Concert Review: Beach Fossils Ignite Somersaults In The House Of Vans Crowd
When I reviewed Beach Fossils’ Somersault, I spoke of how it was a “rebirth” for the band. Symbolically, it was as if someone had taken all the preservatives and carbonation out of their sonic water, in an attempt, to drink their music purely again. In some ways, I expected their concert to be one to grab a seat or find a wall to lean on, and just absorb their calmer sound. Although, it had such moments, frankly, the crowd was somersaulting the night away.
Seeing a crowd constantly jump like, golden fish in a creek, is always something to marvel.There we were, at House Of Vans, leaping, shaking, and quaking to an album that, on record, plays to the dreaminess of nostalgic thoughts. Yet, in concert, the interplays between their older tracks like, “Sleep Apnea” and “Shallow”, amongst my faves “Social Jetlag” and “Be Nothing” left the crowd having a surprisingly amped experience. There were moments in the night where lead singer, Dustin Payseur, could have tucked you in the safety of your bed with how gentile he sung, and then he would turn and literally light your bed on fire with notes and chords that awakened you. He is a fascinating front man who looks back on the crowd-surfing and moshing his vocals incur like a charmingly, chill madman. The Beach Fossils are a pack of dynamite musicians that know how to play up the crowd as if each of their tracks were another notch on the turn dial of raving. Honestly, by the time Beach Fossils entered, the crowd was lit with adrenaline that I did not expect Somersault to play to as invigoratingly. For an album that is so easy and effortless upon personal play, when in concert, it is a mass invitation to go hard.
It was intriguing to measure Beach Fossils’ growth as artists when comparing their older songs to newer ones. Their older tracks like, “Generational Synthetic” and “What A Pleasure” showed their quicker, surf-rock pace, with guitar melodies rolling and and curdling like a wave caving in on itself. Yet, their newer tracks felt more drawn and meticulous like, “Closer Everywhere” and “Tangerine”. If Beach Fossils earlier sound was wavy, then their new opuses are oceanic and a successful push to encompass more musical substance, both lyrically and instrumentally. The back and forth between old and new showed that they have sincerely matured as musicians and creatives eager to revive/ discover themselves. For More Information On Beach Fossils Click Here.
Beach Fossils – Down the Line (Official Video)
