August 29, 2025 • 6 mins
The fourth studio album from Auckland-based band The Beths, ‘Straight Line Was A Lie’ explores some deeply personal topics within the band’s classic indie-rock sound.
Estelle Clifford joined Jack Tame to give her thoughts on the band’s introspective album.
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Speaker 1 (00:07):
You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame podcast
from News Talks at Me.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
I don't have, would you have? I don't seek what
you seek, but I never take get away?
Speaker 1 (00:24):
Mother, pray for me?
Speaker 2 (00:30):
Mother, Will you talk.
Speaker 1 (00:34):
To me?
Speaker 2 (00:39):
I don't know the time.
Speaker 3 (00:43):
In which you dream.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
Somewhere in the middle, there's a pigeon that we speak.
Speaker 1 (00:56):
But it is said enough, don't give up.
Speaker 2 (00:59):
Mother, Pray for me. That is Mother, Pray for Me
by the Bests. The new album is Straight Line was
a Lietle Cliffe's our music viewers. She's been listening to
it and she's with us.
Speaker 3 (01:11):
Now, Hey, oh my name, what a great song to
start on. It's not the whole album. No, it's not
the whole album. It's just a very emotional take on
Liz talking about the relationship that she has with her
mother or the part that she wants to work on
with her mom. I'm like, this was actually a bit
of a tear release for me. When I heard this
(01:31):
song the first time, I was like, how beautiful because
she's actually talked to about how during making this album
she struggled to do some songwriting right, she's finding it hard.
And then you hear this song and you're like, that
is heart on sleeves, full, vulnerable, just really going somewhere.
So to know that she had had to go to
a place to like really create the songs for this album,
(01:52):
you're like, really, because this is so beautiful and just's
a really amazing emotional place to take people on an
album that. I mean, for the most part, they're very
indie rock, aren't they. And there's big guitars and there's
big percussion, but this song here just that subtle strip
back easy. It could be acoustic as well. They actually
had a full band version, like they worked it all
(02:13):
out for the song, but then decided and I think
very smartly, just to take it all back.
Speaker 2 (02:18):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (02:18):
And did it be about her vocal sitting over it
because it's a nice little ride. Absolutely yeah. And I
think you don't need all of that on a whole album.
I think what the beats are really good at is
they do really touch down on some sometimes dark content,
whether it's emotional or the view of the world or
something that's happened to them. But often it's with that
quite energetic, big drums, big guitar kind of way, you
(02:43):
know what I mean, Like end Lisz's voice always sits
kind of near the front. There's always catchy riffs. I
find a lot of their stuff really relatable, but you're
often taking along with the energy of it. So it
was kind of nice to have this more ballad style
just to hear that kind of float through the middle
of the album. Yeah, really really caught men. I thought
it was I thought it was really cool. I also
think it's really great to say. As musicians it doesn't
(03:05):
always easy. Sometimes you have to take a step back
on the processes of you've used before to song right,
try something a little bit different. But man, they've come
back with a really, really, a really great album because
of that, I think how refreshing. Also, check is it
to hear our Kiwi accent?
Speaker 2 (03:27):
Remember when just started like right in the heart of
the kind of the pop punk like like don't aware
your chime mind me? Yeah, they turned and they just
came out and sung in Kiwi accents, and yeah it is.
It's lovely to hear it.
Speaker 3 (03:43):
It may it be a bit of an inspiration for
other muse though, that you don't always have to change
your vowel sounds to be amized that it's actually Okaya.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
Distinguishes you, especially when, like I mean, the Beasts have
had such international success and they probably.
Speaker 3 (03:57):
Just I think so too, and so to really just
don't fall away from there. I just it's always so
refreshing because you don't hear it a lot, you know,
you really do hear more that americanized way that people
sing as well, which I think also sometimes just helps
with vocal things. But it's just really refreshing and nice
to hear. That is a great song on the album
called No Joy, which again is like this real honest
(04:20):
commentary on actually what burnout or some really troubled mental health.
