Best of 2009 - Guest List - BEACH FOSSILS

As a precursor to our impending year-end list, we've asked some of our favorite artists to select their five favorite releases of 2009. Kicking off the series is Christopher Burke of Beach Fossils, an up and coming Brooklyn band who are recording their debut LP for release in 2010. Beach Fossils have two of the greatest tracks of the year. If you're unfamiliar, please do yourself a favor a stream the tracks "Vacation" and "Daydream" on myspace. Burke is also a member of Psychic and Kegs of Acid.

CHRISTOPHER BURKE (BEACH FOSSILS/PSYCHIC/KEGS OF ACID)

In no particular order:

PC Worship - NYC STONE AGE
Lo-fi weirdo friends of mine who make truly bizarre music. Designed to be challenging, absurd outsider shit that also has its moments.
Check out "So Denied" and MAYBE you'll get what I mean.

Woods - Songs of Shame
Really good songs, really cool people.

The Beets - Spit In The Face Of People Who Dont Want To Be Cool
Awesome ultra-short pop jams played on buzzy acoustic guitars by three shouting Queens natives. Cool with a good sense of humor.

Air Waves - EP
Five gems.

Rainbow Bridge - Big Wave Rider "7
This is only a single, but everything about it came together well. Executed by some Bay Area kids.

WHOO! There were also good releases by Prince Rama of Ahodhya, Gary War, Real Estate etc. etc.


Chocolate Bobka: Beach Fossils - 'Vacation' from Ray Concepcioñ on Vimeo.

BEACH FOSSILS

I really don't know much about Brooklyn's Beach Fossils except for a few small facts. The vocals sound like they were recorded underwater. The track "Vacation" is seriously easy to digest. They're fairly looped in to the whole North Brooklyn Todd P DIY scene, with a handful of NY dates coming up with all the "girls" bands - Vivian Girls, Dum Dum Girls, and Girls, as well as Woods, Real Estate and Thee Oh Sees.

Beach Fossils - Myspace

Jun 14 FREE ALL AGES Unamplified Acoustic BBQ 2009 @ Fort Tilden Beach
Jun 26 Monster Island Basement w/ Real Estate & Girls Brooklyn
Jun 27 Ugly Duckling Press Release Party w/ Reading Rainbow [@ TBA]
Jul 4 979 BROADWAY BACKYARD w/ Vivian Girls, Woods, Dum Dum Girls, Real Estate & More
Aug 13 Cake Shop w/ Blind Man’s Colour