Things have been pretty quiet around here lately. I think everyone is headlong into their summers and with that our Web 2.0 is neglected (except here).
I wanted to quick comment on New York’s own latest lo-fi noise maker to rear his head above the din of the rest, Beach Fossils. See Real Estate or Desolation Wilderness for reference- a lot of reverb-soaked guitars and vocals and themes of lazy days, stoner nights and summer. It is no secret that I’m a fan of Real Estate and Beach Fossils continues where my love affair with them has left off- a perfect foray into your summer activities. Look at the song titles: “Vacation,” “Daydream” and “Lazy Day.” As if those aren’t telling enough.
On “Vacation,” Dustin Payseur’s vocals are tinged with a watery delay that justifies his name and his obsession with well, the beach. It must be hard for this young Brooklynite to satisfy his tropical urges. He’s got The Rockaways and not much else (I guess he could swim at Coney Island). Maybe that’s why he sings “I’m getting on that bus / got to get out of town” and then concludes “I might not come back home.” Sounds like the musings of a displaced and restless twenty-something.
Beach Fossils is sure to make a lot of waves this summer, at least amidst the concrete of New York. He recently played Todd P’s Unamplified Acoustic BBQ at Fort Tilden Beach with Ponytail, Phosphorescent, Real Estate and a slew of other bands and is set to play the Captured Tracks/Woodsist Festival in Bushwick over the Fourth of July weekend.
Here’s some other Beach Fossils press:
No Pain in Pop
The Fader
Chocolate Bobka
-Patrick
