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The Beths in a promotional band photograph by Frances Carter.

Current conditions

#102 The Beths

Undercard • 10°TEMPERATURE

The Beths grade out well because of active cycle, shaky genre fit, agency relationship. There are no major penalty conditions dragging the profile down at the moment.

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Genre Fit

3/3

Agency

TBA Agency

Last Shaky

Never

Festival Fronts

0

Booking outlook

One of the strongest current indie-rock bands; fresh album and heavy 2026 Southeast routing.

Artist Bio

The Beths is an indie artist from Auckland, New Zealand, formed in 2014. The project’s recorded work is commonly associated with indie. Its catalog has been associated with Carpark Records. The available discography runs from Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (live at Leigh Sawmill) (2017) to Straight Line Was a Lie (2025). Its profile belongs in the Shaky Forecast library as part of the wider map of artists under current and historical consideration.

Credit: Frances Carter

Signal report

Why This Forecast Works

One of the strongest current indie-rock bands; fresh album and heavy 2026 Southeast routing.

  • Current 2026 indie/alternative discovery candidate. Unknown fields intentionally remain unresolved rather than guessed.
  • Discovery Wave 01 research cutoff: 2026-09-22.
  • Atlanta/Southeast timing: Georgia Theatre, Athens Sep. 28, 2026; Knoxville Sep. 29; Columbia SC Sep. 30.
  • Batch 26 reviewed update: Straight Line Was A Lie remains the current album; the official site lists extensive September–October 2026 touring including U.S. dates.
  • Research Batch 13 (COMPLETE): Both gaps resolved; existing Frances Carter image credit remains valid.
  • Research Batch 13: listed research gaps resolved.

Forecast factors

Pressure Breakdown

This is the weighted case behind the ranking. It explains where the Forecast Index comes from without pretending the number is a literal probability.

  • Agency relationship+2

    TBA Agency has a meaningful recent Shaky/C3 footprint.

  • Active Cycle+3

    Correlated activity evidence is bundled with diminishing returns: release (3).

  • Shaky genre fit+3

    One of the strongest current indie-rock bands; fresh album and heavy 2026 Southeast routing.

  • Fresh booking opportunity+2

    Never playing Shaky keeps the booking fresh without losing genre fit.

Forecast Index: 10

Routing map

Festival Fronts

  • No festival fronts are currently on the desk.

Release climate

Music Weather

Album

Straight Line Was A Lie

Status

2026 Album

Release

Straight Line Was A Lie

2027 Touring

No confirmed 2027 North American tour is currently on the desk

The Beths’ official site confirms Straight Line Was A Lie as the current album cycle.

Forecast Impact

+0 release-climate points

This profile does not currently receive any verified release-climate points.

The Beths official site
  • North American Tour (2026)Confirmed

    Official site lists extensive September–October 2026 touring including U.S. dates; no 2027 route is inferred.

Historical conditions

Shaky History

Never playedShaky Knees

Receipts

Sources

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