The Beths - "Expert In A Dying Field" (Official)

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The Beths - "Expert In A Dying Field" (Official)

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"Expert In A Dying Field" features on The Beths' forthcoming album "Expert In A Dying Field", out September 16 via Carpark Records and Ivy League
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CAST
The Beths:
Elizabeth Stokes
Jonathan Pearce
Benjamin Sinclair
Tristan Deck
And starring Larry Killip as himself
CREW
Director: Frances Carter
DOP: Olly Harris
1st AC: Caleb Corlett
Gaffer: JP MacDonald
Best Boy: Bevan Crothers
LX Assist: Ezra King
Editor: Frances Carter
Titles: Lily Paris West
Location: Larry Killip
Thanks to Drew Wright and Metrofilm
LYRICS
Can we erase our history
Is it as easy as this
Plausible deniability
I swear I’ve never heard of it
And I can close the door on us
But the room still exists
And I know you’re in it
Hours of phrases I’ve memorised
Thousands of lines on the page
All of my notes in a desolate pile
I haven’t touched in an age
And I can burn the evidence
But I can’t burn the pain
And I can’t forget it
How does it feel
To be an expert in a dying field
How do you know
It’s over when you can’t let go
You can’t stop
Can’t rewind
Love is learned over time
‘Til your an expert in a dying field
The city is painted with memory
The water will never run clear
The birds and the bees and the flowers and trees
They know that we’ve both been here
And I can flee the country for the worst of the year
But I’ll come back to it
How does it feel
To be an expert in a dying field
How do you know
It’s over when you can’t let go
You can’t stop
Can’t rewind
Love is learned over time
‘Til you’re an expert in a dying field
Can we erase our history
Is it as easy as this
Maybe in other realities
The road never took this twist
And I can close the door on us
But the room still exists

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@jaybleu6169 Жыл бұрын

Maaaaaaan... that line "I can close the door on us, but the room still exists." just hits me right in the feels.

@stonecutter2 6 ай бұрын

"And I know you're in it." I agree, this is powerful stuff and this line hits hard and sticks with me. I took it initially as those we've been with, but we broke up with. I sometimes see it from the point of losing a loved one, in the sense that no one is ever truly gone so long as you remember them - they live forever in you, and the stories you tell of them. They are always with you should you need them.

@user-vd9yr3hl8p 4 ай бұрын

She's an incredible lyricist (as well as musician!) so many of her lines just hit so hard!

@derpizzaman1050 3 ай бұрын

me when I turned 8 months old and just got object permanence.

@meabhmurphy9090 Ай бұрын

Yeah, not a lot of songs make me cry but this one does

@ianmitchell5169 2 жыл бұрын

There's nothing I love more than a band whose members are all singing

@Robil63 Жыл бұрын

Me too 🤩😍🎸

@julesl6910 Жыл бұрын

As an opera fan I'm with you, this band sucks ass

@ianmitchell5169 Жыл бұрын

@@julesl6910 I didn't ask if you were

@nankerphelge3771 Жыл бұрын

And they all live together collecting various bits of ancient arcana while someone's dad serves coffee and tinkers with worn out electronics.

@JC20XX Жыл бұрын

Yes! From Beatles to Pixies lol

@ebolapie 10 ай бұрын

"i can close the door on us, but the room still exists, and I know you're in it" fuck, man :'(

@joshualaird5303 2 жыл бұрын

Never heard of the Beths but this is an instant classic

@jalengoode3266 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome! You’re gonna love it here lol

@petirgarda1005 2 жыл бұрын

You should check more of their earlier works, guaranteed you're going to like it.

@mysticenergyarts 2 жыл бұрын

the back catalog is no joke..

@peterwilliams2858 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed on both points.

@smattc 2 жыл бұрын

Ditto

@Jeremy-hx7zj 2 жыл бұрын

this is one of the best metaphorical pretenses I've heard in a love song in a looooong time. brilliant

@hurkamur1 2 жыл бұрын

If you like live music, do not miss them.

@fasdafasfl1 Жыл бұрын

@@hurkamur1 good reply

@stonecutter2 Жыл бұрын

@@hurkamur1 I missed them and have deep regrets, please people heed this warning.

@remindmesometime1855 Жыл бұрын

Whats the(a) metaphorical pretense(?)) In this song

@SparkleDairyFumSchrein Жыл бұрын

@@stonecutter2 was waffling on whether to see em or not, just bought tickets for the toronto show and plan on travelling 8 hours in februrary :)

@matthewpolk1275 2 жыл бұрын

It’s a rare moment in life when you hear a piece of music and instantly realize you have a new favorite song. It’s the feeling of seeing a comet - and knowing that you may never experience it again, which causes you to savor it all the more.

