The Beths live at Manchester’s Club Academy venue on April 26th, 2022 (Gary Mather for Live4ever)
The Beths released their second album into the locked-down summer of 2020.
The Beths brought Jump Rope Gazers to Manchester last night (April 26th) for a gig at the Club Academy.
At a time when most of us had time to reflect, the LP’s I’m Not Getting Excited single was an added opportunity for some introspection nearly two years ago:
“People always ask, ‘Are you excited!?’, and it’s a fair question, because exciting things do happen to us sometimes,” Elizabeth Stokes said.
“Support slots, overseas tours, music releases. Stuff we’ve dreamed about for years. So the correct answer is always ‘yes’. But the truth is that deep down there’s a tiny Liz saying, ‘Don’t get excited’.
“She is certain that anything good that could happen will most likely not happen, because of a freak accident. Or because somebody finally realises that we aren’t worthy, shouts ‘phony!’ and takes everything away.”
“I wrote I’m Not Getting Excited last year, well before everything really did get taken away. From everyone. It feels like the song has a new context, but we don’t know what it is yet. And now we all share a blurry, uncertain future.”
