Teen Dream

So dreamy, but never to the point of feeling like it blew itself away; it remained fluid but thick and sweet, like floating in a pool of honey. The songwriting and production echoed a lot of the same notes as Fleet Foxes for me while also calling to mind Phil Spector and his wall of sound, and of course it definitely had the influence from the synth-rock sounds of Disintegration-era Cure. This hit a lot of sweet spots for me. On another note (or perhaps because of these notes), damn would this make some good bonin’ music. I gotta go get my wife.

This record is the exact sound of all indie anti-pop mainstream records in the 2010s. It takes me back to being 25, wanting to get drunk, party, and listen to anything but this style of music. I don’t dislike it, I just can’t have fun with it. And nothing about this feels special or groundbreaking.

I can sort of understand why people might like this, it's really not for me though. It doesn't really do anything, or go anywhere. There's no passion in here, it's like they're going through the motions in an effort to sound cool and they're falling way short. Not for me.

I put every single track on my 1001 Albums playlist. For me, this album is the gold standard of dream pop. I could listen to it all day. Best track: Zebra

Explain to me again why there are no Yo La Tengo records on this list. Also, they do a bit of lifting of “No Other One” by Weezer on the first track. Tell me I’m not the only one who hears it. This is the kind of record that your “indie” friend won’t shut the fuck up about for a month and then they never mention Beach House ever again. It’s aesthetically pleasing on the ears, but lacks substance or any sense of urgency. Indie Rock used to be cool. Now, it’s…this.

If dry granola made an album. Completely lacking anything of any interest.

Well. I'm not sure what I think really. It was relaxing, well done for what it was. I feel like I need to listen to it again, as I'm not sure if I liked it or not. Odd review, I know, but so was this album.

Couldn’t really get into this, every song seemed the same and the music was pretty boring.

Gorgeous glimmering music, loud and powerful yet gentle and soothing. Impeccable atmosphere. Best song: Take Care

This sounds a bit like the moody musical sections of some TV show, where the characters stare into the distance in the rain pondering what they've done. Not that that's a bad thing, really liked it.

Take me back so simpler, vibier times. Fill my heart with your delicate voice. Fill my tank with your 5-star album.

Arguably the most neutral, uneventful, uninspiring album so far

This is a record that I can't really imagine anyone having a strong reaction to one way or the other. It's so aggressively bland. Like dry white toast - you might not want to eat it but if that's all there is, it'll be fine yet unmemorable. I can't really pick out anything to comment on, it's all just...fine. Vocals? It's got them. Drums? Yep. Guitars and bass? Sure. Synths? A lot. But like, none of it stands out at all. Honestly I don't get why it has such high ratings. I guess because it is put together well and isn't offensive in any way? I don't know, it just seems too safe to me. 2.5/5 but I guess I'll round up because I've heard worse albums?

Individual tracks are pleasant - montage music for films at the sad part when you don’t know if the romance will work out or not. All together as an album it’s dreary. Tough to wade through in one go.

Guess I woke up on the unforgiving side of the bed, because this Teen Dream was a bit of a nightmare. But it's as advertised; it's sung in the key of "maudlin teen." Personally, I'd rather listen to Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" on repeat than listen to this album again. It's a no from me, dawg.

This one is on my daily rotation. Fucking love them

I now see why they are so popular!

I forgot how great this album is. Time to listen to more Beach House.

Sounds like every other pop album from the same era. Although it's mixed well and there is some quality to the craft, it is overall boring and repetitive.

Beautiful dreamy shoegazy album. Silver Soul, Take Care are some beautiful songs. I love the vocals silky voice, it's almost a lullaby.

Wow this is a masterpiece. I was sceptical first, but this is MAGICAL

Beach House is a top ten artist for me, and this album is what brought me in. It's an entire mood.

I like it a lot. The music and the voice are really attractive.

Not my favorite Beach House album but tbh everything of theirs from this album on is 5-star territory imo

Nice beachy New Wave/dream pop

A favorite album in this house.

Great chill vibes/shoegaze?

I've never hear of this artist or album before. It's not bad. Could be nice to fall asleep to.

Aural pleasant wallpaper.

So far I really dislike this. It’s like elevator music that’s depressing. The fact that I can’t just ignore it is wild, it actively pisses me off

Beach House babyyyyyyyy

So dreamy

Great.

Beach House er fantastisk IMO. Avslappende men ikke så mye at det blir kjedelig. Synes det er bittelitt rart at det er teen dream og ikke bloom som er albumet som blir trukket frem. Men, fantastiske album begge to.

Excellent album de dream pop. Duo très intéressant!

Production: 13/20 Songwriting: 14/20 Innovation: 13/20 Bangers: 5/20 Emotional response: 15/20 =60 Oooh just sneaked into the four star slot there

There is stuff here to like but they eventually work against themselves as the songs progress. And that is for every song, to the point that it feels like its all just one song. The vocals are interesting in timbre but there is a lack of variation and it becomes monotonous, the orchestration and arrangement does the same. Much like a dream it all flows together and I have. hard time remembering any of it. Maybe that’s the point.