@julesl6910 Жыл бұрын

You're so right, seeing a comet is about how boring this is.

@lyricbot8513 Жыл бұрын

It doesn't happen frequently enough, which is why I'm so happy it did today!

@JC20XX Жыл бұрын

@@julesl6910 why are you here?

@BVK_LastPlace Жыл бұрын

Holy shit, this.

@nankerphelge3771 Жыл бұрын

Putting out well written and well-crafted pop songs like this one shows that the Beths are an expert in a dying field.

@mikes8012 2 жыл бұрын

Am 62. An engineer in imaging and an amateur radio enthusiast. Between Canon announcing the end of the Single Lens Reflex Camera, The extinction of records, The disinterest my own son has in radio communication, the extinction of four stroke motorcycles and tractors without clutches?? Yes. It feels bad. Wrong somehow. But. My old Pioneer SX 70 played this song beautifully over a Bluetooth receiver with an audio to RCA adapter. :-))

@matthewgumbley1714 6 ай бұрын

Hi, I'm a software engineer and a radio amateur too - and yes, this song hit home precisely. I could be the gentleman doing the soldering... and if The Beths ever tour the UK, they'd be welcome to play in my garage :)

@stonecutter2 6 ай бұрын

I own this album on vinyl and it sounds wonderful, records are very much alive and need your support :). Buy a cheap record player and spin that vinyl like you used to.

@violao206 5 ай бұрын

60 years old. 3 Generations of musicians. My twin brother's son is uninterested in studying music. I had high hopes for my nephew carrying the torch forward. We are a family of engineers chemical, electrical, and business managers. But we all have all been musicians. It seems that we have come to our familial artistic end, and it is heart-wrenching.

@lenore-bw6qz Ай бұрын

I got my Ham Radio license a few years ago, and I'm 25. I do Ham Radio with my dad, and I'm hoping to get my younger sister interested when she gets a bit older. I guess what I want to say is that there are still some younger people who are interested in keeping these hobbies alive!

@teleguy5699 14 күн бұрын

I feel ya. I love radio, SLR cameras, and hardcover books for a start.

@JesseNenninger Жыл бұрын

As a professional in a dying field, also going through the end of a very long term relationship, this song hits deep. Thank you for giving voice to my feelings.

@alejandrorivas4585 Жыл бұрын

I hope you are ok 🫂

@JesseNenninger Жыл бұрын

@@alejandrorivas4585 hurting, but moving forward as best as I can. Your words have helped more than you can know. Thank you.

@davidzivan2736 Жыл бұрын

jesse you expressed the power of the song perfectly and if you can feel it you are alive and going to be ok

@vectoralphaSec Жыл бұрын

yeah a lot of jobs will die and disapear with AI soon one day.

@JesseNenninger Жыл бұрын

@@vectoralphaSec not what is happening in my field

@ReelBigMike 2 жыл бұрын

Me: This band doesn't sound like they're from New Zealand. The Beths: 🎵When ya cahnt lit gou, when ya cahnt lit gou🎵 Me: Ah, there it is. Fantastic track. Been on repeat all day.

@gazzamuso 2 жыл бұрын

They're definitely from Nuu Zullund 😆

@rachaelknudsen8801 2 жыл бұрын

Also the way she sings Erase like it has a z in it. Delightful!

@gailcirillo3294 2 жыл бұрын

Eykspuht

@GiddyGoons Жыл бұрын

Am inveyus whuy pritind am naut

@julesl6910 Жыл бұрын

OMG Totally! They sound like they're from Korea, oh wait that's where professional musicians come from

@TeamWalsh 10 ай бұрын

can we talk about how good these lyrics are?

@MindinViolet 9 ай бұрын

It’s refreshing to hear intelligent, thought-provoking lyrics after endless insipid pop songs about romance.

@infantryhawk 6 ай бұрын

No but actually. I'd never heard this band before and this came on autoplay. I wasn't immediately hooked by the guitar riffs, it's not bad, but similar to stuff I've heard before,so I almost clicked off the video-- but I gave it a chance through the opening lyrics and was transfixed. This lyrics here are absolute poetry of another breed.

@jackburton2680 6 ай бұрын

No, absolutely not. You can't talk about that. The fuck was the point of your comment here!?

