Beach House: Beach House

Rating

Album: Beach House: Beach House
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Saltwater	More Info...
2)	Tokyo Witch	More Info...
3)	Apple Orchard	More Info...
4)	Master of None	More Info...
5)	Aubern and Ivory	More Info...
6)	Childhood	More Info...
7)	Lovelier Girl	More Info...
8)	House On the Hill	More Info...
9)	Heart and Lungs	More Info...

Album: Beach House: Beach House
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Saltwater	More Info...
2)	Tokyo Witch	More Info...
3)	Apple Orchard	More Info...
4)	Master of None	More Info...
5)	Aubern and Ivory	More Info...
6)	Childhood	More Info...
7)	Lovelier Girl	More Info...
8)	House On the Hill	More Info...
9)	Heart and Lungs	More Info...

Performer Notes

Indie rock has plenty of bands specializing in moody, low-key music heavy on dark, delicate atmospheres, but you'd never know it from listening to the debut from Baltimore duo Beach House. That's because instrumentalist Alex Scally and vocalist Victoria Legrand deliver a sound that is wholly fresh and enchanting, even when its references (Nico, Mazzy Star, Cat Power) are apparent. Throughout BEACH HOUSE, swelling organ, lightly brushed drums, and a constellation of processed guitar sounds build a sonic galaxy through which float Legrand's hushed, lovely vocals--creating an effect that is wistful and charming.

Professional Reviews

Entertainment Weekly - "Come, surrender to the wooze....Every Beach House record feels like being wrapped in a warm dream-pop cocoon of vocals and reverb..."

Uncut (p.93) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Through the simplicity of their languid melodies, Beach House access a portal into pop's truly uncanny nature."

Uncut (p.89) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[There is] a rich seam of spooked cinematic ambience running through the duo's retro-pop....There are exquisite moments here that recall Mazzy Star, Nico-era Velvets and even Radiohead."