Reviews (page 8 of 10)
Very shoegaze feel, melodic and introspective. I think it’s an Blum for when you are in the mood for that type of sound 6/10
This was pleasant yet somehow a little depressing.
Another 2010 indie rock band that sounds just like all the other 2010 indie rock bands, but not even one of the good ones. Almost every song sounds like it was made on an iPhone app. Bland and forgettable. Not a single song even stood out.
3.75/5
3.5+/5
Beautiful album - really enjoyed this mellow tunes. 4/5
This album does have a great place on this list: it's a perfect encapsulation of why I hated 90% of the music that came out in the 2010s. It's anti-pop, which was necessary because the pop scene was completely out of hand. But then anti-pop itself is just this bland, high-pitched, whiny crap that's so high off its own farts to be anything interesting at all.
So moody and lush. This album lets you enjoy a sonic sound bath as it just sort of washes over you. I love it, although I confess it's hard to pin down exactly what I love so much after it's over. I'm torn between 4 and 5 but I'm going for 4 because while I love it, I don't know that it rises to the level of "groundbreaking." I'll probably have regret later and wish I had given it a 5.
Very dreamy. Not sure I've been in the mood for this. Might give it another shot some other time. Not bad but didn't really get into it
I thought I really liked this album but it turns out I really really like 4 songs on it. There's a big run of unmemorable tracks after the first three, 10 Mile Stereo is an obvious stand out after those, Real Love is nice. Oddly for a double album, Once Twice Melody is more consistently good than this and I would rate it much higher now having gone back.
Behagelig, men ikke så spennende
It’s Carer’s week in the UK. So Take Care is apt. It’s also near enough the best of the bunch, apart from Lover of Mine. It’s easy, pleasant music, very much like a cut-price Flaming Lips but not as good. Mmm - significantly unmemorable. A classic 2.5.
I have a note in my phone from at least 10 years ago that just says ‘Beach House musical group’. Either I heard them and wanted to explore more or I read about them. I can’t remember now and I never followed up. So it seems like this is an album (or at least band) that I needed to hear, The first song had me wondering what my past self liked about this band besides the name. As it went on I liked it more and more. My favorites after one listen are ‘10 mile Stereo’ and ‘Lover of Mine’. It certainly is music I would like to listen to in a beach house while sunlight streams through filmy white curtains and waves crash in the background. And I think I’ll keep the note in my phone so I listen to more of their stuff someday.
This was pleasant enough. hard to get too excited about the strange blend of Tones & I and My Morning Jacket (at least in places), a little low emotional energy to get super fired up, and toward the end, there were a couple of songs/passages that actually got annoying. But, the name implied the sound and I could almost feel the sand blowing into my face as I walked along the dunes.
Nice enough. Reminds me of Mazzy Star a bit. Nothing to get terribly excited about, but I suspect if I gave this more spins I'd dig it more. The second or third song had some cool tremolo action, giving me a buzz from all the microtones. Other than that, not much to report.
The beginning of my listening session this wasn't grabbing my attention and I kept zoning out to the point I restarted some songs. Went for a walk and cleared my head while listening and I found my opinion changing. I'm not in a good mental space these days so I can't say anything substantive about this album. I liked it.
Good dream pop. 7.5/10
J'ai pas détesté, mais j'ai trouvé ça un tantinet trop soft. Je sais pas vraiment quoi dire tellement ça a été plus un bruit de fond qu'autre chose. Peut-être une autre écoute après avoir écouté leurs premiers albums me donnerait une meilleure idée de comment apprécier cet album. 6/10
Mellow. A bit droll and repetitive, but good vibes and relaxing.
Beach House is a “dream pop” duo. This record is certainly not their best. I feel like they never really honed their craft until “Depression Cherry”. This record sounds repetitive to me honestly. There are some cool tracks (the instantly recognizable “silver soul” which Kendrick Lamar sampled). Overall, I was bored while listening to this one.
Indie pop I guess? I don't mind it, but it doesn't do much for me
Pretty average Beach House album. Kinda wish it had some heavy hitters like their later works.
VRAIMENT PAS POUR MOI
3.5
This was considered one of the best if not the best album of 2010, all I can say is music in 2010 must have sucked
Son una onda Tame Impala. Para estudiar safó, pero terminan aburriendo mal.
Great beginning, slows down near the end but still an all time record
Wow. This album was something else. The only thing wrong with this album is that it makes me feel stupid for not listening to more Beach House sooner. Listening to it at 2AM definitely helps haha. Not a single bad song. Phenomenal album filled with emotion.
shi had me feeling like i was floating
Ik kende al wat nummertjes van Beach House, maar dit was een heel fijne aanvulling! Vooral Norway (met dissonant synthesizertje!) en Walk in the Park waren favoriet.
Prima, beetje op de achtergrond geluisterd
Sad en mooi maar je moet wel een goed moment kiezen om dit te luisteren om niet de rest van de dag melancholisch te zijn. Door jur gewezen op het paasei in dit nummer: een tiktok sound!!
