Teen Dream

Such a good listen. This album feels like a cardigan, something brown to drink and maybe that lost codeine tablet in your pocket.

Another perfectly pleasant, inoffensive, and average album.

Similar to Arcade Fire. Just didn’t love the sound.

3.5

Shoegaze to the max

It really shines when it goes for some drama, but that mostly happens on Norway and 10 mile stereo.

Nice dreamy atmosphere but overall uninteresting. All the songs blend together

Chill and taunting music. Twin Peaks vibe. 3.5*

I discovered dream pop for myself only a few years before starting this list. The song that still stands out above the rest is when Beach House's Once, Twice, Melody released. I'm sure I've been exposed to the genre before, but I feel like I have missed out for so long listening to this beautiful music. Highlights-Silver Soul, Walk in the Park, 10 mile Stereo

At best I can give this record an asterisk for distracted listening. Mind definitely elsewhere in both sitting with Teen Dream. However, if unable to grab my attention, then maybe it is just dull? Some songs like “Ten Mile Stereo” had interesting orchestration as it surged towards the end. The female vocalist (sorry no research for this one) has a flat voice in the manner of Stereolab’s Laetitia Sadier and other European singers. While preferable to an overproduced “beautiful” voice, she lacks compelling qualities. With a spare sound, Beach House rests on her shoulders. My shoulders just shrug at her performance.

Surprisingly i like this more than i expected

As much as I love Beach House, this album doesn't reach the heights of their later records, like Bloom or Depression Cherry.

Not sure I can give this higher than a 3. Washes over me, and not in a good way. Blends into the background very easily and doesnt grab me. Might be harsh.

Never heard of this band before. I must admit, I missed nothing. No idea why this is on this list.

This is a beautiful album, perfect for the breakfast table or an evening for two. It is dream pop—elegant and sensual. The songs are defined by hypnotic guitar riffs, soft drum-machine snares, and Victoria Legrand’s signature smoky, ethereal vocals. Naturally, many tracks are carried by floating synthesizer sounds. It is simply music to drift away to—music for those special moments everyone experiences. For me, the standout track is "Lover of Mine." The lyrics are characteristically metaphorical and evocative; Victoria Legrand sings of deep forests, vast fields, and intimate encounters ("We parted our lips and we reached from inside"). A truly beautiful record that bears repeated listening.

Perfectly fine dreamy American indie. Used to Be is a classic but the rest makes no lasting impression.

Pleasant, but otherwise unremarkable.

When this came out I struggled to get into it, not really having a clue what dream pop was supposed to be. I enjoyed it more this time though, these are really lushly arranged songs and every element seems perfectly placed to create a melancholic atmosphere. Some of the vocals are really nice as well and I think of them as another instrument in the pretty soundscapes of this album

Too low key for me. Perhaps music to go to sleep to.

This is the sort of music that belongs in an advert for a package holiday provider.

it's alright dream pop, nothing groundbraking. maybe even a tad dull.

Nice

Wibble. I am not afraid to say what we’re all thinking.

Never heard of them before. Each track quite slow, but once I realised this was how it was going to be I kind of relaxed into it. Very mellow and contemplative overall. And just the right length. Liked.

Completely inoffensive and forgettable. Immediately adding to office playlist.

You have to be in the right mood for it. This hit me on a cold, grey, rainy October morning and for that reason it gets bumped to up one point.

Pleasent to listen to. Will do so again.

The kind of album you instantly forget when it stops, ironically just like a dream when you wake. Just so beige and safe. Nothing stands out anywhere to remember. A sonic puree that is so mixes it lost all the individual flavours

2,9/5

Put it on and baby fell straight to sleep. Great stuff

This sounds like all the rest of the stuff coming out at this time. So nothing original or innovative about it.

Good vibey music, great for a flight to zone out to. Will listen to again. 3.2

Hokey and boring but not offensive.

