{"product_id":"black-straight-line-was-a-lie-vinyl-lp-1","title":"Straight Line Was A Lie Vinyl LP","description":"\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStraight Line Was A Lie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMosquitoes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo Joy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMother, Pray For Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTil My Heart Stops\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoundabout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArk Of The Covenant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBest Laid Plans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*\u003cem\u003eGummy Shark Blue is a UK\/EU Exclusive\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eThe Beths know the futility of straight lines. Existential vertigo serves as the primary theme on the New Zealand indie heroes’ fourth album \u003c\/span\u003eStraight Line Was A Lie \u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e(their first for new label ANTI-). The Beths posit that the only way round is through; that even after going through difficult, transformative experiences, you can still feel as though you've ended up in the same place. It's a bewildering thing, realising that life and personal growth are cyclical and continual. That a chapter doesn’t always end with peace and acceptance. That the approach is simply continuing to try, to show up. “Linear progression is an illusion,” lead singer and songwriter Elizabeth Stokes says of the album, whose artwork by Lily Paris West (returning from designing 2022’s \u003c\/span\u003eExpert In A Dying Field\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e) portrays a loopy, surrealist analog clock. “What life really is is maintenance, and finding meaning in the maintenance.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Beths","offers":[{"title":"Black","offer_id":44971258216534,"sku":"BETH-278177","price":24.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gummy Shark Blue","offer_id":44971258249302,"sku":"BETH-308704","price":24.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0700\/3724\/1942\/files\/BETHS_StraightLineBlueTanLP.png?v=1781712980","url":"https:\/\/the-beths-store.myshopify.com\/products\/black-straight-line-was-a-lie-vinyl-lp-1","provider":"The Beths","version":"1.0","type":"link"}