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10.0
120964
10.0 |
Upset
Marrying killer pop chops with an honesty and sincerity makes resistance to their charms futile
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9.0
121159
9.0 |
American Songwriter
With Jump Rope Gazers, they are bounding past their contemporaries
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9.0
120466
9.0 |
God Is In The TV
It’s not just a worthy follow-up to their classic debut, it’s also a sign that they’re quickly becoming the best group around
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8.5
120471
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
The Beths return with riotous hooks and pithy observations aplenty
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8.0
120506
8.0 |
DIY
A cathartic acceptance of doubt
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8.0
120529
8.0 |
All Music
Filled with bouncy riffs, sweet harmonies, anxiety, and kindness, Jump Rope Gazers confirms that the Beths are good at slower, more reflective songs, too, though there's plenty of spark to carry listeners through
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8.0
120467
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
There is a persuading ebb and flow to the record as the group rework their emo, pop-punk and ’90s grunge influences around a seemingly endless supply of hooks
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8.0
120468
8.0 |
No Ripcord
Pearce’s production never buries the vocals—Stokes’ or anyone else’s for that matter. In The Beths’ case, their most valuable instruments are the ones they were born with—and that shines through every step of the way
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8.0
120469
8.0 |
Mojo
No wheels were reinvented in the making of this record, but it travels straight to the heart nevertheless. Print edition only
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8.0
120586
8.0 |
Rolling Stone
Two years after releasing their excellent debut, the New Zealand band tackles love and distance on their follow-up
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8.0
120608
8.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Jump Rope Gazers is everything one would want from a second Beths album
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8.0
120465
8.0 |
Exclaim
While there's an overall sense of reining in and refining on Jump Rope Gazers that keeps it from reaching the giddiest heights of its predecessor, the band sounds just as good in this mode as the other, just a little different
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8.0
120567
8.0 |
Under The Radar
Jump Rope Gazers is crammed with fizzing indie-pop tunes, and not unlike Camera Obscura’s Tracyanne Campbell or Alvvays’ Molly Rankin, Stokes has an innate talent for crafting beautiful bittersweet effervescent indie guitar pop
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7.8
120530
7.8 |
Beats Per Minute
The songs on Jump Rope Gazers aren’t as immediately addictive as what came before, but The Beths’ natural intuition for emotive and melodic writing is still intact, and there will undoubtedly be heaps of people who will take the time to wade through Stokes’ words and come out loving this one just as much
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7.5
120532
7.5 |
Paste Magazine
The New Zealand four-piece swim around in their feelings on second solid indie rock effort
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7.0
120536
7.0 |
The Music
Full of indie gems
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7.0
120470
7.0 |
Uncut
It's an album rooted in the constant collision of rock and pop. Print edition only
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7.0
120464
7.0 |
Slant Magazine
Every element of the album is so richly defined that these songs can’t help but pop
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6.3
120563
6.3 |
Pitchfork
On their second LP, the New Zealand indie rockers downshift into a muted, sleeker sound, sacrificing some of the energy that made their debut special
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6.0
120572
6.0 |
NME
The New Zealand quartet follow their 2018 debut 'Future Me Hates Me' with a record that sacrifices the traits that made their first LP irresistible
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6.0
120581
6.0 |
Clash
It’s an album that Beths fans will doubtless like very much, and it offers a strong mission statement to the future that this is a band hungry to expand and determined to explore the hitherto untrodden ground
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