@fewpoundcory Жыл бұрын

big shoutout to larry killip!!! hes had this room ready to go for filming for several decades

@mrstrongest 19 күн бұрын

Man! I think this song just reduced the rest of "pop music" to a hill of beans. And the video did the same for all the lousy TV shows and movies that are overrunning the world. Absolutely fantastic, and hooray for Larry Killip for the absolutely essential ambiance!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🏆😊

@ManLikeStone 2 жыл бұрын

This song is precisely calibrated to destroy me. The music and the singer's voice are absolutely captivating, and the lyrics hold my most cherished core values in front of me and demonstrate that they are, at best, beautifully tragic, at worst, meaningless. Curiosity? Perseverance? No, in the long run, expertise in any subject won't matter. Kindness? Love? You know those things aren't magical, they take work to be good at, and in the end expertise in any subject won't matter. One way or another, my love for anything, anyone, will eventually be obsolete. And that chorus?! It tugs at my heartstrings, then yanks them until they break, then leaves me to bleed out on the floor… a little puddle of catharsis… then I play it again. 3 more time Well done, The Beths, I hope you’re proud of yourselves.

@Monanarchist 6 ай бұрын

This is the most concise and well written deconstruction of this song that i've come across, you've gotten at exactly why it's so powerful to me, and no doubt the majority of the people who keep coming back to it.

@abellopez. 4 ай бұрын

We must be bound by something. Nice breakdown. I have been acutely drawn to all those things you wrote. Favorite line that I just realized "can't stop, can't rewind". Throwback to VHS 🫠 era. ...and (poetically) you can't! Stop and rewind Ugh! Sigh*

@tktezza 3 ай бұрын

They fucking rock as well, can't stop!

@betteryearentertainment4004 Жыл бұрын

The more I listen, the more I believe that this is one of the best songs of the year.

@julesl6910 Жыл бұрын

You're delusional

@AAjax Жыл бұрын

The more I listen, the more I believe its just one of the best songs.

@BVK_LastPlace Жыл бұрын

Am slain

@Pumpmaster77 9 ай бұрын

I keep coming back to this song (and, shit, I'm 64 years old). Love this band and this song is pure pop perfection!

@k8zhd Жыл бұрын

As an old retired analog electrical engineer, this really speaks (or rather sings) to me. Very catchy tune, and I do love the all-too-familiar items that populate the house. Including the old guy soldering -- I identify with him, including his delight in the group performing in the garage.

@slash196 Жыл бұрын

This is on location in that guy's house.

@k8zhd Жыл бұрын

@@slash196 Makes it even more authentic! This song and performance is "trending" in the "antique electronics" online community. It certainly touches my heart.

@thedonutpug5021 Жыл бұрын

@k8zhd Hey so I know I'm just some random person on the internet, but I have a question to ask from your experience. I'm studying engineering right now(Mechatronics and Mechanical) and I'm about to finish my first year, I honestly have always been afraid of a day where I'm an expert in a dying or dead field. A person with ages of studying and experience that no one has an interest in, and I genuinely want to know just, how do you cope with that? how does one address the fact that going into any field like this, chances are some day, all the knowledge I have will be obsolete?

@k8zhd Жыл бұрын

@@thedonutpug5021 There is no constant but change, and keeping up/changing with the flow of new technology is important. Learning is never obsolete, though some techniques or devices will go out of fashion or be superseded by new technology. My college training (BSEE '71) in bipolar transistors and RTL logic was obsolete in a few years but provided the necessary background for all that followed. My knowledge of analog (NTSC) television cameras allowed me to diagnose a flaw in the digital processing of an HDTV system. Stay interested in what you're doing, keep up to speed with technology trends, and you'll be fine. Mechanics is basically timeless & I think mechatronics (perhaps in forms we can't envision now) will provide you plenty to keep you engaged and challenged. You may be too young to notice that "dying" fields rarely actually die. Vinyl records and chemical photography, for example, are enjoying a resurgence, and those who were experts in those fields are sought after again. Keep the faith!

@L1ama Жыл бұрын

Wish they could've used a CRT scope though lol

@andrewgalvin4559 2 жыл бұрын

I had a very acrimonious falling out with some friends about a year ago, and I've missed them every day to the detriment of my mental health. The line, "I can close the door but the room still exists with you in it" summarises everything I've felt. You guys really are the best ❤

@GAFCASTsupport Жыл бұрын

I have wondered if my ex feels this or not ? Song seems to be a mash of both our feelings

@tuhlunksss Жыл бұрын

whoa, I read your comment just as she sang it!! first time listening. spooky…

@garydelcourt2791 Жыл бұрын

Call your friends…life is too short…

@uncertaintyprincipal1751 Жыл бұрын

"I can close the door on us/But the room still exists" is brilliant, yes. Another way of stating that the past is not dead, in fact it's not even past.

@mickeymassuco2674 2 жыл бұрын

This song is so incredibly well written

@readyfretgo 2 жыл бұрын

[whispers] They ALL are. 🥝 🎸

@julesl6910 Жыл бұрын

I don't know if you're aware, it was written by the drummer's 3 year old daughter. But good on her right?

