Thank Your Lucky Stars
by Beach House
  • Record Label: Sub Pop
  • Release Date: Oct 16, 2015
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
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  1. Record Collector
    Dec 14, 2015
    60
    For while it’s hard to begrudge any quality new release by a band of Beach House’s eminence, for a fan base still attuning itself to the subtle charms of Depression Cherry, this flawed follow-up might have been better served up refined and polished at a later date.
  2. NOW Magazine
    Nov 11, 2015
    60
    Mood is the driving force, making it function best as background music, if occasionally forgettable.
  3. The Observer (UK)
    Oct 26, 2015
    60
    A certain wooziness has always been the point of the Baltimore duo’s music but at times its gauzy aimlessness drifts dangerously close to torpor. More often, though, it is subtly tethered to some elegant, insidious hooks.
  5. DIY Magazine
    Oct 21, 2015
    60
    They’re untouchable in one sense, but they don’t look to be building on more than solid foundations. Threading together moments of true beauty is a nagging sense that there’s so much of this parallel universe they’ve yet to explore.
  6. Exclaim
    Oct 16, 2015
    60
    Thank Your Lucky Stars is definitely a treat--we shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth, as another new Beach House album is always welcome--but arriving so soon after Depression Cherry, it is bound to get lost in the shadow of its predecessor because frankly, it isn't nearly as compelling.

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User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 140 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 128 out of 140
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 140
  3. Negative: 5 out of 140
  1. nadick01
    Oct 19, 2015
    10
    A little darker, a little more stripped back, more lyrically-driven and experimental- I find this to be even better than DC. "One Thing" findsA little darker, a little more stripped back, more lyrically-driven and experimental- I find this to be even better than DC. "One Thing" finds Victoria and Alex experimenting with a little bit of Velvet Underground sound, "All Your Yeahs" is a low-key anthem and "Elegy to the Void" progresses throughout the song to take you on a distorted sonic journey. Brushing this album off because of the release date (so close to DC) is lazy. This album covers gaps in Beach House's sonic universe that hadn't been covered yet further cementing the band's consistency while still bringing something entirely new to the table. If DC's sound was set in the mid-80s this was made in 1991. Most compelling Beach House album to date.… Full Review »
  2. ReubenIsAGod
    Oct 16, 2015
    8
    I found this WAY more compelling and interesting then Depression Cherry. Something felt really odd about Depression Cherry, this feels a lotI found this WAY more compelling and interesting then Depression Cherry. Something felt really odd about Depression Cherry, this feels a lot more will melancholy which is probably why it has more emotional weight opposed to Depression Cherry. Screw it I like it, its a solid release.… Full Review »
  3. alexo774
    Oct 19, 2015
    10
    I love Beach House, and this new record may very well be their best one. I like them all, but there's really something about this one. It's aI love Beach House, and this new record may very well be their best one. I like them all, but there's really something about this one. It's a bit sadder lyrically than Depression Cherry, despite some of the songs sounding more upbeat. Maybe that's what I like about it. Get it now!… Full Review »
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