Beach House have a simple, magical formula that they never stray through over the course of their eponymous Carpark debut. That formula – which produces a perfectly pleasing blend of spacey, mellow, pop consists of the following elements:
- extremely primitive and minimal drum machine beats that don't vary at all over the course of a song and never get in the way or assert themselves at all really
- Alex Scally's gentle electric guitar – often played with slide
- the gorgeously languid voice and electric piano of Victoria LeGrand
The group is so subtle that I initially overlooked their album but then I had the pleasure of seeing them live and was astounded. Not that they put on a dazzling live show that departs from the album - their live shows is just as subtle as their record – in fact they didn't get out of their chairs at all, but hearing them perform it live really helped to convey the emotion and intensity of the music.
Perfect music for fans of Mazzy Star, Galaxie 500, Nico, the shoegazer sound, and anything mellow, dreamy, droney, spacey or cosmic.
Gordon B. Isnor
Events
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Thu, 18 Dec 2008
Baltimore Round Robin Eyes Night
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Beach House, Jana Hunter, Wzt Hearts, nautical almanac, The Creepers, Teeth Mountain, Lexie Mountain Boys, Santa Dads, Ed Schrader, Blue Leader, lesser gonzalez alverez
at Sonar, Baltimore United States
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Mon, 19 Jan 2009
Beach House
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Beach House, The Walkmen
at Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach United States
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Tue, 20 Jan 2009
The Walkmen
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The Walkmen, Beach House, Johnny and the Moon
at Henry Fonda Theater, Los Angeles, California United States
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Wed, 21 Jan 2009
The Walkmen
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The Walkmen, Beach House
at The Fillmore, San Francisco United States
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Fri, 23 Jan 2009
The Walkmen
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The Walkmen, Beach House
at Wonder Ballroom, Portland United States
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Sat, 24 Jan 2009
The Walkmen
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The Walkmen, Beach House
at Neumo's, Seattle United States
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Wed, 18 Mar 2009
South By Southwest (SXSW) Music Conference and Festival
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Sage Francis, Youth Group, St. Vincent, Beach House, These Arms Are Snakes, Black Lips, Passion Pit, Future Of The Left, White Lies, Human Highway, B.O.B, Anni Rossi, The Coathangers, Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele, Past Lives, Cotton Jones
at SXSW, Austin, Texas United States