4.5⭐️

Beach House is fine, but why is this on the list? It was an enjoyable listen though

O, yay, something good! (Poznam & mam rada Beach House, sm pa s tem albumom manj familiar.) Hm. Definitivno zveni kot Beach House, ampak kot earlier Pokémon evolution of Beach House, kar v bistvu je (to je 3. album, js predvsem kasnejše dobro poznam). In na žalost so kasnejši boljši (na žalost predvsem zato, ker sm šla preverjat in je to edini njun album na 1001 listi).

Meh, sonido generico de la época

Bland typical 90s bunff

One of the most beautiful albums I've ever had the pleasure of listening to. I was lucky to see them live and performing this at All Tomorrow's Parties in Minehead in 2011. Animal Collective curated it and there were some great artists playing. They were mesmerising to watch and I just got entranced by the beauty of her voice. Their follow up 'Bloom' is also well worth your time.

ゆっくりーって感じやと思ってたらそうでもなくてどちらかというと浮いてる感じ。この浮遊感がDream Popなのだと思います。音が少し残流ように聞こえて、それも浮遊感のためになのか。 でも、こういう曲は正直雰囲気だけなので、曲同士の違いが分かりにくいから飽きるよね

Nice and folky album to do yard work

I feel like I don't have much to say about this album. It was chill and easy listening. Nothing stood out to me.

Always really liked this album despite never really being a huge fan of this style of music. Especially in the 2010s, there was this oversaturation of slow, reverby, spacey music which didn't click with me. They just all felt sort of bland and lifeless. The thing I love about Beach House is that they don't sacrifice good melody and songwriting by hiding behind those very vibey, ethereal elements of their music. In fact, I'd argue that Victoria's lead vocals are at the forefront here, not unlike the group Cocteau Twins. The music is still incredible; the guitars are warm and fuzzy, and the synth loops are generally pleasant and ear-grabbing, but they all just serve as a backdrop to the real highlight, which is the vocals and harmonies. I mean, the first three tracks here are all top-tier dream pop songs that I've been listening to for as long as I can remember - 'Sliver Soul' especially is so mind-blowing every time: the really emotive vocals, the sort of twisted, uneasy guitar lead, the way those harmonies come in at the final go of the chorus - really one of the most incredible songs in this lane. I also really liked 'Used To Be'; it felt more lighthearted and upbeat when compared to everything else here, and '10 Mile Stereo' is another track with a fantastic vocal and instrumental build, just shimmering and swelling leads in that chorus as Victoria's vocals reach a euphoric peak. The thing about Victoria that I love is her deeper and more restrained delivery; it's not very traditional in this lane, and she's objectively not the greatest vocalist or anything, but the conviction in her voice is there, and her deeper vocals so perfectly juxtapose the music on this album. And I'll always respect Beach House for not drenching their lead vocalist in shitty effects. I think the thing still holding this record back is that it really is a one-trick pony - Beach House in general I think are. But I won't knock it too much for that; it's one incredibly executed trick that draws you in and refuses to let go, sucking you into this serene, beautiful world.

Review - tough one. I never listened to them back in the day when this was coming out, so there's no nostalgia to help me out. I'm sort of aware that if I'd listened to this a lot as a teenager, I'd probably still cut it more slack than I'm willing to now. Some interesting chord changes in the first song or two, but it's sort of too bland to catch my attention. Too keyboardy for a rock band, too simple for piano rock. I probably would have found it revolutionary when it came out but now I've heard more music. Score - 4/10 Need to listen? NO

Delightful.

This album was actually really good, good chord progressions and the vocals, nothing special but it does the job well, I didn’t really think I’d like this album AT ALL, but I was suprised, good shit

discaso. me encanto, lo disfrute mucho. me siento generosa, no me volo la cabeza pero 5

I liked it pre good

This is one of those strange albums which doesn't really leave much of a lasting impression at all, but whilst on it's thoroughly enjoyable and a wonderfully relaxing listen. I have to remind myself that it exists and is saved in my library whenever shuffle brings me to it, but this brand of warm, enveloping dream pop with melancholic undertones is absolutely my thing. The production on this is fantastic, offering a crystalline atmosphere and a kind of cinematic, hypnotic grandeur whilst the vocals are reverberating and pushed to the front. On the flip side, the album never really breaks out of a languid mid-tempo pace, which does allow it to forge a cohesive mood that is perfect for losing yourself in. However, the lines between tracks are prone to becoming blurred if you aren't actively engaged with the layered instrumentation. All told, I'd scoop this up at the right price.

