Expert in a Dying Field

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Expert in a Dying Field
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Studio album by
the Beths
Released16 September 2022 (2022-09-16)
Recorded2021–February 2022[1]
Length44:59
LabelCarpark
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]

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

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.9/10[4]
Metacritic83/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[6]
The Daily TelegraphStarStarStarStar[7]
Exclaim!8/10[8]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[9]
Loud and Quiet7/10[10]
MojoStarStarStarStar[11]
NMEStarStarStarStar[12]
Pitchfork8/10[13]
The SkinnyStarStarStar[14]
Slant MagazineStarStarStarStarHalf star[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
Publication List Rank Ref
BrooklynVegan Indie Basement: Top 40 Albums of 2022 14 [19]
BrooklynVegan Top 50 Albums of 2022 29 [20]
The Forty-Five The Best Albums of 2022 23 [21]
Impose The Top 50 Albums of 2022 Unranked [22]
Magnet Top 25 Albums of 2022 12 [23]
ourculture The 50 Best Albums of 2022 24 [24]
Paste The Best Albums of 2022 14 [25]
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2022 47 [26]
Pitchfork The 38 Best Rock Albums of 2022 Unranked [27]
PopMatters The 25 Best Indie Rock Albums of 2022 10 [28]
The Ringer The 33 Best Albums of 2022 13 [29]
Rolling Stone The 100 Best Albums of 2022 67 [30]
Slant The 50 Best Albums of 2022 22 [31]
Stereogum The 50 Best Albums 2022 7 [32]

Track listing

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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

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References

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