Photo by Sinna Nasseri

Between exploring new facets within 2017′s Somersault and 2021′s piano ballad reimagination of older material, The Other Side of Life, it has felt like Beach Fossils have been trying to escape their former life over the past few years as one of Brooklyn indie’s pioneering forces behind what we now hear everywhere in guitar-driven dream-pop rock. Their efforts may have been successful, which makes “Don’t Fade Away”, the lead single from the band’s fourth proper full-length, Bunny, all the more rewarding as they resurface within the clouds full circle in a clearer hindsight without abandoning the lush for life of their past selves. Frontperson Dustin Payseur’s headspace certainly suggests an appreciation for holding time close and making moments seemingly insignificant into something worth capturing. “I can’t wait ’til I’m coming back / Out on tour, just finished this pack of cigarettes / And I don’t even smoke.” In finding their way back home, Beach Fossils hits different after a long journey to get there.

Directed by: Kevin Clark

Beach Fossils’ Bunny will be released June 2nd on Bayonet Records.