hooks that are just begging to be sung along to. It does show a little bit of a new sound from the band, with the jerky feeling of post-punk and some New Wave-esque moments as well. "No Joy" may in fact be the most fun song about the numb feeling from taking an SSRI that we've heard in ages. The Beths' bandwagon has been pretty packed for quite some time now, but we've been enjoying our time on it and wouldn't trade for anything.

Singer/guitarist Elizabeth Stokes says of her band's latest single:

"It's about anhedonia, which, paradoxically, was there both in the worst parts of depression, and then also when I was feeling pretty numb on my SSRI. It wasn't that I was sad, I was feeling pretty good. It was just that I didn't like the things that I liked. I wasn't getting joy from them. It's very literal.” 

You can watch the video for "No Joy" below. Straight Line Was a Lie is due out August 29 on ANTI-, and is available for pre-order here. For more on The Beths, check out the band's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the video and include .

Wed. Sept. 17 - Dublin, IE @ Button Factory !
Thu. Sept. 18 - Dublin, IE @ Button Factory ! [SOLD OUT]
Sat. Sept. 20 - Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall !
Sun. Sept. 21 - Glasgow, UK @ SWG3 TV Studio !
Mon. Sept. 22 - Leeds, UK @ Project House !
Wed. Sept. 24 - Bristol, UK @ O2 Academy !
Thu. Sept. 25 - Birmingham, UK @ XOYO !
Fri. Sept. 26 - London, UK @ Roundhouse !
Sat. Sept. 27 - Brighton, UK @ CHALK !
Mon. Sept. 29 - Tourcoing, FR @ Le Grand Mix !
Tue. Sept. 30 - Paris, FR @ Le Trabendo !
Wed. Oct. 1 - Brussels, BE @ Botanique !
Fri. Oct. 3 - Cologne, DE @ Kantine !
Sat. Oct. 4 - Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso !
Sun. Oct. 5 - Hamburg, DE @ Knust !
Tue. Oct. 7 - Stockholm, SE @ Slaktkyrkan !
Wed. Oct. 8 Oslo, NO @ Parkteatret Scene !
Thu. Oct. 9 - Copenhagen, DK @ Pumpehuset !
Sat. Oct. 11 - Berlin, DE @ Lido !
Sun. Oct. 12 - Munich, DE @ Strom !
Mon. Oct. 13 - Zurich, CH @ Plaza !
Wed. Oct. 15 - Barcelona, ES @ Razzmatazz 2 !
Thu. Oct. 16 - Madrid, ES @ Nazca !
Fri. Oct. 17 - Lisbon, PT @ LAV !
Thu. Oct. 30 - Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel*
Fri. Oct. 31 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse *
Sat. Nov 1 - Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl *
Mon. Nov. 3 - Dallas, TX @ The Studio At The Bomb Factory *
Tue. Nov. 4 - Austin, TX @ Emo's *
Thu. Nov. 6 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren *
Fri. Nov. 7 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern * ^
Sat. Nov. 8 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore * [SOLD OUT]
Sun. Nov. 9 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore *
Wed. Nov. 12 - Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades *
Fri. Nov. 14 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom *
Sat. Nov. 15 - Seattle, WA @ The Moore Theatre *
Sun. Nov. 16 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom *
Tue. Nov. 18 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall *
Wed. Nov. 19 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre *
Fri. Nov. 21 - Kansas City, MO @ The Truman *
Sat. Nov. 22 - St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre *
Sun. Nov. 23 - Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed (Indoor) * +
Tue. Nov 25 - Cleveland, OH @ Globe Iron *
Wed. Nov. 26 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian Theatre *
Fri. Nov. 27 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall *
Fri. Nov. 28 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall *  [SOLD OUT]
Sat. Nov. 29 - Montreal, QC @ Beanfield Theatre *
Mon. Dec. 1 - Boston, MA @ Royale *
Tue. Dec. 2 - Boston, MA @ Royale * [SOLD OUT]
Wed. Dec. 3 - Providence, RI @ Fete Music Hall *
Fri. Dec. 5 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount * #
Sat. Dec. 6 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer * [SOLD OUT]
Sun. Dec. 7 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *
Tue. Dec. 9 - Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club * [SOLD OUT]
Wed. Dec. 10 - Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club * [SOLD OUT]

! w/ Dateline
* w/ Phoebe Rings
^ w/ Bret McKenzie
+ w/ Squirrel Flower
# w/ illuminati hotties