Beach House

Beach House (Performer)

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 3, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Carpark Records
• ASIN: B000I0QKN8
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #76,604 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars buy this album, January 9, 2007

By	Jason L. Stankowski (CT, usa) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

...I did, because I read that Beach House is like a better Mazzy Star. (In my opinion they're not better, just similar.) Upon hearing BH, I fell in deep. An evening spent with this album and a flickering candle is an event. "Apple Orchard" is about as beautiful as any song I've ever heard sung.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pretty unbelievable music, August 10, 2007

By	Nuno Leal Da Silva "Emilio Robin" (Lisboa, Portugal) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Tha name says it all. This is absolute beach house music. This is music from Ralph lauren catalog people somewhere in Maine, Long Island, Vermont. Cocktails and beautiful smiles among autumn first and shy raindrops. This is autumn desert beach windy day music. At some point these songs will recall you United States of America and consequently Broadcast and Pram (especially the voice and the organ sounds). At some point Moondog from his first album (the sparse orchestrations, minimal) or even Slowdive (from Pygmalion) or Mojave 3. But this couple doesn't stay still under their influences. They goes further on other directions. They are on a more intimate sort of way, a more happy sad way, almost as high as was Nico from Marble Index or Desertshore. A classic must-have.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's ok if you want to sing along..., November 12, 2007

By	superinkygrrl "fixating daily so you don't ha... (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews

Beach House is one of those bands that didn't grab me right away. It's been over a year since their album came out and I'm just now getting excited over it. I even saw these guys live last year and even then they didn't catch my attention. But that's exactly why I've grown to love this album so much over the last few months.

This album is unpretentious and quiet; it doesn't try to smack you over the head. There is a somewhat deceptive, childlike simplicity to the rhythms (sounds like they pulled them right off the portable casio) that threw me off guard at first, which probably explains why it took so long for them to get under my skin. Then, seemingly all of the sudden, I found myself singing along and wondering why the album was so short and why hadn't I been listening to this band non-stop for the last 12 months?

The standout track for me is "Heart and Lungs". It's an unusual structure for a song: one verse, one chorus, some oohs and ahhs and then it's done... almost... I won't give away the ending; suffice to say, it's worth the wait.

Beach House is not recommended for those who like Top 40. Side effects may include uncontrolled singing along and head swaying.