@solreinecke6084 Ай бұрын

"Love is learnt over time.. untill you are expert in a dying field", is perhaps the most profound words spoken in the 21st century.

@carpeimodiem 2 жыл бұрын

Dammit Beths... why do ya have to write a song that literally describes my whole headspace right now?! I mean way more than a tough breakup. Must be the simulation. 10/10

@alexiblue6503 2 жыл бұрын

I feel the same way 😭 At least we’re not alone

@timofyraskolnikov7070 2 жыл бұрын

@@repasiv neither the song nor the op are about any of that. It’s about getting over someone you’ve learned to love.

@julesl6910 Жыл бұрын

I give up

@Ruddline 2 жыл бұрын

As a librarian, I feel this song haha

@incontraincontra9310 2 жыл бұрын

But we love you so…

@McRofl222 2 жыл бұрын

Was thinking exactly the same thing.

@homosexualpanic 2 жыл бұрын

I feel a warm glow knowing librarians still exist out there

@mysticenergyarts 2 жыл бұрын

There will always be purists, hopefully enough to sustain the librarians,

@joansmith69 2 жыл бұрын

As another librarian, I feel like the shift towards new challenges, media and the purpose of the library as a meeting place is invigorating and rewarding. The library as a cultural arena, a place for political discussion, niche theatre, book talks, memorials, and more are a welcomed addition to all the shelf stocking and book lending. At the very least you get less time behind a desk searching for stuff. But I also know exactly what you mean about feeling this song.

@fuzzdeluxe2719 8 ай бұрын

As a middle aged curmudgeon, constantly bemoaning the state of modern music, I looked this song up the other day following a Reddit recommendation. Binged on the three albums since and The Beth’s are honestly the contemporary best band I’ve heard in years. Great melodies and clever lyrics with just the right combination of indie jangle and crunch. Love ,em!

@tedheinrich 7 ай бұрын

If you like the Beth's you should check out Alvvays

@grantpichla 7 ай бұрын

Also check out Michigander. Not a miss in their whole discography - excellent!

@joebaer1358 7 ай бұрын

Check out Ty Segall, King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard, Courtney Barnett, big thief, mac Demarco, Wand, Allah Las, La Luz, and maybe the frights if ya like punk. Theres more names but thats a few to get you started

@MrShagification 7 ай бұрын

You're not looking hard enough if you don't like "modern music" Right now is by far the best time in history for music creation and discovery. And it's not even close. There's more good music to listen to right now than you'd ever have time to listen to in your lifetime

@briannawilliams97 3 ай бұрын

I completely agree

@michaelangelomiller9542 Ай бұрын

🎶Can't stop, can't rewind, love is learned over time, til you're an expert in a dying field...🎶 As someone who just became single yesterday, those words hit me right in the feels.

@williamperkins2160 3 ай бұрын

I woke up this morning with The Beths playing in my head. Walked the dog listening to The Beths. Now on KZfaq listening to The Beths. I stumbled across this band about a year ago and they’ve been my obsession since. This is really one of the best songs I’ve ever heard. Fantastic lyrics, great harmonies and the video is so well thought out and done. It’s criminal that The Beths aren’t hugely popular.

@fien111 Жыл бұрын

"Plausible deniability? I swear I've never heard of it...." Obvious as hell but god damn it's a good line.

@m0peds 10 ай бұрын

I love how the song builds to a massive finale, the jangling guitars and everyone singing interesting harmonies layers upon layers of noise, it’s so catchy and naive viewed alongside the commercial music that gets rammed down our throats.

@ceterfo 9 ай бұрын

The song is so fire because if you're in a niche hobby especially in the modern day you can empathize with the feeling of this even if you completely ignore like the underlying love song. We're not even completely ignored because yeah a hobby is something special

@PinkiePyro2011 2 жыл бұрын

Had to rewatch the vid a second time, cos the first time I hit replay I could only listen to the song while my eyes welled up with joy. The lyrics are just the most beautiful poetry, and it's delivered beautifully with amazing audio, I really love this track so much in just a short amount of time!

@IvisibleCat 2 жыл бұрын

indeed

@polibo5559 2 жыл бұрын

indeed

@GiddyGoons Жыл бұрын

Check out their other songs you'll love them

@PinkiePyro2011 Жыл бұрын

@@GiddyGoons ohmygod it's already out I thought there were five more days to go?!

@julesl6910 Жыл бұрын

Don't worry, on the third view your eyes will take a crap on your face in the form of salty tears when you realize you saw this three times and your life only got worse

@abrumtherealtor5030 2 жыл бұрын

This should be the ending theme for a tv show or a movie. That's the vibes I'm getting from here

@_Webpersona 2 жыл бұрын

It's called pop music.

