20-05-2012, 12:19
online listen
bought the last album which turned out to be less than expected
nice dreamy music and vocals which become rather tedious
the 17 minute closer will prove that
don't think I'll spring for this one
1.3 from me and a converted 2.4 from the pros at allmusic
from the album - Myth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0MOcMPB5RQ
released May 15th, 2012
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Bio - from allmusic
Despite its summery name, Beach House creates music that is dark, dreamy, and alluringly hypnotic. Baltimore
residents Alex Scally and Victoria Legrand (the niece of French composer Michel Legrand) formed the duo in 2005,
with Legrand's hushed, Nico-like vocals and Scally's delicate instrumentation paving the way for their first batch
of songs. Within a year, Beach House had charmed indie music enthusiasts across the blogosphere with its languid
songcraft, and the eerie warmth of "Apple Orchard" landed on Pitchfork's Infinite Mixtape MP3 series in August 2006.
Two months later, Beach House issued its eponymous debut album for Carpark. The band remained with the Carpark label
for one additional album, 2008's Devotion, before graduating to Sub Pop and releasing Teen Dream in early 2010. The
duo built on the acclaim of Teen Dream with 2012's Bloom, meticulously constructing a unified sound and vision meant
to be experienced as an entire album rather than a collection of songs.
Album Review - from allmusic
"It's a strange paradise," Victoria LeGrand sings at one point on Beach House's fourth album Bloom, and there isn't
a more apt description of the beautifully heartbroken mood that she and Alex Scally create here. Reuniting with Teen
Dream engineer Chris Coady, the duo designed the album to be listened to as a whole, and fittingly, it often feels
more like a suite than a collection of songs. This ambition is admirable, but it also means that it takes a while
for individual moments to emerge from the album's beautiful haze. Indeed, Bloom may be Beach House's most sonically
gorgeous album yet, with an icy sheen that doesn't warm up much, even when recordings of locusts and seagulls show
up between tracks; it's easy to imagine LeGrand exhaling clouds of mist while singing the backing vocals on
"Lazuli." While the endearing, sometimes awkward intimacy of Beach House's earlier work -- which felt like LeGrand
was crooning confessions over creaky, vintage keyboards and drum machines just for you -- is missed, Bloom's
shimmering remoteness enhances the album's philosophical, searching approach to love and loss. It's a mood and
setting perfect for LeGrand's vocals, which have never sounded richer or more world-weary: "What comes after this
momentary bliss? Help me to name it," she calls out on the opening track "Myth," a sentiment echoed later by
"Wishes," where she wonders, "How's it supposed to feel?" Emotional moments such as these take their time to emerge,
but when they do, they're riveting, particularly on "Troublemaker," which recalls Beach House's previous albums in
its delicate dance between sad, stark verses and more hopeful choruses, and on the beautifully resigned "Irene,"
where a whimsical keyboard melody offsets and underscores the feeling of loss at the same time. Since Bloom's suite
-like flow downplays Beach House's poppy side (with the notable exceptions "Other People" and "The Hours"), it's not
the band's most immediate music, but the album's challenging mix of heartbroken words and aloof sounds rewards
patient and repeated listening.
Track Listing
1. Myth
2. Wild
3. Lazuli
4. Other People
5. The Hours
6. Troublemaker
7. New Year
8. Wishes
9. On the Sea
10. Irene
bought the last album which turned out to be less than expected
nice dreamy music and vocals which become rather tedious
the 17 minute closer will prove that
don't think I'll spring for this one
1.3 from me and a converted 2.4 from the pros at allmusic
from the album - Myth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0MOcMPB5RQ
released May 15th, 2012
Bio - from allmusic
Despite its summery name, Beach House creates music that is dark, dreamy, and alluringly hypnotic. Baltimore
residents Alex Scally and Victoria Legrand (the niece of French composer Michel Legrand) formed the duo in 2005,
with Legrand's hushed, Nico-like vocals and Scally's delicate instrumentation paving the way for their first batch
of songs. Within a year, Beach House had charmed indie music enthusiasts across the blogosphere with its languid
songcraft, and the eerie warmth of "Apple Orchard" landed on Pitchfork's Infinite Mixtape MP3 series in August 2006.
Two months later, Beach House issued its eponymous debut album for Carpark. The band remained with the Carpark label
for one additional album, 2008's Devotion, before graduating to Sub Pop and releasing Teen Dream in early 2010. The
duo built on the acclaim of Teen Dream with 2012's Bloom, meticulously constructing a unified sound and vision meant
to be experienced as an entire album rather than a collection of songs.
Album Review - from allmusic
"It's a strange paradise," Victoria LeGrand sings at one point on Beach House's fourth album Bloom, and there isn't
a more apt description of the beautifully heartbroken mood that she and Alex Scally create here. Reuniting with Teen
Dream engineer Chris Coady, the duo designed the album to be listened to as a whole, and fittingly, it often feels
more like a suite than a collection of songs. This ambition is admirable, but it also means that it takes a while
for individual moments to emerge from the album's beautiful haze. Indeed, Bloom may be Beach House's most sonically
gorgeous album yet, with an icy sheen that doesn't warm up much, even when recordings of locusts and seagulls show
up between tracks; it's easy to imagine LeGrand exhaling clouds of mist while singing the backing vocals on
"Lazuli." While the endearing, sometimes awkward intimacy of Beach House's earlier work -- which felt like LeGrand
was crooning confessions over creaky, vintage keyboards and drum machines just for you -- is missed, Bloom's
shimmering remoteness enhances the album's philosophical, searching approach to love and loss. It's a mood and
setting perfect for LeGrand's vocals, which have never sounded richer or more world-weary: "What comes after this
momentary bliss? Help me to name it," she calls out on the opening track "Myth," a sentiment echoed later by
"Wishes," where she wonders, "How's it supposed to feel?" Emotional moments such as these take their time to emerge,
but when they do, they're riveting, particularly on "Troublemaker," which recalls Beach House's previous albums in
its delicate dance between sad, stark verses and more hopeful choruses, and on the beautifully resigned "Irene,"
where a whimsical keyboard melody offsets and underscores the feeling of loss at the same time. Since Bloom's suite
-like flow downplays Beach House's poppy side (with the notable exceptions "Other People" and "The Hours"), it's not
the band's most immediate music, but the album's challenging mix of heartbroken words and aloof sounds rewards
patient and repeated listening.
Track Listing
1. Myth
2. Wild
3. Lazuli
4. Other People
5. The Hours
6. Troublemaker
7. New Year
8. Wishes
9. On the Sea
10. Irene