I think they forgot that the drum machine can go faster than 60 beats per minute. But really, this was a boring, non-descript, self-indulgent album.

Never heard of Beach House before and this album was a good introduction. I liked the harmonics between the vocalists and the melodies as well, not to mention the the guitar riffs. Listened while I work and the songs did a great job of a chill background music. A solid 8/10. Favorite songs: Zebra, Silver Soul, Better Times

Teen Dream Another ‘dream’ album. I’ve never heard of Beach House or this album, so had no clue what to expect, from the name I thought it might be some kind of Junior Senior style fun party music but it’s not a million miles away from The War on Drugs, but also a more restrained and melodic My Bloody Valentine with a bit of the XX. It also reminds me very strongly of something else, but I can’t work out what. Something like Turin Breaks, but not Turin Breaks. Anyway I’m not entirely sure that this works for me. I liked the first two tracks, particularly Silver Soul with that lovely slide guitar, and while none of the rest of the tracks are bad, I started to find the slightly aloof, studied 2010s indie-ness of it rather cold and unmoving. While I could appreciate a lot of it, the construction of the tracks, with some very nice sounding guitar and bass, and the overall shimmery vibe they were going for, I don’t think the songs are actually that strong. It’s not a direct comparison, but for an album from a similar time in a slightly similar-ish genre, The War on Drugs album is far better at fusing musical texture with songs and melodies, and as a result it’s a better album, one that you want to come back to. Overall, not bad but not really for me, there is a decent amount to admire, but not much to make me want to come back to it. 3. 😴😴😴 Playlist submission: Silver Soul

Objectively there's nothing wrong with the music. But I hate this. I hate the way of singing, the tempo is too fast to be relaxed and too slow to be anything else, the drums are too laid back, there's way too much reverb for my taste. I'm pretty sure this music is supposed to be relaxing, but it annoys me. Makes me want to punch them in the face to get them going. Least hated song: Norway

This is a great album. One of the best of that year 2010

Rubber soul

So chill, I love it !

definition of the genre

Adorei!

Beautiful album, you forget about how much music was like this around 2010, it was a really good time for music. Surfy/indie/laid-back. Music to sit in a warm field and listen to.

An all time favorite

Another from my seemingly large collection of "albums from the 2000s I own but have never listened to". And it's quite good! Somewhere between Arcade Fire and Fleet Foxes, with the washed-out vocal/guitar/organ sound characteristic of that period. I bet Mark is unimpressed

Hmm, sorry, what was that? I seem to have drifted off for a bit... I like her voice, and I hear elements of Mazzy Star, Eliot Smith and Jeff Buckley in their singing and songwriting, but nothing quite a tuneful or memorable as any of those artists. What it reminds me of most is a mix of Mercury Rev and Eno's Music for Airports. I was surprised to read in the wikipedia page that, according to Alex Scally "There's very little reverb on the record". Really? Compared to what? I feel like they spent a goodly portion of their recording budget on very expensive digital reverbs. It's super chill, and pleasant in the background. 2.5 stars, rounding up.

I must be a dreary millennial because I appreciate the lugubrious tone of this album. It’s a general album for a generation that is worse off than the previous, continuously blamed for their parents’ decisions—who gave us participation trophies? If a part of you doesn’t understand the mood of this album, then you might just be too old to understand this sadness is generally in our blood along with all the micro-plastics; like it or not.

I love Beach House's approach to using low-end synthesizers and other electronic instruments, I believe they said something like "find a crappy keyboard, and find the one setting on it that sounds good and ignore the rest". I had no listened to this particular album, but I knew of Silver Soul which is super good, peak Beach House. The semi-lofi soft melancholy singing and song progressions is millennial sad in a bottle. I think it still holds up. Legrand's vocals are still unique to my ears, they feel very honest. I hear elements of drone, shoegaze, but of course that sparkly indie-pop of the 2010s. I love the detuning on Norway, which I've heard as well. There is a bit of a lull in the middle of the album for me though, the first 3 tracks are 4s but the others are completely ignorable for me, unfortunately. I really want to give it a 4 but as an album it is not consistent in quality, so it's a 3.5 down to 3.

