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“Expert in a Dying Field” by The Beths
From the album Expert in a Dying Field (2022)
“Expert in a Dying Field” by The Beths appears on 5 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 2022 and 2024. It was first released in 2022 on the album Expert in a Dying Field. Its best result is #4 on the WEQX Top 102.7 of 2022. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #53 alternative song of 2022 and #311 of the '20s.
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"Expert in a Dying Field" is the title track of the Beths' third album, out on Carpark Records in September 2022, and it's Elizabeth Stokes' song from the ground up: she wrote it, plays guitar, sings and picked up an additional production credit. Jonathan Pearce produced and engineered it, played guitar and keys, and mixed it with Bevan Smith, while Benjamin Sinclair on bass and Tristan Deck on drums round out a New Zealand indie rock band that arranged it together, all four of them singing.
The album around it drew wide acclaim, averaging 83 on Metacritic across 15 reviews, and Pitchfork's Laura Snapes heard smart power-pop in it with echoes of Aimee Mann, Superchunk and Fountains of Wayne.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 54 | Impact 89FM Lansing, MI | Impact 89FM Top 89 Songs of 2022 | 89 |
| 2022 | 4 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2022 | 103 |
| 2022 | 12 | WERS 88.9 Boston, MA | WERS Top 88 Songs of 2022 | 88 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 255 | KEXP | The Best Opening Tracks of All Time | 738 |
| 2024 | 553 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
Also listed as: Expert In A Dying Field.
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