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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Beach Fossils

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| background = group_or_band

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| origin = New York City, New York, USA

| genre = Indie Rock, dream pop, surf pop, new wave, lo-fi

| years_active = 2009-present

| Labels = Captured Tracks

| associated_acts = Heavenly Beat, DIIV

| website = [http://www.facebook.com/beachfossils Beach Fossils Facebook page]

| current_members = Dustin Payseur
Tommy Davidson
Jack Doyle Smith
Thomas Gardner

| past_members = John Peña, Zachary Cole Smith, Tommy Lucas, Christopher Burke

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Beach Fossils is an American Indie Rock band from Brooklyn, New York City.

History

Formed in 2009, Beach Fossils started as Dustin Payseur's solo recording project. Payseur recorded the band's self-titled album on his own, playing all instruments. In late 2009 the album gained popularity through music blog reviews and local Brooklyn-based shows. After signing to Captured Tracks the Beach Fossils became a full band, touring the United States endlessly with a scattered line-up that included 12 different drummers and 3 guitarists. In March 2011, Payseur teamed up with bassist John Peña to record their EP, "What a Pleasure" which met favorable reviews. Shortly after the release, the band launched another tour, this time covering the United States and parts of Europe. On July 23, 2012 the Beach Fossils issued a statement via Facebook that bassist John Peña would no longer be playing with the band choosing instead to pursue his own band Heavenly Beat full time.

Their second LP, titled Clash The Truth, was released February 19, 2013, on Captured Tracks. Blonde Redhead’s Kazu Makino appears on the album's forthcoming track, "In Vertigo". To accompany the announcement of the album's release date, Beach Fossils released "Careless", the second single from the record, on December 4, 2012.

Discography

=Studio Albums=

  • Beach Fossils (2010, Captured Tracks label)
  • Clash The Truth (2013, Captured Tracks label)

=== EPs===

  • What a Pleasure EP (2011, Captured Tracks label)

=Other Releases=

  • Daydream 7" (Captured Tracks label)
  • Plastic Flowers (2011, on Record Store Day, The Wake cover on "Gruesome Flowers: A Tribute to the Wake", Captured Tracks label)
  • "Face It"/"Distance" (2011, Captured Tracks label)
  • "Shallow"/"Lessons" 7" (2012, Captured Tracks label)
  • "Careless" Single (2012, Captured Tracks label)

References

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;Further Reading

  • [http://pitchfork.com/artists/27968-beach-fossils/ Beach Fossils - Albums, Songs, and News]

External links

  • {{facebook|beachfossils}}
  • [http://www.last.fm/music/Beach+Fossils Beach Fossils music, videos, stats, and photos]
  • [http://netecouchespastroptard.tumblr.com/tagged/WHAT_A_PLEASURE What A Pleasure End Review]
  • {{Cite web|url=http://capturedtracks.com/artists/beachfossils/ |title=Beach Fossils|website=Captured Tracks}}