A Real Thing marks the New Zealand indie-pop quartet's first new material since their 2020 album 'Jump Rope Gazers', though in 2021 they put out 'Auckland, New Zealand, 2020', a live concert recording.
The melodic yet intense power-pop track arrives paired with a video, alongside the start of the group's rescheduled North American tour. They also have UK and European dates in the diary for March and April. Singer Liz Stokes said:
"A Real Thing is a kind of anxiety dream. It's a bit muddled, a bit frantic, a bit sinister. It's what came out of my guitar in late 2020, post NZ election (and U.S. election). I was limply reaching for optimism about the future, but was really just marinating in dread.
"In NZ people sometimes use tyres and cement to build retaining walls by the water, to try to stop the land being eroded away as the sea encroaches. It doesn't really work."
The Beths Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Thu February 10 2022 - LOS ANGELES California - Regent Theater Los Angeles (USA)
Sat February 12 2022 - PHOENIX Arizona - Valley Bar (USA)
Tue February 15 2022 - AUSTIN Texas - Parish (USA)
Wed February 16 2022 - DALLAS Texas - Club Dada (USA)
Fri February 18 2022 - ATLANTA Georgia - Hell at The Masquerade (USA)
Sat February 19 2022 - NASHVILLE Tennessee - Mercy Lounge (USA)
Wed February 23 2022 - NEW YORK New York - Webster Hall (USA)
Thu February 24 2022 - PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania - Underground Arts (USA)
Fri February 25 2022 - WASHINGTON District Of Columbia - Black Cat - DC (USA)
Sat February 26 2022 - BOSTON Massachusetts - Royale Boston (USA)
Mon February 28 2022 - TORONTO Ontario - Lees Palace (Canada)
Wed March 02 2022 - CHICAGO - Metro Smart Bar (USA)
Fri March 04 2022 - MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota - Fine Line Music Cafe (USA)
Sun March 27 2022 - SOUTHAMPTON Loft
Mon March 28 2022 - LEEDS Brudenell Community Room
Tue March 29 2022 - GLASGOW St Luke's
Wed March 30 2022 - DUBLIN Workmans Club
Thu March 31 2022 - MANCHESTER Club Academy
Fri April 01 2022 - BRISTOL SWX
Sat April 02 2022 - BIRMINGHAM Castle and Falcon
Mon April 04 2022 - LONDON O2 Forum Kentish Town
Tue April 05 2022 - BRIGHTON Concorde 2
Thu April 07 2022 - PARIS Point Ephemere (France)
Fri April 08 2022 - LYON Le Marche Gere (Czech Republic)
Sat April 09 2022 - DUDINGEN Bad Bonn (Switzerland)
Sun April 10 2022 - LAUSANNE Le Romandie (Switzerland)
Tue April 12 2022 - MILAN Biko (Italy)
Wed April 13 2022 - MUNICH Feierwerk (Germany)
Fri April 15 2022 - VIENNA B72 (Austria)
Sat April 16 2022 - PRAGUE Underdogs (Czech Republic)
Mon April 18 2022 - BERLIN Lido (Germany)
Tue April 19 2022 - COPENHAGEN Vega (Denmark)
Wed April 20 2022 - HAMBURG Molotow (Germany)
Thu April 21 2022 - COLOGNE Bumann and Sohn (Germany)
Fri April 22 2022 - BRUSSELS Ancienne Belgique (Belgium)
Sat April 23 2022 - AMSTERDAM Paradiso (Netherlands)
Sun April 24 2022 - ESCH SUR ALZETTE Kulturfabrik (Luxrmbourg)
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