INFO for NON-BIRDERS: Kererū are NZ's sloppiest native big pigeon. They love to eat fermented fruit and this leads to public drunkenness and falling out of trees. That's not a theme of the album or anything tho. 💌 🐦

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4. The Beths - Straight Line Was A Lie

Just missing out on my top 3, are a new band for me this year, The Beths.
SLWAL hit my sweet spot instantly! full of wonderful melodies & lyrics, none more so than the stunning Mosquitoes which is just perfection, a joy of an album 🩵💛

Pre-show fun with @timkocher.bsky.social
while waiting for Liz and Jon’s pop up concert at Reggies Rock Club to begin. It was so cool hearing them rehearse 🥰🥰🥰 #metal + #cicadas #chicagosummer
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I’ve listened to some of their earlier stuff as well but but it was the last one that really got my attention. I thought it was cool that they cited the Truckers on this playlist of songs that inspired the new album.

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💿 Straight Line Was A Lie

These New Zealanders continue to go from strength to strength - as anyone who was at the SLWAL tour kickoff shows at the Button Factory in September will tell you. Hopefully they return next year 〰️

Best 14 Minutes of 2025

“Straight Line was a Lie” by The Beths

Obama and I had The Beths on our year end list. SLWAL has hooks, harmonies and all the feels that makes The Beths a feel-good artist, even when singing about a lack of progress.

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