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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...

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