DeadSplinter Up! All Night: We Were Jump Rope Gazers

New Zealand indie pop band and one of my all-time favorites, The Beths released Jump Rope Gazers, the follow up to their 2018 debut Future Me Hates Me. The band is made up of lead vocalist and guitarist Elizabeth Stokes, guitarist Jonathan Pearce, bassist Benjamin Sinclair, and drummer Tristan Deck. The band is known for their use of four-part vocal harmony. I love their bright, poppy sound and their expressive and deeply sincere lyrics.

In an interview with Carolyn Droke from Uproxx’s Indie Mixtape, Stoke’s described the Jump Rope Gazers music video, “…as a total heart-breaker, huge feelings track, and it was clear from the first listen that Sports Team had to go bigger than ever to match the calibre. So, we shot a 5-minute sci-fi alien adventure romance.”

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21 Comments

  1. My favorite name in all of Ska music, Buster Bloodvessel and Bad Manners – Feel Like Jumping
     

    • well..shit…youve put me in the mood now


      guess ill be up late tonight

      • Love the Heptones!
         

        • aww man….aint nothing better than listening to this stuff doing fuck all and enjoying every minute of it
          ooo wait no…actually…all the above whilst on terrace watching people whilst enjoying a drink with an umbrella.
          that would be perfection

  2. we were jump rope gazers……good lord…how the fuck am i supposed to match something to that headline?
    they have a nice mellow sound tho
    eh…ill just pick one of my randos


    ooo also…saturday disco party!

    (i have a loose definition of disco today)

  3. Jack Ladder and The Dreamlanders – Feel Brand New
    “Another year up in smoke Moving on not losing hope You think we’d hang ourselves with this much rope But I, I feel brand new”

  4. check it out….i found god maaaaan


    anyhoo..im having the wierdest manic high right now….sorry bout that
    tomorrow ill probably be on the other end of the spectrum…
    ugh…just end me please…yadieblabla *insert self pity* some shit like that….be warned :p
     

    • fwiw tho…..stoned jesus makes some damn fine music….its a shame they crucified the fucker really

  5. Not bragging, but I can roll with this theme and dance at the same time

    • “Bip, bomp, bam alakazam, but only if you’re grooving with the Double Dutch Man”

      • im a half dutch man…and i cant dance for shit
        dudes got some moves

  6. I’m late tonight, but if anyone is still around

    Jesse Winchester – The Skip Rope Song

     

     

    I first heard this done by the McGarrigle Sisters. Kate McGarrigle was the mother of Rufus and Martha Wainwright. Rufus’ new LP came out Friday, I’ve been listening to it today.

    My Little You

     

     

  7. No song to add, just wanted to say thanks for the Beths news. Agree they’re great.

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