Beach House - Teen Dream

This album was recommended to me by my good friend, Ryan Ward. Thanks for the tip Ryan!!



The Baltimore, MD duo known as Beach House have released their brand new album titled Teen Dream. This is a fitting title for the album, as the album evokes melodies that are commonly associated with a dreamlike landscape, and that leads to a very unique and sophisticated album.

The album opens with "Zebra", a mystical and aura-filled tune that has wonderful melodies and the beautiful vocals of Victoria Legrand add to an atmospheric and well thought out tune. "Silver Soul" is a warm and laid back tune that feels like you've been transported to a beach with its wonderfully syncopated rhythms providing that effect. "Walk in the Park" is an upbeat and trippy tune with its well harmonized instrumentation providing a plethora of visual stimuli to add to a dynamic and fulfilling listening experience.

As we go along, we hear "Used to Be", which was also included on the duo's last album, Devotion. It's a piano laced tune that is one of the more rhythmically attractive tracks featured on the album, a wonderful track all around. "Lover of Mine" is a toned down, mystical tune that feels like you're in a dream all your own, and the music heard here provides the perfect backdrop for that. "Better Times" is another fine track that best exemplifies the other worldly environment that Beach House set out to create on this record. My favorite track on the album is "10 Mile Stereo", a wonderful, hauntingly beautiful track that is a prime example of the strikingly unique music that Beach House have produced with this track, a lucid, picturesque view of the dreamlike atmosphere that we escape to when we go to sleep at night.

Overall, an escapist and well orchestrated effort that showcases our desire to escape from the ordinary world that we live in, and journey to a world where the only thing we hear is this beautiful music, which is a representation of our thoughts and who we are as a person.

                                                                                                                               Album Score: 4/5

Track Listing:

1. Zebra
2. Silver Soul
3. Norway
4. Walk in the Park
5. Used to Be
6. Lover of Mine
7. Better Times
8. 10 Mile Stereo
9. Real Love
10. Take Care

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