Painfully dull. It truly is a challenge to focus on the music. It’s so blah. The vocals are pretty annoying too.

i hate.the band e the album

upped it up a point just because i have a soft nostalgia covered spot for indie music in my heart but its a cohesive album even if it does have little variety

A pleasant enough album with some decent songs and musicianship without delivering a killer track or two to make it more of a standout.

Tried listening and it put me to sleep. What I remember hearing seemed inoffensive.

Sort of like the American version of the xx?

A great album with a problem of every song sounding exactly the same. And I mean there is almost nothing different about each of these songs. Same synths, same vocals, same general motions. That's probably the reason why, even though some of the sounds produced here are absolutely spellbinding, magical wonderful, this album sits comfortably at a 3.21 on 1001albums. And that's sad too, because this album is made up of absolutely incredible, spectacular moments. The outro on "Walk in the Park," the first chorus to outro on "Zebra," the final 30 seconds of "Silver Soul" (bless Victoria Legrand's heart, that last sustained note is gorgeous.), the outro on "Lover of Mine," I could go on. But every song sounds mostly indistinguishable from the next, even if they're all distinct. It's really quite sad because I really love all of these songs. They really are all very distinct, memorable songs, with great vocals, great musicality, production, all of it. But there is still a lot of good here! "Used To Be" is heartbreaking, a lush, devastating song of a once-familiar face coming home after a long time of being away, and a fear of them having changed drastically, though the speaker still looks forward to it ("Coming Home / Any Day Now..." in the outro... it's so beautiful TvT). The buildup to the chorus on opener "Zebra" is one of the more obviously awesome moments in 2010s indie, and the chord progression as the vocals burst through is perfect for the moment. The synth riff in the chorus of "Walk in the Park" is so awesome too, it gets stuck in my head incredibly often. I think that, frankly, even if you can't enjoy this album because of its samey-ness, you should at least appreciate each song separately, because every single one is worth listening to, completely. There's also a lot to be heard here in terms of influence across the 2010s. Alvvays's more psychedelic/shoegazey side is laid out plain and simple here, even if they did take a more twee, jangly, even confessional kind of approach to this style than Beach House did. This album in particular, however, also really has its fingerprints all on a lot of the dreamier indie of the late 2010s and early 2020s, a la Wolf Alice. Generally just a really important album. I think this one that should definitely get a listen if you want to better understand how indie has evolved over the past 15-ish years. 9.1/10 DOES IT BELONG ON THE LIST: YES REASON: influence, relevance, quality

Own it (Digital MP3). I love Beach House. Back in the day I would have called this "indie" and left it at that - but then I learned that Dream Pop was a genre. This is a nice soft pillow for my ears. Shoegaze and Dream Pop tend to have this one-song-blends-into-another feel, and for me that's kind of the point. I want to put on a Beach House album or Sigur Ros album or MBV album or whatever, and be put in the same moody, lush, sound environment for 40-60 minutes. There's nuance from track to track, "Norway" has this wonderfully microtonal drone hanging out just below the surface; "Walk in the park" has a lo-fi drum machine beat to back up the pulsing keyboard; there's the shifting syncopation in "Used to be," and so on. If I had to pick a favorite from the album, I would probably go with "Lover of Mine" - the opening arpeggiation on keyboard is a nice break from the dreamy drones on preceding tracks, but I especially love the vocals in the pre-chorus, that harmony is stunning in contrast to the minor modal sound of the verses. I love this album and I am so happy to revisit it here. 5 Stars.

#103 Beach House has such a perfectly clean and ethereal sound; it grabs me and draws me in every time. Beautiful album. Highlights: Silver Soul, Better Times, 10 Mile Stereo, Take Care

Byrjaði sterkt en náði ekki alveg að halda sér uppi.

Gorgeous atmosphere, gorgeous songwriting, fucking criminal that it got removed from the list

This album has been a big one in our relationship throughout the years. It still sounds amazing and brings back fond memories. 5 stars

Beautiful hazy sound. Love the voice floating over the keyboards.

