As summer has come to a close and all thoughts of beaches disappear into the backs of our minds for another winter, Beach House remains. This debut album is nothing short of heartbreaking and beautiful. It's simple really. Summer songs have a specific structure that make their listener feel. The beauty is that it doesn't actually have to be summer in order to feel this album. Victoria Legrand supplies the almost ghoulish vocals/organ, while Alex Scally adds the subtle guitar that makes you feel as though you are driving down a dead end street that is your only way home. The fact of the matter is that these two really have something here. I recently saw Beach House opening for Grizzly Bear. They were just as majestic live and Victoria's notes were enough to give me chills. After the show, I spoke with Alex and he told me to look for a new album out within the next few months.
The question you have to ask yourself is whether these songs make you feel like you're walking the beach eternally as a crying apparition, longing for your lost lover, or put you with the sand between your toes sipping a nice cold Corona. This album is perfectly capable of both.
(Video for "Master of None")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2YiUTh9dj4
Beach House (2006)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/0ijv8m
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