Lots of the songs by Beach House sound very similar. So I think the album is cohesive. I was able to listen to the whole thing, but largely forgot about it while listening. Then something happened, the streaming service got to the end of the album and another song came up and the style was similar but the singing was better. I was like "ooh who is this singer, they should get her to do more songs" but it was a different band and album entirely ("The Trip by Still Corners")

Quite chill. Not exactly what I'm looking for at the moment but it fit in quite nicely with the snowy environment while taking a walk.

some indie pop stuff. alright for some background music

Pretty sleepy pop album, maybe it’s just not for me but it I struggled to stay engaged with it

Nothing remarkable on it. Forgot about it the next day already

It reminds me of if my life was being filmed in a movie and after an all night rager where you just party hard till the sun comes up and everyone is passed out on the floor and some people including myself had a blast and got super fucked up and some people had an emotional fallout from the party and the camera does an aerial footage shot and fades away into a commercial break for femine hygiene products is what Beach House reminds me of. By the way the film airs on MTV tonight at 9pm

Shite

Either it’s a ‘grower’ or I have severe adhd but I couldn’t listen to any one track all the way through.

I dig this record. I'm a big fan of this style of dream pop with the ethereal vocals. I listened through a few times and dove into their catalog. This album seems like the right choice for the book but I like what I'm hearing on their other albums too. I'll probably listen to some Mazzy Star/Hope Sandoval after this. I have to say, I'm not a fan of the band name. If you name your band Beach House or Camera or Sherpa or Cake, you will never come up in an internet search, making you essentially invisible. Just a minor quibble. But anyway, this is one of the better new to me albums I've gotten and it'll be going into the rotation. Really enjoyed Silver Soul and Norway, but there are no skip tracks on this one.

Oh this is so my jam. So very my jam.

Beach House have really sneakily become one of my favourite bands of all time and this album is so so good getting to hear them a little bit earlier on a litte rougher around the edges and adhering to a sound that was less distinct but they were still capable of producing soundscapes like Silver Soul that showed what they'd go on to make later in their career. Just really touching and amazing and lush and emotional

So fucking good. I'm crying

I’m late to the table, discovering Beach house only now; they hit the sweet spot for project listening. “When consumed, as intended, as a full album, their sound took on the entrancing and metronomic quality of an EKG machine. …Relentless innovation is a prerequisite for survival in a streaming era that so fiercely values novelty. But the poise and obstinate evenness of Beach House’s catalogue offer a rejoinder to our obsession with reinvention. -Carrie Battan for the New Yorker 2/7/22

Lover of Mine slaps! Rest of the album is superb. Easy 5 star.

I love it.

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Slapped

This album wasn’t really my favorite in terms of type of music but this is a great album to just listen to while working. It’s very vibe heavy and relaxing. I liked it more as the album went on.

FABulous

Está bien. Slow indie pop.

every song is a 10/10 I fucking love these guys

Screwed in wooden stage floor to this

Pretty good!

Loved it. I like this band

kind of blends together, but i imagine it's very good if this is the genre you're looking for

Favorite tracks: Fucking all of it

Maybe my favorite beach house album. Such a great example of light dreampop. Repeats: zebra, Norway, walk in the park, used to be, real love, take care

I love da beach house

Loved the dream pop sound

Fantastic album from start to finish. Favorite tracks were Zebra, Silver Soul, and Take Care.

Nearly top tier Beach House. The things they accomplish with sound on here is unreal

"Silver Soul" & "10 Mile Stereo" scratched such a brain itch.

I'll never forget my solo, post-divorce road trip with my aging do to the Northern California coast. This was the soundtrack.

Lovely dreamy shoegazey bliss. What's not to love !

Nice surprise, and a genre I could not name before but will now discover more.

I dismissed the whole dream pop thing this band embodies as Bed Bath and Reverb until I watched Twin Peaks: The Return and it clicked. This is cinematic music, detached with purpose so that you flood in the empty spot next to where the pretty girl is singing, which is not what I usually want our of music, but I can dig it.

Well, that was just beautiful. My relationship with Beach House is mainly live music. I’ve seen them 3 times and each time the moment destroyed me. They are that good. Is this really their only album on the list?

Nice and snug.

I liked the sound at first, but the sound gets boring when there’s no variation

Its fine. I dont need to listen to it before I die

Guess it's nice background music?

It’s alright I suppose but I don’t think I’ll listen to it again. It’s that sort of vibesy music that critics in the 2010s seemed to love but personally I prefer music with passion, that isn’t trying to be cool. There are films that are obvious Oscar bait, this sort of music is critic bait, well produced and musically good, and a little bit different from what went before but ultimately a bit soulless. No one is going to hear this and start a band, it’s as bland as the cover.

Was excited going one cuz I hadn’t heard of these guys and I saw they had a lot of listens on Spotify but unfortunately I found it rather “meh”.

what I'm listening to?

“Soporific” needn’t be derogatory; my kid dozed to sounds like this when he was a baby. Laying into the music would be like kicking a sleeping puppy, and besides my leg’s nodded off. Let’s rest a somnolent 2, and pull the sheets over our heads, and communally wet our beds.

It was ok. I listened to the whole album. I certainly didn't find anything I must listen to again, but equally nothing on there that forced me to stop listening. All a bit 'meh' really.

I'm beginning to think that dream pop is like The Grateful Dead. You need to take the right drugs to enjoy this humdrum silly nonsense.

2, nice but not very unique