Feels like like they've just captured it so so well,
and it's again that dark content, but this really catchy
rock song, and it takes you a little bit to
be like, hang on actually constantly repeating no Joy, no Joy,
no Joy. You're like, yeah, that's dark. Yeah, but I
(04:42):
just to capture again a feeling within a song is
a really medical thing for me. I think they've done
a really good job on there and then putting it
together and as you expects, like really great musicianship throughout it.
I love all the laying they've done, some of the
quirky harmonies and vocals that come in with the bridges
and into the choruses again, just really lots of cool
(05:05):
stuff to sit into and listen to. And yeah, I
don't know, I've every album. It means that they've grown
a little bit more a and and people are really
digging what they're doing. And I've really enjoyed this album.
They've got sold out shows in LA in New York,
they're doing a European tour and then I think coming
(05:26):
back for us if you miss them. They've also been
part of the Infinity Session yes, which was at the
Roundhead Studios and they actually teased a little bit of
this album which was quite cool. But their set was
great and a bit grungy, and those sessions are actually
up on YouTube as well, So if you missed anything,
plenty of opportunity to go back and sit in with
that before we start seeing them at some of our
(05:47):
when they come back and maybe do some shows for
us too.
Speaker 2 (05:49):
Yeah. Yeah, oh so good. So what did you give it?
What did you give? A straight line?
Speaker 3 (05:54):
Straight line is a lie? Isn't there life? When you
think you're working on yourself and you've come back full circle?
I think our KP artists need all the support they
possibly can get. I love this album. I'm going to
give it a ten out of ten.
Speaker 2 (06:04):
Right, so good a style. Yeah, I'm really looking forward
to having more of a listen to this. We'll play
another track in a couple of minutes. Thank you so much.
Have a great with enjoy. That is a stale Clifford
our music review straight line was a lie as the
brand new album from the Beasts. Like I say, we'll
pick out a good so maybe the title track and
play that for you in a few minutes.
Speaker 1 (06:21):
Time For more from Saturday Morning with Jack Tame, listen
live to News Talks ed B from nine am Saturday,
or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.
You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame podcast
from News Talks at Me.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
I don't have, would you have? I don't seek what
you seek, but I never take get away?
Speaker 1 (00:24):
Mother, pray for me?
Speaker 2 (00:30):
Mother, Will you talk.
Speaker 1 (00:34):
To me?
Speaker 2 (00:39):
I don't know the time.
Speaker 3 (00:43):
In which you dream.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
Somewhere in the middle, there's a pigeon that we speak.
Speaker 1 (00:56):
But it is said enough, don't give up.
Speaker 2 (00:59):
Mother, Pray for me. That is Mother, Pray for Me
by the Bests. The new album is Straight Line was
a Lietle Cliffe's our music viewers. She's been listening to
it and she's with us.
Speaker 3 (01:11):
Now, Hey, oh my name, what a great song to
start on. It's not the whole album. No, it's not
the whole album. It's just a very emotional take on
Liz talking about the relationship that she has with her
mother or the part that she wants to work on
with her mom. I'm like, this was actually a bit
of a tear release for me. When I heard this
(01:31):
song the first time, I was like, how beautiful because
she's actually talked to about how during making this album
she struggled to do some songwriting right, she's finding it hard.
And then you hear this song and you're like, that
is heart on sleeves, full, vulnerable, just really going somewhere.
So to know that she had had to go to
a place to like really create the songs for this album,
(01:52):
you're like, really, because this is so beautiful and just's
a really amazing emotional place to take people on an
album that. I mean, for the most part, they're very
indie rock, aren't they. And there's big guitars and there's
big percussion, but this song here just that subtle strip
back easy. It could be acoustic as well. They actually
had a full band version, like they worked it all
(02:13):
out for the song, but then decided and I think
very smartly, just to take it all back.
