Expert in a Dying Field

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Expert in a Dying Field
The Beths - Expert in a Dying Field.jpg
Studio album by
the Beths
Released16 September 2022 (2022-09-16)
Recorded2021–February 2022 [1]
Length44:59
Label Carpark
The Beths chronology
Jump Rope Gazers
(2020)		Expert in a Dying Field
(2022)		Straight Line Was a Lie
(2025)

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]

Contents

A deluxe edition was released in 2023, featuring 3 demos, 2 acoustic versions, and 2 previously stand-alone singles. [3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.9/10 [4]
Metacritic 83/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Daily Telegraph Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Exclaim! 8/10 [8]
The Line of Best Fit 8/10 [9]
Loud and Quiet 7/10 [10]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Pitchfork 8/10 [13]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [15]

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. [5]

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." [16] 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." [17] Poetic Justice Magazine concluded that Expert in a Dying Field is "an impressive and engaging record". [18]

Year-end lists
PublicationListRankRef
BrooklynVegan Indie Basement: Top 40 Albums of 202214 [19]
BrooklynVegan Top 50 Albums of 202229 [20]
The Forty-FiveThe Best Albums of 202223 [21]
ImposeThe Top 50 Albums of 2022Unranked [22]
Magnet Top 25 Albums of 202212 [23]
ourculture The 50 Best Albums of 202224 [24]
Paste The Best Albums of 202214 [25]
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 202247 [26]
Pitchfork The 38 Best Rock Albums of 2022Unranked [27]
PopMatters The 25 Best Indie Rock Albums of 202210 [28]
The Ringer The 33 Best Albums of 202213 [29]
Rolling Stone The 100 Best Albums of 202267 [30]
Slant The 50 Best Albums of 202222 [31]
Stereogum The 50 Best Albums 20227 [32]

Track listing

Expert in a Dying Field track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Expert in a Dying Field"4:11
2."Knees Deep"3:39
3."Silence Is Golden"2:56
4."Your Side"4:41
5."I Want to Listen"2:12
6."Head in the Clouds"4:01
7."Best Left"3:58
8."Change in the Weather"3:42
9."When You Know You Know"4:08
10."A Passing Rain"3:15
11."I Told You That I Was Afraid"3:21
12."2am"4:49
Total length:44:59
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."I Told You I was Afraid" (acoustic)3:11
14."When You Know You Know" (acoustic)4:03
15."A Real Thing"3:34
16."Watching the Credits"3:15
17."Keep the Distance" (demo)4:08
18."Expert in a Dying Field" (demo)4:09
19."I Want to Listen" (demo)2:59
20."2am" (demo)3:41

Charts

References

  1. ↑ "The Beths – Expert in a Dying Field". Bandcamp . Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "Day 11: Chicago". Breakfast and Travel Updates. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  3. ↑ Migration, W. P. (15 September 2023). "The Beths Release Deluxe Version Of 'Expert In A Dying Field'". Muzic.NZ. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Expert in a Dying Field by the Beths (reviews)". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Expert in a Dying Field by the Beths Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  6. ↑ Donelson, Marcy. Review of Expert in a Dying Field at AllMusic. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  7. ↑ Ferla, Lisa-Marie (16 September 2022). "The Beths – Expert in a Dying Field". The Daily Telegraph . Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  8. ↑ Gormely, Ian (13 September 2022). "The Beths Continue Their Humble Quest on Whip-Smart Expert in a Dying Field". Exclaim! . Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  9. ↑ Heavisides, Simon (14 September 2022). "The Beths – Expert in a Dying Field". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  10. ↑ Lynch, Ben (12 September 2022). "The Beths – Expert in a Dying Field". Loud and Quiet . Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  11. ↑ McNair, James (October 2022). "The Beths – Expert in a Dying Field". Mojo . p. 89. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  12. ↑ Williams, Jenessa (13 September 2022). "The Beths – Expert In A Dying Field review: New Zealand indie-rockers push the envelope". NME . Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  13. ↑ Snapes, Laura (16 September 2022). "The Beths – Expert in a Dying Field". Pitchfork . Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  14. ↑ Drever, Ryan (12 September 2022). "The Beths – Expert in a Dying Field". The Skinny . Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  15. ↑ Winograd, Jeremy (12 September 2022). "The Beths Expert in a Dying Field Review: Masters at the Top of Their Craft". Slant . Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  16. ↑ Jonathan, Wright (14 September 2022). "The Beths – Expert in a Dying Field". God Is in the TV . Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  17. ↑ Snapes, Laura (16 September 2022). "The Beths: Expert in a Dying Field Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  18. ↑ "poeticjusticemagazine.com/2022/09/15/the-beths-expert-in-a-dying-field/". Poetic Justice Magazine. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  19. ↑ Pearis, Bill (22 December 2022). "Indie Basement: Top 40 Albums of 2022". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  20. ↑ Authors, BrooklynVegan StaffBrooklynVegan StaffContributing; SacherAm, rew; Pearis, a HatfieldAmy GeigerBill (14 December 2022). "BrooklynVegan's Top 50 Albums of 2022". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  21. ↑ Gunn, Charlotte (1 December 2022). "Albums of the year 2022". The Forty-Five. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  22. ↑ "The Top 50 Albums of 2022 – Impose Magazine". 6 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  23. ↑ Staff, MAGNET (13 December 2022). "MAGNET's Top 25 Albums Of 2022". Magnet Magazine. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  24. ↑ Culture, Our (7 December 2022). "The 50 Best Albums of 2022". Our Culture. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  25. ↑ Paste Staff (21 November 2022). "The 50 Best Albums of 2022". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  26. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2022". Pitchfork. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  27. ↑ "The 38 Best Rock Albums of 2022". Pitchfork. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  28. ↑ "The 25 Best Indie Rock Albums of 2022, Page 2". PopMatters. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  29. ↑ Staff, The Ringer (6 December 2022). "The 33 Best Albums of 2022". The Ringer. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  30. ↑ "The 100 Best Albums of 2022". Rolling Stone. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  31. ↑ Slant Staff (7 December 2022). "The 50 Best Albums of 2022". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  32. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums Of 2022". Stereogum. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  33. ↑ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 26 September 2022". The ARIA Report. No. 1699. Australian Recording Industry Association. 26 September 2022. p. 6.
  34. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart (25 September to 1 October 2022)" . Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  35. ↑ "Official Top 20 NZ Albums: End of Year Charts 2022". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 21 December 2022.
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