Somersault

AlbumJun 02 / 201711 songs, 34m 59s96%
Indie Pop Dream Pop Indie Surf
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7.3 / 10

Somersault is a huge leap for Beach Fossils and includes some of Dustin Payseur’s most nuanced songs to date, with features from Slowdive’s Rachel Goswell and Cities Aviv.

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9 / 10

Beach Fossils seem to have shaken themselves loose from the shackles of their premature, indie dream-pop days, revealing a band in their prime.

7.8 / 10

It raises the bar from the band’s previous output.

On their 2013 album, Beach Fossils' main man Dustin Payseur successfully expanded his reverb-fed bedroom pop sound by including the contributions of his bandmate, guitarist Tommy Davidson, in the studio.

Taking its cues from grunge, 60s pop and country, Somersault is Beach Fossils' best album yet.

8 / 10

It's interesting what a change of scenery can do. Beach Fossils made their mark initially with Brooklyn-style lo-fi surf rock, complete with...

7.0 / 10

The third studio album from New York dreamy rockers Beach Fossils stops to a near-standstill half-way through its fifth track.

6.9 / 10

'Somersault' by Beach Fossils, album review by Eli Teed. The full-length comes out on June 2nd via Bayonet Records. Beach Fossils play 6/1 in New York City.