Beach House Deep Dive: Part 4
Beach House manages once again to deliver a beautifully serene album that makes it hard to not be hypnotized into a peaceful state. It seriously feels like they've found their sound at this point and manage to cement it, taking their sound and simplifying it. The layers of instrumentation and smooth vocals send you into a state of pure bliss and relaxation. Beach House is an artist whose sonic world can only be truly understood when listened to at night, ... read more
gosh.........
well, to start i guess, Preacher man's instrumental is pretty incredible. Especially the outro. My first thoughts were that this might actually be decent, and then the vocals kick in. Obnoxious to say the least. Probably ai as others were also pointing out.
Beauty and The Beast is pretty great though. It's the one snippet that I still occasionally play, and this ep version didn't really change anything from what I remember about the snippet. It's only one ... read more
Beach House Deep Dive: Part 2
I honestly don’t have much more to add than in my review of their debut (which you should check out it’s a literary masterpiece). It sticks to the same simplistic formula that sets them apart from the rest of the genre. Although I do think that the songwriting displayed here is a big step up from their debut (Heart of Chambers is a good example here). The instrumentation also feels more interesting.
But I do think it falls into some of the pitfalls ... read more
Beach House Deep Dive: Part 1
Although in all honesty, I’ve already listened to the first three beach house projects. So I’m a bit of a liar about the deep dive. But I AM going to go through each of their albums from the beginning in order, first to last, starting at their self titled album. Which is pretty dang great!
This album is really mesmerizing and calming. Partly due to how simple every track is, which usually consists of a simple drum pattern, a synth, a piano/guitar, ... read more