I was pretty disappointed with Bloom, the last Beach House album. Something didn’t click for me, it felt too dissipated and bloodless. The good news for anyone who may have felt the same is that the first track to appear from the new album finds them back to mining woozy, droning psychedelic qualities to excellent effect. They sound ethereal and off kilter like a ghostly … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Beach House – Sparks
by Chris Familton Definitions of the word bloom include ‘the time or period of greatest beauty or artistry’ and the flowering of a plant. Both feel appropriate in terms of the title of the new album from Baltimore’s Beach House with the songs roaming through themes of living in the moment, self determination and the fleeting temporality of beauty. On Bloom, Victoria Legrand and Alex … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Beach House | Bloom
Great news this week that Beach House have a new album on the way and even better that they have decided to share the first single with everyone. Myth follows the blissed out, hazy dream pop template that the band has developed across three full length albums. The new album Bloom, will be available in Australia through Inertia on May 11 on CD, double-LP, and digital … Continue reading DOWNLOAD: The new single Myth from Beach House
That’s it then, 2010 done and dusted and although it wasn’t the best year ever for new music there were some damn fine records released. This year we’re seeing an even more eclectic mix of flavours coming through from witch house, minimal electronica, americana, experimental and the all encompassing indie tag. Have a look at what we loved through the year, click on the covers … Continue reading ds…twenty five – our favourite releases of 2010
In our books Laneway is always the most interesting and anticipated Austalia/New Zealand festival of the year and 2011 looks as great as ever with today’s announcement… Deerhunter Yeasayer Les Savy Fav Beach House Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti Blonde Redhead Holy Fuck !! (Chk Chk Chk) The Antlers Bear In Heaven Cloud Control Cut Copy Violent Soho Foals Gotye The Holidays Jenny & Johnny Warpaint … Continue reading NEWS: Laneway Festival 2011 line-up revealed…
The magnificently dreamy Beach House have just released their iTunes Sessions EP, you can check out the track White Moon below… Continue reading STREAM: Beach House | White Moon
Continuing on from yesterdays list of great records from the first half of ’10 here is Zebra from Beach House’s Teen Dream. Continue reading Mid Year Best Of… track selection
Yep, we’re halfway through 2010 already, crazy huh? For the first few months it seemed like there weren’t many big records coming out that were instantly going to make the end of year best of list but all of a sudden our list in progress started filling up. Here then is a list of 13 releases, in no particular order, that have caught our attention … Continue reading Mid Year Best Of…
Baltimore’s Beach House who released the magnificient Devotion album last year, are set to release their follow-up Teen Dream on January 26th via Sub Pop. The albums was produced and engineered by Chris Coady (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV on the Radio, Grizzly Bear) Tracklisting 01. Zebra 02. Silver Soul 03. Norway 04. Walk in the Park 05. Used to Be 06. Lover of Mine 07. … Continue reading NEWS: BEACH HOUSE new album in January…
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