Released: 29/08/25
New Zealand indie rockers The Beths return with Straight Line Was A Lie, their first album on Anti- following 2022’s Expert in a Dying Field. Self-recorded in Auckland, the album features Liz Stokes’ candid songwriting on personal struggles, family, and growth, drawing inspiration from The Go-Go’s, Olivia Rodrigo, Kurosawa, and Stephen King. Sharp, poetic, and instantly engaging, it’s their most insightful work yet.