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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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Urb[A] blend of wobbly slide guitar chords and simple, steamy beats. [Nov 2006, p.128]
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UncutThrough the simplicity of their languid melodies, Beach House access a portal into pop's truly uncanny nature. [Jan 2007, p.93]
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Over quiet, shuffling drum machine beats, the two spill out woozy guitars, vocals, and organs into slightly off-kilter pop nuggets that sound like they could have been made at any point in the past thirty (or more) years.
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It's one of the most mystical indie-pop surprises to arrive in 2006.
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A dream of an album.
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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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Ultimately, Beach House is a mood piece, finding a specific tone and lingering there for its entirety.
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Under The RadarThink Broadcast with a warmer heart, or Luna with a mechanical one. [#15]
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A solid debut, but only a hint of what's to come.
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MagnetThe sum of these elements could achieve greatness if not for one simple-yet-major falw: Beach House manages a memorable sound but not memorable songs. [#74, p.91]
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Finding the best bits in these sleepy songs often feels like hard work.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 73 out of 82
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Mixed: 8 out of 82
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Negative: 1 out of 82
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Mar 12, 2023It is a very solid album, however not much sets the songs apart. It is chill and has some pretty cool instrumentals.
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Oct 3, 2022
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Aug 10, 2015