@arthinox3317 2 жыл бұрын

@@_Webpersona I feel like a lot of pop songs don't evoke that kind of feeling, but then again it's pretty subjective.

@nonstickpansexual4540 2 жыл бұрын

Would've fit in perfect as a song on scrubs

@erafourohfour 2 жыл бұрын

coming of age movies

@julesl6910 Жыл бұрын

I think it's the ending theme for this shit band

@hannahk.summerville5908 Жыл бұрын

Omg I love it. "I can close the door on us but the room still exists" is such a brilliant line👌🏻

@MrNerdHair Жыл бұрын

Love the Rigol DS1052E cameo at 2:35! It's a solid scope, though I must say I prefer the 1054Z. There's something deeply hopeful about doing vacuum tube work with a digital storage oscilliscope instead of an old-school analog one. We move on, our new growth fertilized by the ashes of the past.

@bpt5150 Жыл бұрын

Can we erase our history Is it as easy as this Plausible deniability I swear I've never heard of it And I can close the door on us But the room still exists And I know you're in it Hours of phrases I've memorized Thousands of lines on the page All of my notes in a desolate pile I haven't touched in an age And I can burn the evidence But I can't burn the pain And I can't forget it How does it feel (how does it feel) To be an expert in a dying field And how do you know (how do you know) It's over when you can't let go You can't let go, you can't stop, you can't rewind Love is learned over time 'Til you're an expert in a dying field The city is painted with memory The water will never run clear The birds and the bees and the flowers and trees They know that we've both been here And I can flee the country for the worst of the year But I'll come back to it How does it feel (how does it feel) To be an expert in a dying field And how do you know (how do you know) It's over when you can't let go You can't let go, you can't stop, you can't rewind Love is learned over time 'Till you're an expert in a dying field Can we erase our history Is it as easy as this Maybe in other realities The road never took this twist And I can close the door on us But the room still exists How does it feel (how does it feel) How do you know (how do you know) Can't stop, can't rewind Love is learned over time 'Til you're an expert in a dying field Oh, an expert in a dying field

@billobyrne Жыл бұрын

Literally poetry! Thanks for that!!

@brianmumper4398 Жыл бұрын

Elizabeth Stokes has no peer in the songwriting category of forever. This song rocks me like no other.

@drrichm Жыл бұрын

The way they put that unexpected minor chord over the word "dying" in the last line of the chorus is genius!! (I was going to say "Beatles level genius," but....)

@potkettle 9 ай бұрын

Yep, classic Minor IV, one of the best uses of it I've heard in absolutely ages.

@Mussoi7000 Жыл бұрын

i really identify with this song but not because of a break up, but because i'm a huge frustrated nerd

@jonathanrash7286 5 ай бұрын

At least you're not a frustrated nerd who like paleontology -- and living in Jurassic Park.

@johnetgar1217 Жыл бұрын

The pre-chorus is literally the sound of a heart soaring

@thehollywoodfarmer Жыл бұрын

As the soul takes flight from this wretched world? Yeah feeling that

@thomascrochunis6183 Жыл бұрын

As a lover of power pop, this is really exceptional. Musically precise, beautiful harmonies within the song's structure, but then the smarts of the writing...oh my. This is indeed an instant classic.

@me05501 Жыл бұрын

Lots of smart touches in the video too. Love the lyric reveals, especially on the amp tech’s shirt.

@rchenson9110 Жыл бұрын

I love Power Pop too and this song is perfect!

@lexismore Жыл бұрын

@@me05501 Yes! It's so...soft? kind? and yet cool.

@lexismore Жыл бұрын

@@me05501 Also the shirt reveal comes at a time when you're already half-expecting it but not really looking for it. At that point in the song they say how there are these moments when it seems things could have gone another way - ope but then there they are, set in stone.

@damiancooper3403 2 ай бұрын

Flight of the concords meets 90s indie….pure magic.

@slumberspeak 2 жыл бұрын

hold up, hold up. we really need to talk about the ending in the garage with that riff. IS THAT A "WHATEVER" REFERNCE??

@kuriakos Жыл бұрын

As an expert in a dying field, I endorse this absolute bop. You've made a new fan.

@frogman1 Жыл бұрын

what's the field?

@AustenSummers Жыл бұрын

@@frogman1 Wrigley Field

@GordetteGal 11 ай бұрын

I can't get enough of this song! Driving home from the hospital to find out my cancer is in remission and heard it! Howled it so loud and lovely 🩷

@briannawilliams97 3 ай бұрын

Congratulations. I hope you stay healthy

@motorwolfe 5 ай бұрын

sometimes I fear what the future may hold, but you might be one of our best defenses.

