The Beths have shared the new song , "Mother, Pray For Me” from their ANTI- debut, Straight Line Was A Lie, out on August 29.
The album's release will be followed by an international tour.
“[The single is] not really about my mother, it's about me -- what I hope our relationship is, what I think it is, what it maybe actually is, and what I can or can't expect out of it," explains vocalist/guitarist Elizabeth Stokes.
“My mother is a first gen Indonesian immigrant, and very Catholic. I was born in Jakarta and we moved to Auckland when I was four. I think this song is me trying to understand my relationship with my mum, and her relationship to her faith and with her own mother. It was hard to write. We came up with a full band arrangement for the song, but in the end it seemed to feel the clearest with just me and the guitar. And a bit of organ.”
The Beths Tour Dates:
Wed. Sept. 17 - Dublin, IE @ Button Factory ! [NEW SHOW]
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 * [NEW SHOW]
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 * [NEW SHOW]
Fri. Nov. 28 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall * [SOLD OUT]
Sat. Nov. 29 - Montreal, QC @ Beanfield Theatre *
Mon. Dec. 1 - Boston, MA @ Royale * [NEW SHOW]
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 * [NEW SHOW]
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
