If It's Too Loud...

You know it's a strong year for music when The Beths are my #4 pick of the year. Future Me Hates Me  is an absurdly great album, filled with some of the catchiest alternative pop rock songs anyone has heard in years. I've always had a sweet spot for songs that sound sunny and cheerful but are in reality heartbreakingly depressing. This description basically sums up all of Future Me Hates Me. The title track is Beach Boys level upbeat and catchy, but it's called "Future Me Hates Me." Seeing them live back in October only cemented my obsession with The Beths. The album is great. Seeing them live? Next level obsession worthy. My too early prediction for 2019 is that they are going to be the show stealer once the summer festival season starts. Their song "Little Death" just has that large crowd scream along feel to it, and I really want to see fields of people yelling out "I die I die a little death" at the top of their lungs. In fact, Future Me ...

Photo by Mason Fairey If you've been reading this blog for any length of time, you know that we have a soft spot for the current crop of 90's influenced indie rockers, especially ones hailing from Australia or New Zealand. This is why we've been adoring the singles being released by The Beths, and "Great No One," their latest, is more of the same. It's incredibly upbeat, catchy as can be with just enough dirty fuzz to keep it interesting. Plus, we love sad songs that sound happy, and The Beths are proving themselves to be masters of that. This new album can not come quickly enough. You can watch the lyric video for "Great No One" below. (I know, lyric videos are completely boring 95% of the time, but this one is totally worth it and a ton of fun.) Future Me Hates Me,  the new album from The Beths, will be out August 10 on Carpark Records. You can pre-order a copy here . For more on The Beths, be sure to follow them on Facebook and Twitter . ...

Photo by Mason Fairey After seeing yet another article claiming that people stop discovering new music after the age of 30, I listened to this new song from The Beths and I'm thrilled that doesn't apply to me. Seriously, those people are hardcore missing out. "Happy Unhappy" is this brilliant slice of sunshine filled alternative pop, the kind they used to make in the mid 90's. It starts out with this bouncy guitar riff and even bouncier "Oh oh oh"s. It's all incredibly glorious harmonies and crunchy guitars. What more could we possibly want? Oh, right. Killer fuzzed out, swirlking guitar solos, which we get later on. Anyone that misses out on checking out this song should be pitied. You can listen to "Happy Unhappy" below. Future Me Hates Me , the debut album from The Beths, will be out August 10 on Carpark Records. You can pre-order your copy here . For more on The Beths, check them out on Facebook and Twitter . Tour dates are below...

Photo by Mason Fairey I have no idea what is going on in Australia and New Zealand, but those two countries just keep on giving us amazing 90's inspired guitar bands. The latest is The Beths, who hail from Auckland. Their new single, "Future Me Hates Me," is the perfect song to drive around to in the summer. It's energetic, bouncy, and has some of the most perfect fuzzed out guitars you've heard in ages. Of course, there is the title, so that means it's a fun song about sadness, which is my favorite kind of song. As singer Elizabeth Stokes says: "   There’s a lot of sad sincerity in the lyrics... That relies on the music having a light heart and sense of humor to keep it from being too earnest." You can watch the video for "Future Me Hates Me" below. The Beths' debut album also called Future Me Hates Me  will be out August 10 on Carpark Records. It can be pre-ordered here . For more on The Beths, check out their website . Their cu...