Beach Fossils is an American indie rock band formed in 2009 in Brooklyn, New York. They are currently signed to Bayonet Records, having previously been with indie label Captured Tracks. The group currently includes founder Dustin Payseur (vocals, guitar), Jack Doyle Smith (bass), Tommy Davidson (guitar), and Anton Hochheim (drums). They are known for their Lo-fi atmospheric sound, confessional and nostalgic lyrics and Payseur’s laid back vocal style. Payseur originally conceived the project in late 2008 when he moved to New York City after leaving school in his home state of North Carolina. To date they have released three studio albums, including their eponymous debut album (2010) – Clash the truth (2013) and Somersault (2017), and an EP titled What a pleasure (2011). Beach Fossils, along with fellow Captured Tracks label mates DIIV, Wild Nothing and Mac DeMarco* are considered forerunners in the lo-fi dream pop sound that grew out of the underground indie scene in the 2010s.
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Clash the Truth and Clash the Truth demos were released separately in 2013. This 2018 reissue packages them together.
Tracklisting:
| A1 | Clash The Truth |
| A2 | Generational Synthetic |
| A3 | Sleep Apnea |
| A4 | Careless |
| A5 | Modern Holiday |
| A6 | Taking Off |
| A7 | Shallow |
| B1 | Burn You Down |
| B2 | Birthday |
| B3 | In Vertigo |
| B4 | Brighter |
| B5 | Caustic Cross |
| B6 | Ascension |
| B7 | Crashed Out |
| Demos | |
| C1 | Clash The Truth (demo) |
| C2 | Generational Synthetic (demo) |
| C3 | Sleep Apnea (demo) |
| C4 | Burn You Down (demo) |
| D1 | Birthday (demo) |
| D2 | Caustic Cross (demo) |
| D3 | Vertigo (demo) |
