Everything changed for Auckland- New Zealand's The Beths when they released their debut album Future Me Hates Me in 2018. They quit their jobs said goodbye to their hometown and devoted themselves entirely to performing across the globe. Songwriter/lead vocalist Elizabeth Stokes worked on The Beths' second LP Jump Rope Gazers in between these intense periods of touring. Like their earlier music the album tackles themes of anxiety and self-doubt with effervescent power pop choruses and rousing backup vocals zeroing in on the communality and catharsis that can come from sharing stressful situations with some of your best friends. Their most emotive and heartfelt work to date Jump Rope Gazers stares down all the hard parts of living in communion with other people even at a distance while celebrating the ferocious joy that makes it all worth it.