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.

Jump Rope Gazers
Studio album by
Released10 July 2020 (2020-07-10)
Length38:50
LabelCarpark
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]
Metacritic79/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
American Songwriter[4]
Clash6/10[5]
DIY[6]
Exclaim!8/10[7]
The Line of Best Fit8.5/10[8]
NME[9]
Pitchfork6.3/10[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
Slant Magazine[12]

Track listing

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ "Jump Rope Gazers by The Beths reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Jump Rope Gazers by The Beths Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  3. ^ Marcy, Donelson. "Jump Rope Gazers Review". Allmusic. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  4. ^ Beviglia, Jim (17 August 2020). "The Beths Slay Sophomore Effort, 'Jump Rope Gazers'". American Songwriter. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  5. ^ Watkins, Mike (13 July 2020). "The Beths – Jump Rope Gazers". Clash. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  6. ^ Tipple, Ben (9 July 2020). "The Beths - Jump Rope Gazers review". DIY. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  7. ^ Pearson, Luke (7 July 2020). "The Beths Are Ready for Big-Time Success on Jump Rope Gazers". Exclaim!. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  8. ^ Taylor, Chris (6 July 2020). "The Beths return with riotous hooks and pithy observations aplenty". The Line of Best Fit. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  9. ^ Taub, Matthew (10 July 2020). "The Beths – 'Jump Rope Gazers' review: Auckland four-piece fail to sustain early promise by going off-script for album two". NME. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  10. ^ Evans, Dayna (13 July 2020). "The Beths: Jump Rope Gazers Album Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  11. ^ Martoccio, Angie (13 July 2020). "The Beths' 'Jump Rope Gazers': Album Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  12. ^ Walsh, Jordan (3 July 2020). "The Beths 'Jump Rope Gazers' Review: The Album Cloaks Pain in Pop Hooks". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  13. ^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart (25 September to 1 October 2022)". Retrieved 22 October 2022.