@gwokstar Жыл бұрын

There's something so satisfying about the view of the mug and record with the words "Expert in a Dying Field" exactly as the tune reaches that point in the lyrics.

@truwth 2 жыл бұрын

Love the way their song lyrics are always cleverly saying something simple. Fits the music like a glove.

@neoniastarz 2 жыл бұрын

its like listening to a friend telling you about their day. so intimate and conversational. best song about ai takin our jobs ive ever heard.

@tortfeasor99 Жыл бұрын

"I can close the door on us, but the room still exists" is a great line.

@dakineprotoss Жыл бұрын

@@neoniastarz its not really about ai taking our jobs

@neoniastarz Жыл бұрын

@@dakineprotoss it was a joke … ai will take all our jobs and relationships tho :(

@violao206 5 ай бұрын

The notepad that reminds us "Love is learned over time" at minute 2:43. Brilliant!

@abellopez. 4 ай бұрын

There's a lot of Easter eggs lyrically and hidden in the video. The guys shirt, for one.

@violao206 3 ай бұрын

@@abellopez. I geeked out on an hour-long video where the guitarist leads us through their rehearsal/recording studio where they grind out the sausage, and he mentioned some amp guru that keeps all their amps and gear in good nick. I have to believe it is the very dude in this video. That tech guy is a doppelganger for my 2nd quarter college electrical engineering professor Mr. Greyill(sp?). They called him "the holy grail" because he had a rep for separating the wheat from the chaff. He had a heavy rep, but I did not find him too tough because I already had 2 years of electronics in high school, but man, there was about a 50% attrition rate in that class. I guess he lived up to his reputation. The chap in the video so reminds me of him.

@matthewpolk1275 2 жыл бұрын

Yes. The lyrics are beautiful and the vocal interplay amongst the band members is somehow simultaneously soothing and exciting - but the warm, fuzzy guitar intro also satisfies an internal need that I didn’t know I even had.

@raysteam1 8 ай бұрын

As a self-professed expert in a field long past dead, I respect this.

@Blukems Жыл бұрын

At the beginning of my last relationship I remember listening to "Future me Hates me" right after it came out, hopelessly in love, teary eyed, and strapped in for the ride. This single came out right at the very end of our relationship, and it hit me like a ton of bricks. I hope The Beths never stop making music... I hope.

@starsigngd 2 жыл бұрын

this comes out at 4:30 AM for me but i guarantee i'll be there

@starsigngd 2 жыл бұрын

yeah it was good

@jon.bo_ 2 жыл бұрын

@@starsigngd hell yeah it was

@magnificloud 2 жыл бұрын

SAMEE

@joshburton6471 9 ай бұрын

I've heard this song countless times since it's release but it doesn't matter - the final "love is learned over time" still gives me shivers. One of the greatest of all time.

@wanderfunk 10 ай бұрын

The easy switch between pitch and falsetto is everything.

@Philantrophist94 2 жыл бұрын

This song is by far the best thing youtube has ever recommended to me. Listened to it at least 50 times in the past week, feels like the algorithm knew exactly what i needed. So glad i found this band :)

@marshall3759 2 жыл бұрын

Chills, I feel this so hard

@julesl6910 Жыл бұрын

Hi it's KZfaq, recommend you to reorder your time release pants shitting medicine

@AAjax Жыл бұрын

Same. One random recommend later, and I now have a new favourite band.

@BVK_LastPlace Жыл бұрын

Painfully so

@TurnOneWin Жыл бұрын

Also discovered The Beths via the algorithm this week. Have been listening non-stop! (Commenting especially so more people get the recommendation)

@Larry...W 2 жыл бұрын

Finally got to see them live this year after waiting for 2 years. They were so fantastic. Thanks to the Beths for brightening up my day.❤️🥁🎸🎤🎶✌️

@Namlessnomad 2 жыл бұрын

Damn, never wanted to be the drummer this bad before! Keep it up y'all! - Also I love the metaphor of every person being a field of study unto themselves. It really hits home that when you leave a long running relationship you don't just let go of a connection, but all the ends and outs that no one else really cares about anymore. Its an apt metaphor. Like, you've spent all this time becoming deeply acquaintedprofessor There will be undergrads who weep to this, well-done!

@timofyraskolnikov7070 2 жыл бұрын

I love this metaphor too. Coming out of a long relationship, this song perfectly captures my feelings. (Also, glad somebody realizes it’s not about librarians are vcr repair lol)

@miguelrodriguez-pineroriva6713 2 жыл бұрын

aw man i though this song was about pocket watch makers and shit like that :(

@julesl6910 Жыл бұрын

Dude right on, finally someone realizes that this drummer is this bad, sucks ass

@laravelisbullschitt3281 Жыл бұрын

When did you realise you were a gay virgin?

