Beach House - 7 (2018)

Woah, surprised how different this sounds. Strong cosmic vibes. Cool buzzy synths. I like it.

Is this their Tender Buttons?

Black Car's got some nice synth arpeggios going on

dang, loving "Drunk in LA" - reminds me of Pink Floyd

it's just kind of weird for there to be an epic guitar solo in a beach house song and for it to totally make sense

God-DAMN this is sounding good. "Drunk in LA" is my new favorite Beach House song.

the little found audio snippets used in "Woo" are really interesting. it would be easy for them to be distracting but somehow they fit right in

the production is hard to nail down in that it does sometimes remind me a bit of broadcast, but it more often resembles JAMC / stadium rock

Loved this album from first listen and it's a grower. Now i think it will be a classic.
The melodies are superb too.

‘Woo’ is exactly what I’ve always wanted a more shoegaze-driven Beach House track to sound like.

sounding great on contact, lots of rap sample fodder on this

Love the enthusiasm here, because I missed the last couple of Beach House albums, and by missed I mean didn't listen to, but I really want to hear this one now.

three tracks in this sounds like pure-grade hipster syrup

sorry we're not allowed to use hipster as a pejorative

three tracks in this sounds like music that gets played at urban outfitters

i like it
the run of tracks 4-7 bring me the most joy

I know it's only hipster shit but i like it. 1st at 2018 RYM list already what can you expect.

P.s not ALL music played at urban outfitters is bad:)

yeah well, at least it's knocked Car Seat Headrest off top spot

Well THAT is some generic hipster shit right there

sounding great on contact, lots of rap sample fodder on this

― Simon H., Friday, May 11, 2018 10:29 AM (thirty-one minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah, i'm shocked that some Soundcloud dude hasn't already jacked Lemon Glow for a banger. it's readymade, just add ad-libs.

Beach House and Arctic Monkeys understandably get most of the attention today, and they're okay. I'd feeling these more:

Death And The Maiden - Wisteria: Second album of dream pop/post-punk from New Zealand group.
https://occultation.bandcamp.com/album/wisteria
https://fishriderrecords.bandcamp.com/album/wisteria

The Third Sound - All Tomorrow's Shadows: Third album from Italian psych noir band based in Germany.
https://fuzzclub.bandcamp.com/album/all-tomorrows-shadows

a flash in the pan
― Stephen Bush (Stephen B.), Saturday, November 18, 2006 2:42 PM (eleven years ago)

Damn tonight this is out! Sign me up for the listening party

three tracks in this sounds like pure-grade hipster syrup

Pay No Mind rubbed me the wrong way—one of the chord progressions made me grind my teeth—but the rest of the album is lovely.

Oh wait, wrong song. It was actually Dark Spring. Remove the first track of the album, and the rest of it's a delight.

have never been really into them but this sounds quite nice if not groundbreaking or anything

glad they went more in the direction of Sparks from Depression Cherry

Yeah dark spring does nothing for me

It’s not their best opener, but I do love the abrupt transition into Pay No Mind.

Dark Spring gives me Ladytron - Velocifero vibes.

L’iconnue sounds like Claire hamill

Might end up being my favourite beach. Weird amorphous shit

so many hidden gems to find in this album

Not sure about how I feel with beach house referencing epic by FNM on Woo

Girl of the year is like cars drive levels dreamy

Not bad. A little wishy-washy but it's dreampop! What makes me suspicious: the tunes seem to unfold/unwrap themselves already after the first listen. I fear diminishing returns. The closer "Last Ride" is pretty vacuous.

I love beach house
https://i.imgur.com/wiAybJg.jpg

Dunno man pay no mind is some Mazzy shit

WOW

Drunk in LA sounds like it could be a brand new Slowdive song. Love this and is right up my alley

xps agree with the claire hamill comp

Cheers nxd

Record sounds a lot like the cover

Similar to tender buttons in the sense that a lot of the action seems to come spatially in the left and right whereas the vocals are in the middle. Like on lemon glow - the synths or guitars whatever they are attack on the left and right but the song anchors in the middle.

