Beach Weather

“Melt”,  a 12-song record,  captures the maturity, honesty, and storytelling since the band re-sparked their career in the last few years. Following the band’s debut full-length, Pineapple Sunrise, which quickly skyrocketed the band with their multi-platinum single, “Sex, Drugs, Etc.” that peaked at No. 1 on alternative radio, as well as other tracks such as “Unlovable”, “Trouble With This Bed” and “Pineapple Sunrise”, the band expanded on their already diehard cult following known as the BWRRC (Beach Weather Rock N Roll Club).

 

Unlike, Pineapple Sunrise, which was written during the pandemic and thousands of miles away from one other, Melt allowed for all three members to connect down to the minor details. From their shared experiences on the road to the untraditional tracking itself. 

 

This record and all previous music was produced and recorded by the band alongside, their producers Sean and Alex Silverman. Sean officially joined the band in 2021. “Sean Silverman could be labeled as a new member, but he was making the tunes with us from the start in 2015. Really, that first EP [What A Drag] was just the Silverman brothers & Nick”, Reeve explains.

 

With all of the opportunities and studios available, the band chose to stick to what worked from the very beginning. “With our first couple of EPs, we were literally recording in our friend’s shed and garage,” Silverman says. “This time around, we explored some traditional studio scenarios, but we fell back on what we've always done: recording in small spaces.” Accordingly, while on the road in early 2024, they continued mixing and tracked vocals in dressing rooms—and were inspired enough to record another song in a hotel room in Boise. 

This process reinforced both Beach Weather’s preferred recording process—and their instinctual approach. “We're throwing a bunch of different colors on the canvas at the same time,” Santino says. “Like, if a song calls for a certain guitar part in that moment, we'll set up an amp and record a part because we know we need to get that idea down. That's why it works in the back of a tour bus and why it works in the dressing room.”

Beach Weather’s electrifying second studio album, Melt, reflects this authentic vibe; songs encompass breezy alt-pop (“Deadbeat Blues,” a duet with the vocalist Bel), effervescent pop-rock with a slinky R&B groove, and laid-back, synth-sparkled pop (the moody title track). “Hardcore Romance,” one of the first songs Beach Weather wrote for Melt, is also one of their heaviest tunes to date. The band grafts pop melodies and hooks to fuzzed-out guitars, propulsive drums and distorted-coated vocals.