Kings of dream pop debut! Captured Tracks has their sound on lock. Dreamy, hazy, shoegazey... whatever you want to call it, the label nails it left and right. Beach Fossils recalls the early years of The Cure / Factory Records with their jangly, chorus and reverb drenched guitar playing driving the tunes. Singer Dustin Payseur's vocals are often sweet sounding hidden behind lush atmospherics but don't let the description come off as some sort of knock off. Their choruses are catchy as hell and you can't help but sing along while dancing in your office chair. Recommended.

• Captured Tracks 2011

reviewed by Dreamcicle 12/2015