I enjoyed my shower listening to this

Alright

Il dream poo ha delle belle sonorità ma le canzoni sono veramente molto ripetitive e simili fra di loro. Faccio fatica ad apprezzare un intero album.

What if Doves or the Flaming Lips we're boring. This is the kinda shit they play in tv/film to stir schmaltzy emotions sans heart or testicles. Soulless.

This one is very conflicting, I do enjoy this album overall, but for some reason, it does not quite grip me. The vibe is good, the music is amazing, but for some reason, I just can’t get into it.

Too soft and too consistent. Truly legendary albums, or even plain great albums, should aim to showcase a variety of sounds from the artist. And one of the simplest variable elements of music is its energy. Every single song on Teen Dream has the same level of energy as the last, that level consisting in mildly contemplative, mid-tempo sad pop. Zebra starts us off with a warm yet slightly melancholic mood. Normally albums, especially “classics” from earlier eras of modern music, tend to start off with a bang – so the gentle synths, guitar, and drums (the latter is barely discernible to begin with) might come as a surprise. A successful surprise though; it’s a solid opener. Beatlesque vocal harmonies in the second half, plus gradually intensifying percussion, to build the texture up over time. As long as we get at least a couple of punchier or riff/hook-heavy tracks later, I’m content. Silver Soul doesn’t obviously deliver that, instead acting as the latter of a one-two “calm psychedelia” punch. But unlike Zebra, it isn’t trying to hide the homage to acid-inspired music (I wouldn’t be at all surprised if Beach House took LSD prior to the making of Teen Dream). Retro/70s synth-organs, high wavery vocals (both lead and backing), and a medium-slow tempo providing plenty of space. A fine song, to be sure, but Beach House have yet to really *wow* me here. Silver Soul ends in the dumbest possible way: it shares a percussion line with the beginning of the following song, Norway, but just before transitioning, the sound cuts out completely for a couple of seconds. And I have no reason to believe this choice was some sort of commentary about audiences’ expectations for cool song transitions. No – this was simply a stupid mistake that could’ve easily been avoided if even a single person in the production phase had noticed it. Did nobody listen to the final album product before releasing it? Norway is a low-energy coda to Silver Soul, really only notable for its breathy background vocals (which are honestly great), arpeggiated guitar part, and occurring after one of the most butchered song transitions of all time. I quite like the chorus of Walk In The Park, but the repetitiveness of the synth-organ gets stale pretty quickly. Still, something about the chorus is undeniably gratifying. Probably that highish “airy” synth playing the countermelody. Side 1 concludes with the first song that feels like a legitimate attempt at a different style – naïve yet powerful uptempo hopefulness-rock – though, aside from piano, the textures remain largely the same. I really like the build-up into the chorus and dramatic fall-off into something much gentler in the post-chorus and verse. Lover Of Mine features a very prominent vocal part – is this a different singer? – but melodically not much is done with it. The texture in the verses, as far as I can tell, is just vocal, drum, and bass. In the chorus it amps up to include some synths and in that respect sounds more or less like the majority of side 1. Vaguely ABBA-esque, and overall just a “fine” song. Better Times makes me wish for just that. It really does nail the sound it’s going for, I swear – but that sounds gets just a bit stale after 30-odd minutes, and for that reason Better Times is the first obvious miss. Hopefully the final three songs do something like Suffragette City or When The Levee Breaks in terms of late-album pick-me-ups. 10 Mile Stereo starts off promising: a crystal-clear arpeggiated guitar line. It fades as the song progresses, replaced with a slowly building synth and percussion part, just as with some earlier songs. The crashes get especially rambunctious in the last couple minutes. See how easy it is to make songs pop, Beach House? We get a return to almost-a-piano-ballad-but-too-fast in Real Love. I have to say, I like the Beatles’ version better. This one has its merits, though: a drone-synth in the back, rising exceptionally slowly until it builds to… well, not much. No climax exists. A supremely frustrating five minutes. So the moment in the chorus of Take Care where you realise the rhythm is 6/8, not 3/4, is all that much more impactful. The ear craves something, anything, surprising. Take Care is also just a pretty solid opener, even if it lacks the punch I’m looking for. 3/5 Key tracks: Zebra, Used To Be, 10 Mile Stereo

To be honest I have heard this type thing done 1000 times better, and that band are not even represented here. Not sure of what to give it though. Its not offensive, but equally not something you'd choose to listen to. Right, that's it, giving it a 1.