Speaker 2 (02:18):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (02:18):
And did it be about her vocal sitting over it
because it's a nice little ride. Absolutely yeah. And I
think you don't need all of that on a whole album.
I think what the beats are really good at is
they do really touch down on some sometimes dark content,
whether it's emotional or the view of the world or
something that's happened to them. But often it's with that
quite energetic, big drums, big guitar kind of way, you
(02:43):
know what I mean, Like end Lisz's voice always sits
kind of near the front. There's always catchy riffs. I
find a lot of their stuff really relatable, but you're
often taking along with the energy of it. So it
was kind of nice to have this more ballad style
just to hear that kind of float through the middle
of the album. Yeah, really really caught men. I thought
it was I thought it was really cool. I also
think it's really great to say. As musicians it doesn't
(03:05):
always easy. Sometimes you have to take a step back
on the processes of you've used before to song right,
try something a little bit different. But man, they've come
back with a really, really, a really great album because
of that, I think how refreshing. Also, check is it
to hear our Kiwi accent?
Speaker 2 (03:27):
Remember when just started like right in the heart of
the kind of the pop punk like like don't aware
your chime mind me? Yeah, they turned and they just
came out and sung in Kiwi accents, and yeah it is.
It's lovely to hear it.
Speaker 3 (03:43):
It may it be a bit of an inspiration for
other muse though, that you don't always have to change
your vowel sounds to be amized that it's actually Okaya.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
Distinguishes you, especially when, like I mean, the Beasts have
had such international success and they probably.
Speaker 3 (03:57):
Just I think so too, and so to really just
don't fall away from there. I just it's always so
refreshing because you don't hear it a lot, you know,
you really do hear more that americanized way that people
sing as well, which I think also sometimes just helps
with vocal things. But it's just really refreshing and nice
to hear. That is a great song on the album
called No Joy, which again is like this real honest
(04:20):
commentary on actually what burnout or some really troubled mental health.
Feels like like they've just captured it so so well,
and it's again that dark content, but this really catchy
rock song, and it takes you a little bit to
be like, hang on actually constantly repeating no Joy, no Joy,
no Joy. You're like, yeah, that's dark. Yeah, but I
(04:42):
just to capture again a feeling within a song is
a really medical thing for me. I think they've done
a really good job on there and then putting it
together and as you expects, like really great musicianship throughout it.
I love all the laying they've done, some of the
quirky harmonies and vocals that come in with the bridges
and into the choruses again, just really lots of cool
(05:05):
stuff to sit into and listen to. And yeah, I
don't know, I've every album. It means that they've grown
a little bit more a and and people are really
digging what they're doing. And I've really enjoyed this album.
They've got sold out shows in LA in New York,
they're doing a European tour and then I think coming
(05:26):
back for us if you miss them. They've also been
part of the Infinity Session yes, which was at the
Roundhead Studios and they actually teased a little bit of
this album which was quite cool. But their set was
great and a bit grungy, and those sessions are actually
up on YouTube as well, So if you missed anything,
plenty of opportunity to go back and sit in with
that before we start seeing them at some of our
(05:47):
when they come back and maybe do some shows for
us too.
Speaker 2 (05:49):
Yeah. Yeah, oh so good. So what did you give it?
What did you give? A straight line?
Speaker 3 (05:54):
Straight line is a lie? Isn't there life? When you
think you're working on yourself and you've come back full circle?
I think our KP artists need all the support they
possibly can get. I love this album. I'm going to
give it a ten out of ten.
Speaker 2 (06:04):
Right, so good a style. Yeah, I'm really looking forward
to having more of a listen to this. We'll play
another track in a couple of minutes. Thank you so much.
Have a great with enjoy. That is a stale Clifford
our music review straight line was a lie as the
brand new album from the Beasts. Like I say, we'll
pick out a good so maybe the title track and
play that for you in a few minutes.
Speaker 1 (06:21):
Time For more from Saturday Morning with Jack Tame, listen
live to News Talks ed B from nine am Saturday,
or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.
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