Beach House

Thanks for the reminder! This is, predictably, lovely stuff.

Early limited discussion in this thread is fun. "What do people think?" "Flash in the pan." "It's nice." "Gorgeous." Ten months pass.

pondering how to approach this in our EOY poll. Is it justified to vote for only half an album?

fuck, ESP!

pondering how to approach this in our EOY poll. Is it justified to vote for only half an album?

― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Wednesday, December 8, 2021 bookmarkflaglink

Personally treating the whole thing like a 2022 album (and in fact, have been putting off listening to it until then - same with the Big Thief stuff that's come out this year.)

chapter three is out, or up, I guess…it's difficult to convey how deeply this record and this band affects me…I guess in saying that I heard Loveless first in '94 and it knocked my on my ass, and then really went hard with the Cocteau Twins five years ago after not fucking with them ever, goes some distance towards how much this record —and the prior two— hits the spot…I want to see the tour REAL BAD, assuming it happens, but I have a 1 year old and there is of course no way to know when she could have adequate protection…

(and in fact, have been putting off listening to it until then - same with the Big Thief stuff that's come out this year.)

Glad I'm not the only one, though I did crack on some of the Big Thief tracks.

I was excited to listen to this, then I noticed there is one more "chapter" to go.

this might be me favorite 'chapter' so far. I don't want to hype it too much, for those waiting until the album is complete but these are amongst the best songs they've ever done.

Couldn't wait, this stuff is so lovely. "Over and Over" is the one that really leapt out to me.

I don't want to hype it too much … but these are amongst the best songs they've ever done.

Listened to the new songs twice and nothing has grabbed me. So far def prefer 7 to this. Still good stuff tho!

Yeah, my first reaction is it's definitely no better than their best stuff, and probably not quite as good as Teen Dream or 7. But, like, so? Shoot it into my veins!

(Which autocorrect tried to change to "shoot it into my van," which I will also accept.)

Not feeling this, sadly.
The songs seems too "mechanical",no emotion. And the vocals robotic filter is annoying.

IMO, The best song from this so far is Another Go Round, which was recorded for a soundtrack a year ago or so.

Would you pass judgement on a novel before you've read the final chapter!?

If it's good, yes.
If it's bad i would stop reading long before the last chapter

Your loss, you're missing out on the big twist! (Every book you never finished has a big twist you missed.)

the twist is that it all takes place in dean martin's guest house

beach house is keyser soze

The house was in the mountains all along

Beach House is NOT the father

I don't know how a Beach House fan could listen to "Superstar" without being swept away in its grandeur.

love every single thing Beach House has made; this 3rd chapter may be my overall favorite out of these 3 released so far

I like Beach House but can't be fucked with this chapters thing, I'll just listen to it when they finish eking it out

“Masquerade” is the goth new wave banger I didn’t know I wanted them to make.

hey - i've always liked what i heard from this band, listened to a few things here and there but i guess i was kinda tuned out for a while and associated them with the GAPDY era pitchfork, etc etc

what's the best place to start?

Devotion would be my pick

Teen Dream would seemingly be the consensus pick. My personal fav as well.

Bloom is my favorite

it's an interesting question, where to start. because for those first two albums, s/t and devotion, they were kind of lo-fi in terms of their sound. that's part of why the expanded sound of teen dream hit so awesomely and felt kind of sensorial.

i wonder if depression cherry would be a weird place to start?

there's no wrong place to start, really

bloom would also be a wonderful entry point

Bloom
7

And the new one would be what I’d recommend but they’re very consistent. Almost any album is a good starting point.

7 and Bloom also my favorites.
GAPDY? Do I even wanna know what that is

Listened to the new songs twice and nothing has grabbed me. So far def prefer 7 to this. Still good stuff tho!

― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger),

same

7 and Bloom also my favorites.
GAPDY? Do I even wanna know what that is

― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, January 25, 2022 12:26 PM (two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

ha it's a whiney coined acronym, i was using it more for shorthand for a certain period of indie rock

GAPDY poll

my starting point would be depression cherry, played loud

I'd say (omitting Once Twice Melody):

Teen Dream -> Bloom -> Depression Cherry -> 7 -> Beach House -> Devotion -> Thank Your Lucky Stars

wow I like it when there's a lot of different opinions on which is the best, sounds like a deep catalog

Just searched and Bloom won the poll

Best Beach House Album (So Far)

I just threw Thank Your Lucky Stars on to DEFY YOU and it’s BEAUTIFUL

Depression Cherry and Thank Your Lucky Stars are my faves. Considered them a bit of a guilty pleasure for the epic coffeehouse sulk of "Walk in the Park" but stopped feeling guilty and just submitted with those two albums.

So the roll out for this and Big Thief are kinda similar.

First album's really not that great. Devotion is pretty good and "Gila" is all-time, but by now that album is deep in the shadow of the subsequent albums. It's worth starting there only to see them evolve into something much fuller soon after that. But if you're just looking to start with where truly they hit their stride, you could just start with Teen Dream and then go chronologically from there. The run from Teen Dream > Bloom > Depression Cherry is pretty stellar.

7 is their best by a fair way

Yeah devotion is more subdued but as mentioned it’s worth it for the journey to their later stuff

<i>I'd say (omitting Once Twice Melody):

Teen Dream -> Bloom -> Depression Cherry -> 7 -> Beach House -> Devotion -> Thank Your Lucky Stars

― winters (josh), Tuesday, January 25, 2022 11:20 AM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink</i>

my order here has to do with 1) chronological order of their more "major" works (the first 4 in the above sequence), then 2) chronological order of their more "minor" works (the last 3). by no means does it suggest any hierarchical view I have of the quality of their output

I'd say (omitting Once Twice Melody):

Teen Dream -> Bloom -> Depression Cherry -> 7 -> Beach House -> Devotion -> Thank Your Lucky Stars

― winters (josh), Tuesday, January 25, 2022 11:20 AM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

my order here has to do with 1) chronological order of their more "major" works (the first 4 in the above sequence), then 2) chronological order of their more "minor" works (the last 3). by no means does it suggest any hierarchical view I have of the quality of their output

― winters (josh), Wednesday, January 26, 2022 4:00 PM (0 seconds ago) bookmarkflaglink

sorry folks -- sleepy Mercury Retrograde brain *upside down smiling face emoji*

ahhh sorry for the misread!

It’s here! And it’s one of the most gorgeous vinyl packages I’ve ever seen. pic.twitter.com/tEcSHbcu52

— kyle (@solace) February 17, 2022

My not so great attempt at an “unboxing” video pic.twitter.com/ViJQXs3ewP

— kyle (@solace) February 17, 2022

extremely bee gees, as is the depression cherry artwork