Beach House

Beach House are Baltimore boy-girl duo Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally. Together they have forged a uniquely beguiling sound, drawing you into a world of hazy beauty and melancholy remembrances of summers past, with music that manages to be both understated and lush. 24-year-old Scully was born and raised in Baltimore, but the Paris-born Legrand, 25 (the niece of legendary French film composer Michel Legrand), arrived there just over two years ago. Though their sound is undoubtedly unique, one can trace some influences, and in a sense the band fit into the dream-pop lineage running from the Velvet Underground through to bands such as My Bloody Valentine, Mazzy Star and Yo La Tengo. However, while some of their sounds and shapes are the same, Beach House's recipe of fairground waltzes, spooked lullabies, and woodland hymnals is significantly different to that of their dream-pop forerunners. For their fourth record "Teen Dream", they packed up their lives and settled into a converted church in upstate New York with producer Chris Coady. Through the course of a month, they chased down songs and dark rushes, the creative telepathy that Scally and Legrand share together taking a strangely physical hold. "There's a different level of intimacy, a physicality on Teen Dream," Legrand explains, pacing back and forth. "Rhythmically, there's new motion. This record touches you. On your chest."

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www.beachhousemusic.net

www.myspace.com/beachhousemusic