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Beach Fossils and Nation of Language Announce Joint U.S. Tour Dates

Bunny Out Now via Bayonet and Strange Disciple Out Now via [PIAS]

Jan 31, 2024

Dream-pop band Beach Fossils and synth-pop trio Nation of Language have announced some joint U.S. tour dates for this April. More

12 Best Songs of the Week: Decisive Pink, Christine and the Queens, Local Natives, and More

Plus Madeline Kenney, CJ’s Mirra Maze, Sparks, Youth Lagoon, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

May 12, 2023

Welcome to the 17th Songs of the Week of 2023. This week we had an obvious #1, a clear highlight to top the list. But there were plenty of other solid tracks too, including three from newly announced albums. More

Beach Fossils Share Video for New Song “Seconds”

Bunny Due Out June 2 via Bayonet

May 10, 2023

Dream-pop band Beach Fossils are releasing a new album, Bunny, on June 2 via Bayonet. Now they have shared another song from it, “Seconds,” via a music video. More

Apr 25, 2023

Dream-pop band Beach Fossils are releasing a new album, Bunny, on June 2 via Bayonet. Now they have shared another song from it, “Run to the Moon,” via a music video. The band’s frontman, Dustin Payseur, directed the video. More

Beach Fossils Share New Single “Down the Line (Piano)”

The Other Side of Life: Piano Ballads Due Out November 19 via Bayonet

Oct 20, 2021

Beach Fossils have shared a new piano version of their song “Down the Line,” taken from their 2017 album Somersault. It is to be featured on the band’s forthcoming album, The Other Side of Life: Piano Ballads, an album of jazz reimaginings of songs from across their catalogue. It will be out on November 19 via Bayonet. More

Beach Fossils Announce New Album, Share Video for Piano Version of 2017’s “This Year”

The Other Side of Life: Piano Ballads Due Out November 19 via Bayonet

Sep 22, 2021

Beach Fossils have announced a new album consisting entirely of jazz reimaginings of songs from across their catalogue. The album, titled The Other Side of Life: Piano Ballads, will be out on November 19 via Bayonet. They have shared a video for a piano version of “This Year,” taken from their 2017 album Somersault. More

May 26, 2020

New York-based band Beach Fossils have announced a 10th anniversary reissue of their 2010-released self-titled debut album and have shared a previously unreleased song from the reissue, “Time.” More

Oct 08, 2018

Brooklyn-based indie record label Captured Tracks is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year with a two-volume compilation featuring classic tracks, rarities, and unreleased tracks from Mac DeMarco, Wild Nothing (featuring Michelle Williams), The Soft Moon, and others. More

Feb 07, 2018

New York-based trio Beach Fossils released a great new album, Somersault, last year via Bayonet. Now they have shared a cover of “Agony,” a song by Swedish rapper Yung Lean (from his 2017 album Stranger). More

Watch: Beach Fossils - “Sugar” Video

Somersault Out Now via Bayonet

Jun 22, 2017

New York-based trio Beach Fossils released a great new album, Somersault, back at the beginning of the month via Bayonet. Now they have shared a video for “Sugar.” In it the band skateboard around their native New York. Justin Carlson shot, directed, and edited the video. More

Five Best Songs of the Week: Grizzly Bear, Beach Fossils, Broken Social Scene, and More

Plus Phoenix, Beach House, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks

May 19, 2017

It’s been a topsy-turvy week, with a new Trump scandal practically every day and tragic passing of Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell in his Detroit hotel room Wednesday night. To help us through it all was a plethora of exciting new tracks. More

May 17, 2017

New York-based trio Beach Fossils are releasing a new album, Somersault, on June 2 via Bayonet. Previously they had shared Somersault tracks “This Year,” “Saint Ivy,” and “Down the Line” (the latter two via videos). More

Beach Fossils Share a Video for New Song “Down the Line”

Somersault Due Out June 2 via Bayonet

May 01, 2017

New York-based trio Beach Fossils are releasing a new album, Somersault, on June 2 via Bayonet. Previously they had shared Somersault tracks “This Year” and “Saint Ivy” (the latter via a video). More

Beach Fossils Share New Song “Silver Tongue” for “Our First 100 Days” Anti-Donald Trump Project

