What a Pleasure is the first EP from American indie rock band Beach Fossils released on March 8, 2011, through Captured Tracks. The EP was produced by lead vocalist and primary songwriter Dustin Payseur.
Following the release of their eponymous debut album in 2010 to critical acclaim, Beach Fossils continued to tour extensively. While on tour the band would frequently play extremely high-energy and fast performances. This eventually proved to be physically exhausting, so their forthcoming project would contain much slower tempos.
All of the songs on What A Pleasure were written and composed by Dustin Payseur, with contributions from bassist John Peña, as well as Jack Tatum of the band Wild Nothing.[2]
On May 18, 2021 Beach Fossils announced via Instagram that they will be performing a livestream show of the band playing both Beach Fossils and What A Pleasure EP in their entirety. The livestream will be held on June 10, 2021, and coincides with the 11th anniversary of their debut album as well as the 10th anniversary of What A Pleasure.[3]
What a Pleasure received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Many noted the clear and brighter production as an improvement from their debut album's lo-fi, fuzzy sound.
In a positive review, Martin Douglas of Pitchfork noted the contributions from bass player John Peña are evident in the songwriting, comparing it to their eponymous debut album which was written entirely by Dustin Paysuer. Douglas wrote "The tunes on What a Pleasure sound like scaled-back variations of themes explored to their fullest potential on the band's debut, which is odd considering how much more collaborative this record is[...] Here, Payseur wrote the songs along with bassist John Peña, and it shows. On certain songs, the bassline provides much of the instrumental melody during the verses, which spreads things out a little, but oses some of Payseur's compositional flair in the process." He concluded his review of the album with "It'll be interesting to see where Beach Fossils go from here, because What a Pleasure is the type of release that shows they're talented, but still have a little work to do fully capitalize on it."[2]
In a mixed review, The Boston Phoenix wrote "This Pleasure is known, but in the end it overstays its welcome."[7]AllMusic was more positive, saying of the EP "This collection is a solid batch of homemade melancholy pop, built around Dustin Payseur's mopey vocals, jangling guitars, and athletic basslines, with the occasional surprise like the synth pop gem "Out in the Way." It's sure to sound good to anyone who liked Beach Fossils (2010) and wanted more songs in that vein."[8]
Track listingedit
All tracks are written by Dustin Payseur, except where noted[9]
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What a Pleasure is the first EP from American indie rock band Beach Fossils released on March 8 2011 through Captured Tracks The EP was produced by lead vocalist and primary songwriter Dustin Payseur What A PleasureEP by Beach FossilsReleasedMarch 8 2011 2011 03 08 Recorded2011StudioBonati Mastering NYC GenreIndie rockdream poplo fiLength23 07LabelCaptured Tracks CT 095 ProducerDustin Payseur Josh Bonati 1 Beach Fossils chronologyBeach Fossils 2010 What A Pleasure 2011 Clash The Truth 2013 Contents 1 Background and recording 2 Reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 References 6 External linksBackground and recording editFollowing the release of their eponymous debut album in 2010 to critical acclaim Beach Fossils continued to tour extensively While on tour the band would frequently play extremely high energy and fast performances This eventually proved to be physically exhausting so their forthcoming project would contain much slower tempos All of the songs on What A Pleasure were written and composed by Dustin Payseur with contributions from bassist John Pena as well as Jack Tatum of the band Wild Nothing 2 On May 18 2021 Beach Fossils announced via Instagram that they will be performing a livestream show of the band playing both Beach Fossils and What A Pleasure EP in their entirety The livestream will be held on June 10 2021 and coincides with the 11th anniversary of their debut album as well as the 10th anniversary of What A Pleasure 3 Reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic66 100 4 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp PopMatters6 10Pitchfork7 2 10 5 Consequence of SoundC 6 The Boston Phoenix 7 6 3 10 7 What a Pleasure received mixed to positive reviews from critics Many noted the clear and brighter production as an improvement from their debut album s lo fi fuzzy sound In a positive review Martin Douglas of Pitchfork noted the contributions from bass player John Pena are evident in the songwriting comparing it to their eponymous debut album which was written entirely by Dustin Paysuer Douglas wrote The tunes on What a Pleasure sound like scaled back variations of themes explored to their fullest potential on the band s debut which is odd considering how much more collaborative this record is Here Payseur wrote the songs along with bassist John Pena and it shows On certain songs the bassline provides much of the instrumental melody during the verses which spreads things out a little but oses some of Payseur s compositional flair in the process He concluded his review of the album with It ll be interesting to see where Beach Fossils go from here because What a Pleasure is the type of release that shows they re talented but still have a little work to do fully capitalize on it 2 In a mixed review The Boston Phoenix wrote This Pleasure is known but in the end it overstays its welcome 7 AllMusic was more positive saying of the EP This collection is a solid batch of homemade melancholy pop built around Dustin Payseur s mopey vocals jangling guitars and athletic basslines with the occasional surprise like the synth pop gem Out in the Way It s sure to sound good to anyone who liked Beach Fossils 2010 and wanted more songs in that vein 8 Track listing editAll tracks are written by Dustin Payseur except where noted 9 No TitleWriter s Length1 Moments Dustin Payseur1 052 What A Pleasure Payseur John Pena2 333 Fall Right In Payseur2 334 Out In The Way featuring Wild Nothing Payseur Jack Tatum3 525 Face It Payseur Pena3 346 Distance Payseur2 217 Calyer Payseur Pena Christopher Sennott Burke3 098 Adversity Payseur Pena4 03 Out In The Way features Jack Tatum of Wild Nothing on vocals synths and songwriting Face It features uncredited background vocals from Katie Garcia Personnel editDustin Paysuer John Pena Tommy Gardner Christopher Sennott BurkeReferences edit BONATI MASTERING NYC www bonatimastering com a b Beach Fossils What a Pleasure EP Pitchfork Login Instagram www instagram com Retrieved 2021 05 27 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Cite uses generic title help What A Pleasure by Beach Fossils Metacritic Retrieved December 9 2017 Douglas Martin March 8 2011 Beach Fossils What A Pleasure EP Pitchfork Retrieved June 18 2019 Album Review Beach Fossils What a Pleasure EP 23 February 2011 a b c Beach Fossils What a Pleasure CD Reviews thephoenix com Archived from the original on 24 February 2012 Retrieved 15 January 2022 What a Pleasure Beach Fossils Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic Beach Fossils What A Pleasure Discogs March 2011 External links edithttps capturedtracks com artists alumni Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title What a Pleasure EP amp oldid 1179318329, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
