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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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 single.
Beach House also contributed a cover of
Queen's "
Play the Game" for the
iTunes Store 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 and
Chris Bell.
Discography
Albums and EPs
- Beach House
(October 3, 2006), Carpark
- Devotion
(2008), Carpark
Singles
- "Used to Be" (2008), Carpark, #27 UK Indie Chart
References
- "Top 50 Albums of 2006". December 9, 2006. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved on February 13, 2008.
- Band of the week: Beach House at PasteMagazine.com