New Zealand power pop band The Beths have returned with a new single, their first release since signing to Anti-. The sweet, midtempo "Metal" finds frontwoman Elizabeth Stokes dealing with themes of autonomy and insecurity.

She says of the single:

"In some ways ‘Metal’ is a song about being alive and existing in a human body. That is something I have been acutely aware of in the last few years, where I have been on what one might call a ‘health journey’. For parts of the last few years, I kind of felt like my body was a vehicle that had carried me pretty well thus far but was breaking down, something I had little to no control over. All of the steps in the Rube Goldberg machine of life are so unlikely, and yet here we are in it. I have a hunger and a curiosity for learning about the world around me, and for learning about myself. And despite all the ways that my body feels like a broken machine, I still marvel at the complexity of such a machine.”

Watch the video for "Metal" below:

Additionally, The Beths will be hitting the road this fall, with tour dates all across the world. See all dates below:

09/18 Dublin, IE @ Button Factory
09/20 Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
09/21 Glasgow, UK @ SWG3 TV Studio
09/22 Leeds, UK @ Project House
09/24 Bristol, UK @ O2 Academy
09/25 Birmingham, UK @ XOYO
09/26 London, UK @ Roundhouse
09/27 Brighton, UK @ CHALK
09/29 Tourcoing, FR @ Le Grand Mix
09/30 Paris, FR @ Le Trabendo
10/01 Brussels, BE @ Botanique
10/03 Cologne, DE @ Kantine
10/04 Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
10/05 Hamburg, DE @ Krust
10/07 Stockholm, SE @ Slaktkyrkan
10/08 Oslo, NO @ Parkteatret Scene
10/09 Copenhagen, DK @ Pumpehuset
10/11 Berlin, DE @ Lido
10/12 Munich, DE @ Strom
10/13 Zurich, CH @ Plaza
10/15 Barcelona, ES @ Razzmatazz 2
10/16 Madrid, ES @ Nazca
10/17 Lisbon, PT @ LAV
10/30 Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel *
10/31 Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse *
11/01 Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl *
11/03 Dallas, TX @ The Studio At The Bomb Factory *
11/04 Austin, TX @ Emo's *
11/06 Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren *
11/07 Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern * ^
11/08 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore *
11/12 Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades *
11/14 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom *
11/15 Seattle, WA @ The Moore Theatre *
11/16 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom *
11/18 Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall *
11/19 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre *
11/21 Kansas City, MO @ The Truman *
11/22 St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre *
11/23 Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed (Indoor) * +
11/25 Cleveland, OH @ Globe Iron *
11/26 Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian Theatre *
11/28 Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall *
11/29 Montreal, QC @ Beanfield Theatre *
12/02 Boston, MA @ Royale *
12/03 Providence, RI @ Fete Music Hall *
12/05 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount * #
12/06 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *
12/09 Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club *

* w/ Phoebe Rings
^ w/ Bret McKenzie
+ w/ Squirrel Flower
# w/ illuminati hotties

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