Expert in a Dying Field explained

Expert in a Dying Field
Type:studio
Artist:the Beths
Cover:The Beths - Expert in a Dying Field.jpg
Border:yes
Recorded:2021–February 2022[1]
Length:44:59
Label:Carpark
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Expert in a Dying Field is the third studio album by New Zealand indie rock band the Beths. It was released on 16 September 2022 by Carpark Records. The cover art features a haku (kingfish).[2]

Critical reception

Expert in a Dying Field received acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 83 based on 15 reviews.

Jonathan Wright with God Is in the TV states "It appears to be in the band's DNA that they can keep creating this brand of addictive indie pop songs that all feel like essential additions to their already strong back catalogue."[3] Laura Snapes, for Pitchfork, asserts that the album is "brimming with smart power-pop that brings to mind the casual virtuosity of '90s Aimee Mann and the bonhomie and euphoria of Superchunk and Fountains of Wayne."[4]

Year-end lists!Publication !List!Rank!Ref
BrooklynVeganIndie Basement: Top 40 Albums of 202214[5]
BrooklynVeganTop 50 Albums of 202229[6]
The Forty-FiveThe Best Albums of 202223[7]
ImposeThe Top 50 Albums of 2022Unranked[8]
MagnetTop 25 Albums of 202212[9]
ourcultureThe 50 Best Albums of 202224[10]
PasteThe Best Albums of 202214[11]
PitchforkThe 50 Best Albums of 202247[12]
PitchforkThe 38 Best Rock Albums of 2022Unranked[13]
PopMattersThe 25 Best Indie Rock Albums of 202210[14]
The RingerThe 33 Best Albums of 202213[15]
Rolling StoneThe 100 Best Albums of 202267[16]
SlantThe 50 Best Albums of 202222[17]
StereogumThe 50 Best Albums 20227[18]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[19] 80
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[20] 1

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Beths – Expert in a Dying Field . 23 October 2022 . Bandcamp.
  2. Web site: Day 11: Chicago . 2023-05-18 . Breakfast and Travel Updates . en-US.
  3. Web site: Wright . Jonathan . 2022-09-14 . The Beths - Expert In A Dying Field (Carpark) . 2023-10-09 . God Is In The TV . en-US.
  4. Web site: Snapes . Laura . 2022-09-16 . The Beths: Expert in a Dying Field Review . 2023-10-09 . Pitchfork . en-US.
  5. Web site: Pearis . Bill. Indie Basement: Top 40 Albums of 2022 . 2022-12-23 . BrooklynVegan . 22 December 2022 . en.
  6. Web site: Authors . BrooklynVegan StaffBrooklynVegan StaffContributing . SacherAm . rew . Pearis . a HatfieldAmy GeigerBill . BrooklynVegan's Top 50 Albums of 2022 . 2022-12-23 . BrooklynVegan . 14 December 2022 . en.
  7. Web site: Gunn . Charlotte . 2022-12-01 . Albums of the year 2022 . 2022-12-23 . The Forty-Five . en-GB.
  8. Web site: The Top 50 Albums of 2022 – Impose Magazine . 2022-12-23 . en-US.
  9. Web site: Staff . MAGNET . 2022-12-13 . MAGNET's Top 25 Albums Of 2022 . 2022-12-23 . Magnet Magazine . en-US.
  10. Web site: Culture . Our . 2022-12-07 . The 50 Best Albums of 2022 . 2022-12-23 . Our Culture . en-GB.
  11. Web site: Paste Staff . 2022-11-21 . The 50 Best Albums of 2022 . 2022-12-23 . pastemagazine.com . en.
  12. Web site: 2022-12-06 . The 50 Best Albums of 2022 . 2022-12-23 . Pitchfork . en-US.
  13. Web site: 2022-12-07 . The 38 Best Rock Albums of 2022 . 2022-12-23 . Pitchfork . en-US.
  14. Web site: 2022-12-02 . The 25 Best Indie Rock Albums of 2022, Page 2 . 2022-12-24 . PopMatters . en-US.
  15. Web site: Staff . The Ringer . 2022-12-06 . The 33 Best Albums of 2022 . 2022-12-23 . The Ringer . en.
  16. 2022-12-01 . The 100 Best Albums of 2022 . 2022-12-23 . Rolling Stone . en-US.
  17. Web site: Slant Staff . 2022-12-07 . The 50 Best Albums of 2022 . 2022-12-23 . Slant Magazine . en-US.
  18. Web site: 2022-12-06 . The 50 Best Albums Of 2022 . 2022-12-23 . Stereogum . en.
  19. 26 September 2022 . The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 26 September 2022 . The ARIA Report . . 1699 . 6.
  20. Web site: NZ Top 40 Albums Chart (25 September to 1 October 2022) . 22 October 2022.
  21. Web site: Official Top 20 NZ Albums: End of Year Charts 2022. Recorded Music NZ. 21 December 2022.

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