Jump Rope Gazers

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Jump Rope Gazers
The Beths - Jump Rope Gazers cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released10 July 2020 (2020-07-10)
Length38:50
Label Carpark
The Beths chronology
Future Me Hates Me
(2018)
Jump Rope Gazers
(2020)
Expert in a Dying Field
(2022)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.7/10 [1]
Metacritic 79/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]
Clash 6/10 [5]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Exclaim! 8/10 [7]
The Line of Best Fit 8.5/10 [8]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Pitchfork 6.3/10 [10]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [12]

Jump Rope Gazers is the second studio album by New Zealand indie rock band the Beths. It was released on 10 July 2020 through Carpark Records.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."I'm Not Getting Excited"2:42
2."Dying to Believe"3:34
3."Jump Rope Gazers"5:12
4."Acrid"4:07
5."Do You Want Me Now"4:16
6."Out of Sight"3:40
7."Don't Go Away"4:11
8."Mars, the God of War"2:53
9."You Are a Beam of Light"3:51
10."Just Shy of Sure"4:24
Total length:38:50

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Jump Rope Gazers
Chart (2020)Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [13] 2

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