Beach House

Taking influences from Cocteau Twins, Mazzy Star, and other dream pop/trip hop legends, Beach House’s carefully crafted debut is one to remember.

Simplistic yet sparky and innovative, Victoria’s sweet but heartbroken vocals alongside Alex’s swooning melodies make for truly blissful tracks scattered throughout the record.

The album was released on the third of October in 2006, putting the group on the map as one of the most promising bands of the genre. As their first full length LP, the album proved their potential as worthy heirs to the dream pop throne.

Beach House peaked at #7 on the Billboard charts and was certified platinum by 2014.

When asked about the album in contrast to their other LPs throughout their catalogue, Alex stated:

To this point both Alex and Victoria are passionate. “Shooting a shot in the dark,” Alex says, “I think we might be a band that people are meant to get really into. I’m not saying people should get really into us, I just mean of various musical obsessions I’ve had in my life, I think you don’t really get the songs and the differences between them until you really get into [the band].” He speaks of My Bloody Valentine and how, though he doesn’t believe Beach House are making anything similar to the iconic Loveless album, the nuances of Beach House’s catalogue might benefit repeated listens. “[Loveless] is a record where the first time you listen you go, ‘Oh, that was kind of one hour of the same sound’ but as you go further and further and further, each composition becomes so bold on its own.”