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- Summary: This is the much-blogged-about first album for the Baltimore duo of Alex Scally and Victoria Legrand.
- Record Label: Carpark
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 14
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Mixed: 5 out of 14
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Negative: 0 out of 14
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Beach House’s debut is consistently candlelit, worn at its lacy edges, and at once vertiginous and embracing, somehow residing both at the hearth and on an icy precipice.
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Bands like Mazzy Star, Galaxie 500, Spiritualized, and Slowdive will come to mind, but this is neither pastiche nor homage.
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Getting used to the lethargic pace of Beach House takes some doing, but it's well worth the effort.
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Beach House is the perfect accompaniment for an introspective day, or night, of watching the globules of a lava lamp slowly float and sink.
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A dream of an album.
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Ultimately, Beach House is a mood piece, finding a specific tone and lingering there for its entirety.
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Finding the best bits in these sleepy songs often feels like hard work.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 13
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Mixed: 3 out of 13
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Negative: 1 out of 13
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MaxWNov 17, 2006This is easily my favorite album of the year. Get it now so you can say that you listened to them when they were just starting.
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StooDec 11, 2007
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Aug 10, 2015
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RGMay 13, 2007
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HeathHNov 2, 2006
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BillHOct 30, 2006Pretty good woozy album. Nice background album
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zipgunzipgunNov 9, 2006Boring as hell.Save your money and buy the original bands like Cocteau Twins,Slowdive and others from the High Times of British New Wave.
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