Beach Fossils - What A Pleasure EP

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A1 - Moments
A2 - What A Pleasure
A3 - Fall Right In
A4 - Out In The Way
B2 - Distance
B3 - Calyer
B4 - Adversity

4...according to our Clinton on Thu 10 Mar, 2011.

A lot has been made of Wild Nothing's ability to re-create the finest moments of 80's melancholic indie pop but from the sounds of this EP these guys take the biscuit (lollipop?). They have a clearer, less cluttered sound and the sparseness of the drum machine, melodic bass and dual jangling guitars are exquisite reminders of those particular days when The Field Mice were a two piece and The Apple Moths were Bradford's finest export since......um.....(Brian?). I'm also reminded of Another Sunny Day, and literally anything on the Corrupt Postman tape. At their best they add a hazy longing to the proceedings and overindulge on melancholy rather than tweeness. If you thought The Field Mice sold out when they recruited Harvey Williams, then maybe this EP is for you.

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"Following the critically acclaimed self-titled debut, Beach Fossils returns with the beautifully crafted EP, "What a Pleasure". In this brilliant new release Dustin Payseur shares songwriting duties with bassist John Peña which makes for their most dynamic songs yet. Also, on the "Out in the Way" Payseur teams up with the talented Jack Tatum of Wild Nothing for a song that reveals both artists' visions in a way that the world has yet to hear. "What a Pleasure" is full of clean, simple guitar lines that build up to melancholic endings. The mature sound and cleaner production value on "What a Pleasure" presents glimpses of where Beach Fossils have been and where they aim to go."

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