You may know Beach Weather from their TikTok banger “Sex, Drugs, etc.” And while we could absolutely listen to it all day long, we’ve been craving new music from our favorite rock trio.
This week, our prayers have been officially answered as the band is set to release their sophomore album Melt. Described by the band as their debut album‘s darker, more extroverted cousin,” the project leans more towards heavier, more distorted sounds with desert themes.
When speaking on how its different from their debut project, Beach Weather tells Celeb Secrets, “We knew going into this one that we wanted to have heavy contrast between Pineapple [Sunrise] to help us not feel as though we were treading on the exact same ground we had just done. There was an eagerness to push ourselves into darker and more personal territories. It wasn’t so much forced as trying to create challenges for ourselves sonically and lyrically. Melt is like Pineapple’s darker more extroverted cousin.”
“We were listening to a lot of our favorite classic records, a lot of The Beatles, a lot of early 70s rock. Many of those records had these overarching concepts to them so we tried drawing inspiration there. Melt ended up having a lot of recurring themes on it and we wanted to figure out how to tie it together visually. We loved the idea of leaning into these deep, romantic images of the west, where we ended up making most of the record. It felt full circle to pull from that imagery while we were in the mix of it,” they continue.
The album’s hype will culminate with Melt‘s release show TONIGHT, October 24th at Xanadu Roller Arts in Brooklyn, New York. Skating fans will have the opportunity to hear hits from the album like “Fake Nice” and “Hardcore Romance” while circling the venue.
When asked about the upcoming release show, the band tells Celeb Secrets, “We always like to bring a fully immersive experience to our live shows. It felt fitting to do it in NY and a roller rink where it brought back some of the imagery from our last record and combined it with the colors and feel of Melt.”
Keep scrolling to learn more about Beach Weather’s new project and let us know if you can’t wait to hear it when it drops on music streaming platforms TOMORROW, October 25th by either leaving a reaction at the bottom of the post or by sliding into our DMs on Instagram at @celebsecrets.
You can purchase tickets to the show here.
Celeb Secrets: Hardcore Romance has a lot of storytelling in its lyrics. Can you tell us a little about what inspired this latest single?
Beach Weather: “This one was one of the first written for the record. Nick and I were really keen on the idea of trying to portray this intensely toxic relationship that was all-consuming. Sonically, we wanted to push ourselves to create an aggressive energy that we hadn’t tapped into before. We really were into the idea of having intense tension in the music but also in the storytelling.”
CS: These three singles have some heavier, more distorted sounds. How is this new album, Melt, a departure from the Pineapple Sunrise album?
BW: “We knew going into this one that we wanted to have heavy contrast between Pineapple to help us not feel as though we were treading on the exact same ground we had just done. There was an eagerness to push ourselves into darker and more personal territories. It wasn’t so much forced as trying to create challenges for ourselves sonically and lyrically. Melt is like Pineapple’s darker more extroverted cousin.”
CS: Melt is your second full-length album, how long have you guys been working on this?
BW: “Most of the record was written over the final few weeks before we got in to the studio in January of this year. I think we work best when we feel a natural amount of pressure. It sort of helps push the songs out of us when we know we have a finite period of time. There had been a few songs hanging around from the past that we dug up but for the most part, the main tracks of the record were written during October and December of last year.”
CS: From the desert themes in your music videos to the cowboy hats and hilly landscape on the album cover, it feels like this album has a distinct vibe. What kind of music were you guys listening to while you wrote this album?
BW: “We were listening to a lot of our favorite classic records, a lot of The Beatles, a lot of early 70s rock. Many of those records had these overarching concepts to them so we tried drawing inspiration there. Melt ended up having a lot of recurring themes on it and we wanted to figure out how to tie it together visually. We loved the idea of leaning into these deep, romantic images of the west, where we ended up making most of the record. It felt full circle to pull from that imagery while we were in the mix of it.”
CS: It looks like you guys have a guest appearance on the song “Deadbeat Blues” with Bel. How has this collaboration helped shape the album? What was it like collaborating?
BW: “Bel is an unbelievable artist who I’ve been fortunate enough to have collaborated in the past. I just remember as the song started to pull together that it needed some sort of counterpoint to help pull the story of the song together. It was such a natural contrast to Nick’s voice and she brought her own unique perspective to the story that gave the song so much more depth. I literally sent her the most basic of instrumental bounces and then she just ran with the concept of the chorus. It felt like she had been there since the inception of the song.”
CS: What song are you most excited to play live for the upcoming album release show in New York? What are some of your favorite live shows that you’ve seen?
BW: “We’re really excited to play a song called ‘Fake Nice.’ That’s one we’ve been waiting to play for a while and it feels like a natural addition to the set. Favorite show we’ve ever seen live was NIN in Phoenix a couple of years back. We can still picture the entire stage set up. Definitely left an impression.”
CS: Can you tell us more about the venue and why you chose it for the album release show/what made it fit the vibe to play your new album live for the first time?
BW: “We always like to bring a fully immersive experience to our live shows. It felt fitting to do it in NY and a roller rink where it brought back some of the imagery from our last record and combined it with the colors and feel of Melt. Also, the nostalgia of skating around listening to a band playing music just seemed right. A classic timeless feeling.”
CS: You guys have a really unique sound as a trio working in indie rock. Who are some of your earliest musical influences? Who are some of your favorite trio bands?
BW: “Some of my personal earliest influences were progressive rock artists from the 70s: Bowie, King Crimson, Genesis…I think where that comes into play is the idea of constant reinvention and boundary pushing. Playing with the audiences perception. I’m trying to think of trio bands and the best one that comes to mind are Yeah Yeah Yeahs. They really defined the sound of indie rock in the 2000s and still are today.”
CS; Melt is an especially interesting name for the album. What is the story behind the album’s title?
BW: “It was one of the first song titles we had on the board when we started writing. Something about the simplicity of seeing it written made it stand out. We had also noticed that a lot of the first batch of songs had this oddly romantic theme so everything sort of tied together early on and we built the whole world of the record around it.”
CS: What are some of your proudest moments from making this project?
BW: “I still can’t believe we turned this record around in the timeline that we did. That might be the proudest moment, finishing it! We were already in the midst of such a daunting touring schedule so the fact that everyone rallied around this idea and helped bring it to life is unbelievable.”
CS: Since we’re Celeb Secrets, can you share any secrets from making the album that we wouldn’t know just by listening to it?
BW: “The intro to the record has coyotes floating in the background that we recorded while making the music video for ‘High in Low Places.’ We had been searching for some sort of introduction and it felt fitting that it started off in a place that was true to where we made it.”