@BeyondSleepy Жыл бұрын

@@miguelrodriguez-pineroriva6713 it’s about both, the metaphor goes both ways (there’s obviously love/passion involved in academia/technology too)

@tommylucatiel7911 Жыл бұрын

I discover this band AND they are playing with the national, in my town. Omg. The tickets are $120 for general standing though, lol. What an emotional rollercoaster.

@russellelliott9772 11 ай бұрын

Do it do it do it do it

@citypopcorner5675 2 жыл бұрын

Quality song, yet to hear a bad thing from this band!

@dd.rhythm 6 ай бұрын

I can feel the love and admiration for "Dad" in this video. Beautiful song and beautiful video. Well done!

@stevenbailey3430 Жыл бұрын

I had no idea this was a love song before I read the comments. I thought falling in love and then losing it was a metaphor for what happens to specialists as we grow older. Many of us - the skills and experiences that define us - become obsolete to everyone but us.

@horstwollaeger3852 Жыл бұрын

I am a mostly-a-little-bit-sad indie-fan from cologne. This song is full of heart. I clap hands in my living room.

@frickermints 2 жыл бұрын

Wow!!!! This is the reason I can't stand when people say they don't like music nowadays. Here is a prime counter example!

@happycamper5012 2 жыл бұрын

it's the little touches I love.. The album title is "Expert in a Dying Field" (btw, TANZA was a NZ record label from '49-'56), the line at the bottom of Larry's t-shirt , "Maybe in other Realities"

@qstionblomens6138 Жыл бұрын

I know the intention is talking about a slowly failing relationship, but I keep thinking of it as a imperfect recovery from some trauma. It’s from something real, something you can’t erase, but “you can’t stop, you can’t rewind, love is learned over time”. It’s there, it’s yours, but eventually it’s a dying field

@mattdonnelly1972 Жыл бұрын

I can't believe how fantastic this song is. I've listened to it over a dozen times...and counting. The Beths are best thing to come out of New Zealand since kiwifruit and Lord Of The Rings movies.

@NewAlternative40Chart 2 жыл бұрын

"Expert In A Dying Field" debuted at #14 on the New Alternative 40 Chart this week!

@julesl6910 Жыл бұрын

Imagine Alternative used to mean New, now there's a New Alternative. Then there will be an Alternative New who fucking cares

@adawofford2732 2 жыл бұрын

Absolute killer pop song. Hits every single mark, maybe even some I didn't know existed. Bravo! Brava! Tres bien!

@julesl6910 Жыл бұрын

I know I'm dead after hearing this drivel

@XxYwise 2 жыл бұрын

Literally found this minutes before boarding a plane to take me 900 miles from the person who destroyed what ten years built, to basically get an Eternal Sunshine treatment on what's left of my mind. About to switch to airplane mode, but downloaded the song and will be listening for the duration of the flight, I imagine... Thank you algorithm, and thank you Beths!

@NothingYouHaventReadBefore 2 жыл бұрын

That's incredibly painful. How is it going?

@XxYwise 2 жыл бұрын

@@NothingYouHaventReadBefore Thanks for your concern! This song helps every day, usually multiple times a day, lol. Being somewhere different helps with the problem mentioned in the third verse... overall, however, the room still exists.

@NothingYouHaventReadBefore 2 жыл бұрын

@@XxYwise I'm sorry, I can't even imagine that. I hope you know that the room will always be there, but you can close the door. Give yourself space and time ❤

@XxYwise Жыл бұрын

Thank you... so much. Been listening to this one ever since it happened, btw: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z9uBec9_xpeom2Q.html

@LarryKillip 11 ай бұрын

Yes! One Million!!

@birdsong2552 2 жыл бұрын

This must be the first time an amp tech features in a music video, thanks for that ;-).

@henrietta12345 Жыл бұрын

"I can close the door on us But the room still exists And I know you’re in it" Sand in the eye, every time.

@stephenbranch3085 4 ай бұрын

Jaunty. Literate. Wry. The Beths offer up a power pop song that reminds us of music’s never ending ability to startle and inspire.

@MarkMattingly Жыл бұрын

My 4 year-old daughter walked in and said "This is one of my favorite songs. Do you know why? Because the girl singing is so pretty."

@xhappybunnyx Жыл бұрын

i'm loving the look of everyone in this band

@jamisonniezurawski7092 2 жыл бұрын

There is something very special about this song and the video is just as intriguing. Nostalgic, tender, humble and beautiful. Great work kids. I can't stop watching and even though I'm not a sharer I will share this.

