#329 (of 365) "What a Pleasure" Beach Fossils

Beach Fossils has the honor of being the first band with multiple tracks on this countdown, following "Youth" at 361. But this is the last song on the list for the band--two wonderful near the bottom--which is surprising, in retrospect, but I'm writing these posts now months after I originally made the list, and for whatever reason, the band--one of my top 30 favorites, easily--doesn't have too many songs on the countdown. But enough about what the band isn't and more about what this song is, off their What a Pleasure EP from 2011, their follow-up to the debut album. Here's some details I didn't know from Wikipedia (although you can definitely hear the early Wild Nothing influence):

While their debut album was written and recorded almost entirely by Payseur, in between tours he decided to expand on his solo work for his follow up project. The band's second release, an EP titled What A Pleasure, was released on March 8, 2011. Born out of late night jams between Payseur, John Peña, and long time friend and collaborator Jack Tatum of Wild Nothing, What a Pleasure expanded on Beach Fossils' sonic landscape and resulted in some of Payseur's most memorable tracks. The EP has gradually become a cult classic among fans of the band, and many of its songs still work their way into Beach Fossils' live sets today.

"What a Pleasure" - Beach Fossils // What a Pleasure (2011)