Straight Line Was a Lie

metacritic

pitchfork

On the Auckland indie rockers’ most incisive album, bulletproof hooks cloak gnarly emotional realities and cheerfulness always comes tinged with a creeping sadness.

pastemagazine

The Auckland band’s fourth album elevates its usual parts—catchy riffs, sing-along choruses, earnest ballads, ebullient rockers, and Elizabeth Stokes’ lovely, evocative lyricism—with a newfound maturity and expansiveness.

allmusic

rollingstone

New Zealand indie rockers get introspective on Straight Line Was a Lie

thelineofbestfit

The Beths work through their trials on Straight Line Was A Lie