@julesl6910 Жыл бұрын

I think this song is special too, especially how intriguingly nostalgic I get when I think of the moment right before I heard it and my ears took a dump into my balls

@jamisonniezurawski7092 Жыл бұрын

@@trefwoordpunk2225are you into punk rock? Do you dress like you don't care what you look like but you really want people to see the patches on your crusty jacket? Do you look like so many other punk rock kids? Do you think knowing bands like crass, fleas and lice and maybe even Doom, spazz and melt banana make you unique? Punk rock attire looks like every other crusty punk rock uniform. Its like the guys who wear pantagonia shirts or Brooks brothers. It's pride masked as rebellion. In case you have not heard, music is subjective. What is more sheeple than wearing the same clothes and only liking something based on a style that's known for its infancy?

@uncertaintyprincipal1751 Жыл бұрын

In my perfect world a song like this would be a runaway #1 smash hit. So much better than 98% of what's on the radio.

@craniifer Жыл бұрын

Not only an amazing song, but a testament to music videos not being a dying field themselves.

@corvinc888 11 ай бұрын

One million views, and just in time for the anniversary of the album release! Go on, Beths!

@adamprestin28 2 жыл бұрын

Larry seems to be living his best life. Everyone go give his videos some views! He also masters all of the Beths' albums!

@ericlayton8888 2 жыл бұрын

What's his channel called?

@adamprestin28 2 жыл бұрын

@@ericlayton8888 kzfaq.info

@LarryKillip 2 жыл бұрын

@@ericlayton8888 kzfaq.info

@lincolnstern1 Жыл бұрын

I bought the album on the strength of this song and I ended up buying all the back catalogue,best new music I've heard in years

@rosaeusithilelen Жыл бұрын

I hear a lot of Imogen Heap in this. Its like if Imogen went full indie rock. Some of her songs beg to sound like this. I dont know how i havent heart of this band before. Thank you "The Beths". Instant new favourite band.

@JGlassy Жыл бұрын

Love the lead singers voice, such timbre and quality! And the drink server guy!!

@0220kazuhiro 2 жыл бұрын

ノイジーなサウンドと綺麗なメロディの組み合わせ最高。

@gabeuscorpus 10 ай бұрын

This song has lived in my head for two months now, and it's helped made it a better place. Thank you.

@inakoto Жыл бұрын

OMG IT'S THE SAME GARAGE AS IT WAS IN WHATEVER HOLYYYYYY NOW THAT'S SOME CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

@abellopez. 5 ай бұрын

I feel like a big baby, this song is tearing my heart out in a good way, all day :_ /

@abellopez. 5 ай бұрын

I'm always looking for refreshing music new bands. Who else should I look at?

@beaudure01 Жыл бұрын

This song has grown on me like … like … well, I’m sure she’d come up with the best metaphor. It’s a lot, would be my point.

@emmahird2795 Жыл бұрын

I love the metaphor of this song. Expert in the dying field of loving a person.

@Jamthecoolerator Жыл бұрын

This is the best song Elizabeth Stokes has written up to this point in her career.

@chrisstoh2975 3 ай бұрын

The old dude reminds me so much of my dad it's insane, I miss him 💙

@HarryLawlor Жыл бұрын

Everything about this is perfect. The Beths just keep getting better and better.

@herrmandelkow8407 10 ай бұрын

Just can't get this song out of my head. Thank you! Bye from northern Germany.

@abrandonmaxwell 3 ай бұрын

When I first read the title of this song, I read it as "An expert dying in a field". The cover art didn't help in my misunderstanding. After listening to this song on repeat and shedding some tears about it, it's interesting how deeply this affects me.

@moonbyrocket Жыл бұрын

I love that they play that final chord 5 times instead of the traditional 3. Because this song is that damn good.

@dragondix 2 жыл бұрын

I think about this a lot. You’ve captured the bittersweet / wistful vibe perfectly.

@dljennings Жыл бұрын

My heart knew to cry before my brain did. Brilliant lyrics.

@thecoda506 Жыл бұрын

Look at this guy tinkering with his gadgets and gizmos like some sort of an expert in a dying field.

@ForTheCurie 5 ай бұрын

For all the experts in dying fields, renaissances happen. Keep loving your niche expertises for as long as it makes you happy.

@michaelvincentgaddi8743 2 жыл бұрын

I love how The Beths, through their lovingly crafted songs, understand our souls so very well. "Can we erase our history? Is it as easy as this? Plausible deniability, I swear I've never heard of it."

@jorgelab453 Жыл бұрын

What A SONG! Crunchy guitars with sweet and great melodies, cannot love it more

@brunohiss 3 ай бұрын

Great song, great band! Cheers from Brazil! Love is learned (cultivated) over time.

@ec8107 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, I just crawled out from under a rock and discovered this yesterday. I listened to the whole catalog. 🤯 The melodies, harmonies and songwriting. Absolutely incredible.