In an interview with Adam Budofsky for Modern Drummer, Dustin Payseur said of Gardner's departure, "Tommy was talking about becoming a Buddhist monk and he went on this meditation retreat, so we weren’t sure what the future of him playing with us was going to be. On March 13, 2017, the band revealed the departure of drummer Tommy Gardner, who moved to Shanghai to pursue his interests in becoming a Buddhist monk. I wanted a song that was Baroque Pop and I wanted a song that was kinda 'Trip Hop', every idea I rattled off in conversation, they remembered and helped me follow through to make it a reality." I mentioned wanting harpsichord and string arrangements and pedal steel and saxophone and piano. "I always have tons of ideas that I talk about, and I forget most of them, but my friends and collaborators Jack and Tommy made me stick to those ideas. A decision was also made to incorporate string and woodwind arrangements at various points throughout the album, giving it a larger and eclectic sound as compared to the more conventional four-piece band approach on earlier releases.
The songs speak to a more fluid, eclectic sound, filled with lush compositions formed by studio experiments and sampling of the band's own recordings. This time out, Payseur involved the other members of the band in the writing process, with both bassist Jack Doyle Smith and guitarist Tommy Davidson contributing ideas. During this time they appeared on the HBO show “Vinyl” as members of the early-'70s punk band "the Nasty Bits." The group then began working on a new album. Īfter touring in support of their second album Clash the Truth the band took a break. The album's release also marked the longest gap between two Beach Fossils albums in the band's history, as their previous LP Clash the Truth was released in 2013.
The album received critical acclaim upon release, with many complimenting its bright tone, layered arrangements, and the more collaborative approach to songwriting within the band. The band recorded in various locations in upstate New York, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Los Angeles. The album marked a change in the band's style from the energetic jangle pop of previous records to a layered and more textured sound rooted in baroque pop and indie rock. Somersault produced five singles that are considered to be among the band's best-known songs, which include "This Year", "Saint Ivy", "Down The Line", "Tangerine", and "Social Jetlag".
It was the first Beach Fossils album released through Payseur's own label, Bayonet Records, which he started in 2015 with his wife and former label manager of Captured Tracks Katie Garcia. Somersault is the third studio album by American indie rock band Beach Fossils, released on Jand produced by frontman Dustin Payseur and Jonathan Rado.
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