Beach Fossils have delivered an album of shimmering guitars and an ebulliently bouncy rhythm that is simply a beautiful listen.
Clash The Truth isn't so much a departure from Beach Fossils' playful innocence as a more a mature statement of intent documenting Payseur's coming of age as both a musician and songwriter.
Clash The Truth marks a significant progression for Beach Fossils, one that will leave you excited about where they are heading next.
As strong and admirable the project of Clash the Truth might be, anyone who has seen Beach Fossils live will feel like the trailer gave away too much of the film.
'Clash The Truth' is an accomplished album that should see Beach Fossils leave behind lo-fi slacker pop's balmy evenings.
For all the successes and admirable attempts at becoming a document of Beach Fossils most impressive aspects, Clash The Truth never really fully ascends to the potential that previous efforts suggested.
With Clash the Truth, Beach Fossils are driving away from the blinding sunlight and toward a shadowed elsewhere.
Clash the Truth is tuneful and nuanced enough to warrant repeat listens even after other like-minded travelers are inevitably forgotten in favor of the next musical revival.
There's a lack of conviction on Clash the Truth that finds numerous ways to infiltrate otherwise fine songs
Modern Joy Division?
Beach Fossils decided to come up on Spotify randomly and I completely forgot that I was meaning to check out this album. Clash the Truth was the song that got me interested, cause I just really liked the vibe and the post punky dreamy sorta thing going on. Overall it’s a good one. That song is one of my favs cause it’s catchy as hell. Sleep Apnea is a song I completely forgot that I knew, and yea it’s great. Superrrrr pretty I love the vibe. Crashes Out ... read more
“Clash The Truth” shows clear improvement on the part of the band.
The riffs and baselines are far more lively, exploring a much wider range of textures and emotions.
“Sleep Apnea” is the album’s centerpiece. Pretty much every tiny detail of this song aches with longing.
The vocals have a feeling of wistfulness that really pulls at my heartstrings, and that guitar riff puts me in a trance.
This album sees the band also nailing the most important part of dream ... read more
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A Beach Fossils album with energy??? Who woulda thunk it? The energy was welcomed, by the way! I sincerely dug the more loose and garage-y sound in comparison to their other lo-fi efforts. Gives this one a sense of identity - Which was cool, since I thought that Beach Fossils were a group that just kinda stayed in their lane.
Definitely another album that warrants repeat listens. This one practically begs for it, as each track is really short. Makes for great listen throughs at a ... read more
1 | Clash the Truth 2:03 | 81 |
2 | Generational Synthetic 2:45 | 80 |
3 | Sleep Apnea 2:26 | 89 |
4 | Careless 3:03 | 83 |
5 | Modern Holiday 1:21 | 77 |
6 | Taking Off 3:09 | 89 |
7 | Shallow 3:17 | 83 |
8 | Burn You Down 2:57 | 79 |
9 | Birthday 2:52 | 84 |
10 | In Vertigo 3:20 feat. KAZU | 86 |
11 | Brighter 0:33 | 70 |
12 | Caustic Cross 2:41 | 77 |
13 | Ascension 1:30 | 74 |
14 | Crashed Out 3:24 | 83 |
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