Dunno really like this record. Sounds like bsides and slow burners

Woo has to be one of my favourite things they've ever done

I only just now found out that Sonic Boom from Spacemen 3 produced this.

I love woo xpost

Love how the name seems to come from that vocal sample that goes whoooooah

Co-produced with Beach House
Xpost

this is the album i've always wanted them to make, easily their best. they've broadened their sound and largely replaced the retro organs and arpeggios with huge walls of synths and distortion. the most stylistic variation on a single album of theirs too, their previous albums could get quite same-y. all the songs are excellent too

Nice enough dream pop/shoegaze

So densely produced I’ve noticed new sonic details every time, gives the record replayability

Pay No Mind giving off heavy Disintegration vibes.

Plainsong, particularly...

niels - they are amazing live!

saw them on DC-TYLS tour. Highlights were anything from Bloom, beyond love and elegy to the void wherein victoria and the dude ripped the solos together! i think victoria was doing the feedback. they also played a special show for 100 a pop or so at an art gallery and played the majority of the last two records primarily to an audience in close proximity. I would see them every time they tour

good stuff, may catch them in october

I saw them on the Bloom tour, great show, the band sounded ace and the set design was very cool as well. Unfortunately they had to cut the set short because of an approaching thunderstorm, so I didn't get to hear the finale of "10 Mile Stereo">"Irene".

i see them every time they play dublin and am seeing them again in october. absolutely wonderful live band.

caught their first of two shows in Oakland.

wow. it’s so incredible how an ‘indie-darling’ bedroom pop duo has managed to catapult itself into a shoegaze rock stratosphere.

they are such a LOUD and tight live act!

Saw them a few years back at the Fillmore and it was a massive, impeccable, and gorgeous set. Think it lasted more than 2 hours and it was simply amazing. I bet they're even better now and wish I could have found tickets

How are people feeling about 7 now that it’s been out for a bit?

Been actively avoiding listening to it lately cause don't wanna play it out

It sold out the first time around so it has finally arrived at my home on vinyl. Will be playing it tonight for the first time in weeks.

Karl - 7 is their best record !!!

honestly 7 perfectly honed in on the best parts of DC and TYLS and brought them wide-screen - their best since Bloom

Update: this sounds amazing on vinyl.

Even songs like “lose your smile” which didn’t really catch my attention the first time around has won me. Woo and Drunk in LA sound warmer?

I think they’re a singles band

i feel empty inside because i assumed it would be a grower for me but it doesn't seem to be growing. however, i initially felt the same about depresso cherry and thank your lucky starz, and then after revisiting them long after release i eventually grew to love them. so maybe i'll just wait a year or two.

It's the same ebb and flow for me and Beach House were I will intensely love an album for a short period of time, not care about it for several months, see years, and go back it and love it even more.

Sparks was so good when it came out ; DC didn’t get any better than that

levitation is probably the best dream pop song of all time so it does get a bit better

They’re neither a singles or an album band. They work in small doses.

lol what!

Dunno I love all their records and listened to 7 religiously. Sure sometimes a break is needed but this is an albums babs

Band

hey this is pretty good

MBV but with keyboards instead of guitars, kinda

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wxx9Oahy-80

even the 7 B-side is great

seeing them tomorrow for i would guess the 8th or 9th time

'Alien' is a banger

https://open.spotify.com/track/1oIbOjq8A5mTMy5UdhCDai?si=zzk3jsmXR6yfPlQdxwEUCQ

One of the most straight-up rock songs they've done.

I saw Beach House and My Bloody Valentine at the same venue, within a month of each other, this year. Both were loud, dreamy, and had spectacularly colorful animated projections. With this song, Beach House have more or less turned into MBV. So I want them to form a supergroup now, even though both groups seem sort of insular and might just cancel each other out.

My Bloody Beach House

i think lemon glow might be their best song

https://www.instagram.com/p/BwuxWkPF76z

Something’s coming on Monday? I’m thinking either a live album, or *maybe* a surprise new release like TYLS? (probably wishful thinking)

My album of the decade