"Our First 100 Days" Will Include a New Song Every Day for the First 100 Days of Donald Trump's Presidency

Apr 24, 2017

“Our First 100 Days” is an anti-President Donald Trump project. The good folks behind the “30 Days, 30 Songs” anti-Trump campaign during the election have teamed up with Secretly Group for “Our First 100 Days.” They plan to release a new song every day during the first 100 days of Trump’s presidency. More

Under the Radar Announces Spring 2017 Issue with Father John Misty on the Cover

Issue 60 Also Includes Interviews with alt-J, Grandaddy, Jarvis Cocker, Mount Eerie, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Perfume Genius, Slowdive, Little Dragon, London Grammar, Mew, Real Estate, Goldfrapp, The New Pornographers and Much More

Apr 07, 2017

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our Spring 2017 Issue, which is out now digitally via Under the Radar’s app and the magazine app Readly. The print version is about to ship out to subscribers and stores and will be on all newsstands soon (as well as available soon digitally via the magazine apps Zinio and Readly). More

Watch: Beach Fossils - “Saint Ivy” Video

Somersault Due Out June 2 via Bayonet

Apr 05, 2017

New York-based trio Beach Fossils are releasing a new album, Somersault, on June 2 via Bayonet. Previously they had shared the album’s lead single, “This Year.” Now they have offered up a video for another track from the album, “Saint Ivy.” More

Under the Radar’s November/December Issue, Featuring HAIM on the Cover, is on Newsstands Now

Also Features Interviews with Cut Copy, Cocteau Twins on Blue Bell Knoll, Cillian Murphy vs. Nils Frahm, Anna Calvi, Luke Temple, Willis Earl Beal, Glasser, Courtney Barnett, Midlake, Mac DeMarco vs. Beach Fossils, Dan Harmon, and more

Nov 19, 2013

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of the November/December 2013 issue, which is on newsstands now and will be out until late December/early January. It features HAIM on the cover as well as interviews with Cut Copy, Cocteau Twins on Blue Bell Knoll, Cillian Murphy vs. Nils Frahm, Anna Calvi, Luke Temple, Willis Earl Beal, Glasser, Yuck, Midlake, Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, Deltron 3030, Courtney Barnett, Mac DeMarco vs. Beach Fossils, Dan Harmon, and much more. More

Kurt Vile Announces More Fall Tour Dates

Wakin on a Pretty Daze out now

Jul 11, 2013

Kurt Vile has announced some fall tour dates supporting his recent album Wakin on a Pretty Daze. He will appear in cities across the USA and Canada before numerous European appearances in December. More

Captured Tracks Announces CT5 Festival, Celebrating the Label’s Fifth Anniversary

Featuring Performances by Wild Nothing, DIIV, Beach Fossils, and More

Jul 03, 2013

To commemorate its fifth anniversary Brooklyn-based record label Captured Tracks has announced the CT5 Festival. More

Jan 16, 2013

Providing plenty of their signature, reverb-laden guitar hooks, Beach Fossils have premiered a brand new song off their upcoming album Clash the Truth. More

Beach Fossils Announce New Album “Clash The Truth”

Out February 19 Via Captured Tracks

Dec 04, 2012

On February 19, Beach Fossils will release their sophomore album Clash the Truth via Captured Tracks. More



Interviews

Beach Fossils

Crashing the Party

May 31, 2017

For Dustin Payseur, the frontman of Beach Fossils, the making of a record is a singular obsession, akin to the sprawling, punctilious films of Stanley Kubrick, who notoriously labored after the excruciating minutiae of every single take. Payseur is similar in spirit to the legendary director. “I’m selfish when I make a record,” he admits. More

Mac DeMarco vs. Beach Fossils’ Dustin Payseur

Celebrating Five Years of Captured Tracks

Jan 13, 2014

The Brooklyn-based indie label Captured Tracks was founded in 2008 by Mike Sniper of Blank Dogs. Beginning with releases from Sniper’s band and the first ever EP from Dum Dum Girls, the label’s growth occurred organically. More


Reviews

Jun 27, 2017

The third studio album from New York dreamy rockers Beach Fossils stops to a near-standstill half-way through its fifth track, “Rise,” where Memphis rapper Cities Aviv leads a saxophone-induced slow dance. More