Very very boring. I’m pretty sure there were a fair few bum notes hit too.

Dream Pop, I should like this genre as it is linked to Shoegaze in many ways. However this example of Dream Pop really did not strike me as particularly dreamy or popular. If I was to give it a label, I would have filed it under 'sleepy'. I really wanted it to go places in the way Galaxie 500 did, but every track just stayed on the same level. Pleasant enough but I am intrigued to listen to later material.

I have liked quite a bit of music in a similar vein - Cocteau Twins, Mazzy Star etc - but this seems to focus mainly on lightness without giving much more. It doesn't have the sonic invention to fill out the comparisons I see with shoegaze, except perhaps on 10 Mile Stereo. I found it pleasant but only pleasant

Very chill listen, though I feel the album is missing something… Not a lot of “moments”. Still very listenable. Ive heard later beach house songs that were quite impressive, so maybe they just hadn’t really found their sound yet.

i used to LOVE this album back in college, not really my taste anymore but very nostalgic and really encapsulates the early 2010s fave - take care

I have this one! I would have chosen Bloom, but it's still a very nice album. Beach House was my introduction to dream pop and I love this genre!

Just beautiful

Really liked this. Emotional, soft and nice. -1 star for low variety.

BORING

its ok but not my style Will I listen to again: 2%

I understand why people think this music is beautiful and moving. But the only movement I feel here is to reach for something else to listen to. It's not bad. This isn't bad music. There's talent. There's some emotion. This is music that is "thoughtfully crafted and intentional." It's just not my taste.

i’d only ever heard silver soul which i really liked so i was glad the rest of the album lived up to my expectations

Atmospheric indie rock, like fleet foxes meets Tame Impala.

lindo demais, amo beach house pra caralho

boring AF. background music from a mediocre romcom

Whilst this is somewhat inoffensive on the ear neither does it raise the spirit. 'Tis in the current venacular rather 'meh'.

A lot of bands from this time period had this sound as the hipster culture picked up steam (AND STOLE MY LOOK!). I was listening to a lot of them, but nothing about Beach House stood out to me at the time, and it still doesn't. Washed Out and The XX were far more interesting.

I 🩷 Beach House, I 🩷 Teen Dream, I 🩷 dream pop

Trippy synthesizers, and opaque lyrics. That's this experience summed up in one sentence. The shoe gaze style vocals aren't really doing the decipherability of this any favours either. There's large portions of the album that feel more like lullaby compilations than any more conventional kind of music. On a couple occasions, the energy arrives (e.g. the second half of Ten Mile Stereo), but then departs again, as rapidly as it entered.

დღის ბოლოს მოვარდნილ დეპრესიებსა და ნოსტალგიებთან გამკლავებაში დამეხმარა what a coincidence 7/10

p927. 2010, 1 star. Weak as a kitten. Bland Julee Cruise inspired US indie band, but without the songs or talent. Passionless and utterly forgettable. The rule holds true: if no-one is talking about an album 5+ years after its release, its not essential listening.

Being hailed as one of the best albums of 2010 doesn’t seem like a very high bar. Having said that it’s quite a pleasant listen. Feels a little bit like Fleet Foxes at times. 4

Could be a 4 in time

Agréable et assez flottant, au début j’étais vraiment dedans mais en fait ça se répète avec rien de bien innovant

Boring album, I didn't like this.

Dream pop makes me tired. Maybe that's a compliment, but I don't want to be tired.

I've never hear of this artist or album before. It's not bad. Could be nice to fall asleep to. 2.5⭐️

Nice aber auch nicht übermäßig spannend

alright, beautiful sound

wow, I loved this. already have listened to it twice