Beach House
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| Beach House | |
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 Beach House performing at the Siren Music Festival in Coney Island, New York on July 19, 2008.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
| Genre(s) | Indie Rock Dream Pop |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Label(s) | Carpark, Bella Union |
| Website | www.beachhousemusic.net |
| Members | |
| Victoria Legrand Alex Scally |
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Beach House is an American dream pop and indie rock duo formed in 2004 in Baltimore, Maryland. Their self-titled debut, Beach House, was named the 16th best album of 2006 by Pitchfork Media.[1]
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[edit] History
The band formed in 2004, composed of Alex Scally on guitar and keyboards and Victoria Legrand on vocals and organ.The band's song "Apple Orchard" was featured on a Pitchfork Media mp3 mixtape in August 2006 .In October 2006 their self-titled debut album, Beach House, was released on Carpark Records. It was included in Pitchfork's Best Albums of 2006 list.
Their second album, Devotion, was released on February 26, 2008. It was received with greater acclaim and also was included in Pitchfork's Best Albums of 2008 list. On October 21st, 2008, the group released the Used to Be seven-inch single.
Beach House also contributed a cover of Queen's "Play the Game" for the itunes release of the Red Hot Organization's 2009 compilation, Dark Was The Night.
Legrand is the niece of French film composer Michel Legrand[2] and singer Christiane Legrand.The group's influences include The Zombies, Brian Wilson, Neil Young, Big Star & Chris Bell.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums and EPs
- Beach House (October 3, 2006), Carpark
- Devotion (2008), Carpark
[edit] Singles
- "Used to Be" (2008), Carpark, #27 UK Indie Chart
