The Beths are opening for The National at Mission Ballroom this weekend.
on Friday, August 11, and Saturday, August 12. Along with Stokes, Jonathan Pearce , Benjamin Sinclair and Tristan Deck , fans can now also expect to catch a glimpse of the band’s unofficial fifth member and mascot — a giant tuna — that first appeared on the cover ofThe unnamed sea creature will “stick around for as long as it feels appropriate, until it’s time for the fish to retire,” according to Stokes. But American audiences are unexpectedly loving it so far, she adds.
The tuna backdrop just seems to fit with the dreamy, guitar-heavy offerings the Beths have become known for since forming in 2014 — a tad quirky, yet full-on poppy and captivating. Kind of like the feeling you experience while watching a Wes Anderson film. Overall, it makes for “a good time,” Stokes says.
“We like playing music together, and I think it’s a good energy,” she adds. “Hopefully, it’s a gig where you smile a few times.” While there is a healthy alternative music scene in New Zealand, the Beths are “a mishmash of everything” the bandmembers listen to, whether it’s a Canadian dream-pop band likeor American yacht rock. Stokes outlines a fun game the musicians like to play while they’re on the road and how it relates to the songwriting process.
“We were in the van the other day, and we did something we call a baker’s dozen, where you listen to a song thirteen times,” she says. “We listened to
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