Beach Fossils have released “Dare Me,” the new single/video from their forthcoming album, Bunny, available June 2nd via Bayonet Records. The track Follows lead single “Don’t Fade Away.” “Went to a party // Had to break up the fight // Then we took off // ‘Cause it fucked up our night,” frontman Dustin Payseur sings in an ever-cool intonation. The accompanying music video, directed by Kevin Clark, fittingly depicts a raucous late-night house party. Beach Fossils will DJ at Home Sweet Home in New York City this Thursday, April 6th, at 10:00PM with The Dare to celebrate the release of “Dare Me.” Admission is free. Beach Fossils will tour Australia with Modest Mouse, Slowdive, and others next month before returning to the states for their first U.S. show of 2023.

“”Dare Me” is a song about conflict, friendship and the intoxication of new love,” says Payseur. “Willing to let yourself be stupid, vulnerable, pissed off and forgiving.”

Bunny follows Beach Fossils’ What a Pleasure EP (2011), the gritty, post-punk inspired tracks from Clash the Truth (2013), and the lush arrangements of Somersault (2017). Payseur remarks that in creating this album, a bigger emphasis was made for stronger attunement to pop structure: “This is the first record where I’ve consciously thought about writing a chorus.” Throughout, he’s joined by core band members Tommy Davidson (guitar), Jack Doyle Smith (bass), and Anton Hochheim (drums).

Bunny represents strength through vulnerability. From poignant words about a family member’s cancer battle and the joy of being a father, to small, but meaningful moments with friends, Bunny is the band’s most vivid, grounded and personal work to date. The songs reflect on depression, love, adventure, loss, mistakes, New York City, friendships coming and going — a mélange of granular pieces in the process of continuing to find yourself. Payseur’s collage-like lyrics communicate through tone and mood as much as narrative; New York poets like Frank O’Hara, Ted Berrigan, and Anne Waldman were on his desk, as was the Tao Te Ching.

Beach Fossils 2023 Tour Dates:

Sat. April 22 – Melbourne, AUS @ Sidney Myer Music Bowl ^
Sun. April 23 – Melbourne, AUS @ Corner Hotel
Mon. April 24 – Torrensville, AUS @ Thebarton Theatre #
Wed. April 26 – Sydney, AUS @ Oxford Art Factory
Sat. April 29 – Moore Park, AUS @ Hordern Pavillion ^
Sun. April 30 – Brisbane, AUS @ Riverstage ^
Sat. June 24 – Asheville, NC @ Burial Beer’s Forestry Camp*

^ w/ Modest Mouse, Slowdive, and more
# w/ Modest Mouse
* w/ Zola Jesus, Black Marble, and Automatic

Pre-order Bunny by Beach Bunny HERE