My music listening habits tend to ebb and flow, with a constant of a few groups (The Fall and Broadcast, say) augmented by other, slightly more fleeting obsessions (Akron/Family, as much as I love them, fall into this category). Every so often I get blindsided by something so great that it hijacks my playlists and demands to be listened to at every waking moment. Right now that group is Beach House, a two piece band from Baltimore that is coming out with a new album shortly (Devotion), as well as a tour that sees them play San Francisco.
Beach House plays a kind of dream-pop, but their songs are built around drum machines and synthesizers instead of epic guitar distortion. It's clear that the songs on their debut album were recorded without a lot of production, but the new track here, "Wedding Bell," adds live drums and some fancier guitar work. Highly recommended, if you haven't already listened to this on hipper blogs already!
Beach House - Saltwater [Beach House LP, 2006]
Beach House - Wedding Bell [Devotion LP, 2008]
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SORRY DAN I ALREADY DOWNLOADED THE FULL ALBUM AND THIER FOLLOW UP EP ON THE HIPPEST BLOG AROUND WHICH ONLY THE REAL COOL KIDS KNOW ABOUT!
Just kidd, this is pretty nice. good find.
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