Top album, Silver Soul en Walk in the Park zijn geweldige nummers. 4.5
Mid house
i fucking love beach house. not even their best album but such a classic
Well this is rather lovely. Very nu-age Scandanavian sound (to me). Perfect on a hot sunny day, and fortunately for me, it's just that!
Mid. probably wouldn’t listen to unless someone else put it on. + I’d be OK with it.
Another bunch of ever-whining hipsters
Nice and soothing albeit slightly dull
Dreamy and chill, but not so varied
lovely ethereal beautifully produced album. The reverb on the vocals can get a bit monotonous and I would like to see some tempo and arrangement variety mixed in but overall a really nice album that improves with each listen. 4 stars
Enjoyable chill vibes
'Zebra' is great, the rest ok.
Absolutely brilliant album.
Nothing wrong with it intrinsically.... but it's dull and acts best as inoffensive background music
love this chillwave album
Well this is an odd one, very dreamy to say the least
sweet and chill
Beach House is from Baltimore, MD, USA This was their first album and it failed to chart (anywhere in the world) but is considered one of their best works. Genre: Dream pop, indie pop 3rd Listen: 2.5, 3 The songs are really growing on me and I'm a fan. Standouts: Zebra, Norway, Used to Be, Lover of Mine Others: Silver Soul, Walk in the Park, Better Times, 10 Mile Stereo, Real Love Singles: ------------------- Used to Be (#13 US Sales) Norway (#41 UK) Zebra (#14 US Sales, #96 UK) Lover of Mine (DNC) 10 Mile Stereo (DNC) Rating: 4/5
This album is pretty consistent. There are a few filler tracks that I wasn't really feeling, but overall some of my favorite Beach House songs are on this album.
7/10
I had never heard of them before, but I like this album. Good theme and catchy tracks; good vocals tie it all together. 4/5
The melancholy in the album did that thing that melancholy can do - both absolutely connect with my mood and provide a distinctly uncomfortable externalisation of my mood. I really quite liked this album, but at the same time didn’t. Weird.
Vibey but it didn’t stick out to me
This is my first time hearing about Beach House. They are a dream pop/indie pop group from Baltimore. This is their third studio album. The first thing I noticed was the shitty album cover. At first I thought that the album generator website was having issues drawing the album cover image, then realized there was something there....zebra stripes in an eggshell color over a white background....wtf. Negative points for the unoriginal, bland album cover. Moving on to the music, this screams 2010's. This was a time when everyone was doing the "dream pop" thing. This sounds like bands such as Fleet Foxes or Hozier without the folk sound, and more of a bland pop sound. The lyrics are heavy with reverb and sound like they were recorded in a church or a large empty space. The harmonies reached by the male and female voices are beautiful. There is so much harmony and reverb though, that the lyrics get buried by layers of echo, making it hard to understand. It doesn't matter though, because the lyrics are just nonsense. Couple this with the organ/guitar work, and you are left with a coffee house staple. Kind of bland background music. I find myself constantly loosing focus while listening to this record. Hipsters would love this music, hence its success. One song blends into another, and all of a sudden I've been daydreaming through 3 songs. I go back and try to focus, but again, I drift off. I don't know if it is the ethereal nature of this record, but it is super hard to digest. It isn't necessarily bad, it's just super bland. This pairs well with the bland album cover. This album is perfectly beige. Overall, not bad. I probably won't listen again, but I didn't hate it. It's going to be hard to highlight the best and worst songs from this one because everything blended together. Favorite songs: Silver Soul, Norway, Zebra, 10 Mile Stereo Least favorite songs: Real Love, Walk in the Park 2/5 (would have been 3 but what a dumb album cover. -1 for that)
I had listened to Once Twice Melody from 2022 already and liked it a bit more, which surprised me. There’s nothing wrong with this album, but none of the songs really clicked with me.
Dream pop should be dreamy, not boring.
On one hand this exactly the type of music I like, but on the other vocals were rather unpleasant for the most of time. Not really fitting to this dreamy, mystical atmosphere.
This album suffers from lack of interesting aspects. Neither music nor vocal are compelling. At the same time they are not straight bad. I could accept it as background music. I guess dream pop is not for me.
Definitely dreamy. Freaked out a bit on “Lover of Mine” for how dang close it is to Vampire Weekend’s “Unbearably White.”
Dreamy. Pretty... but kinda boring. Reminds me of the XX, but this one's a little more interesting. There's a few tracks I liked more than the rest, when they managed to do something really weird with polymodality like Norway. (prior listen)
me re gustó 8.5/10
BL: don’t know much about Beach House other than “Space Song” - But I think it’s pretty ok. There‘s not much to it. AL: I thought it was a whole load of meh. “Zebra” and “Used to Be” are good and remind me a lot of early tame impala. All in all it’s minimalistic electro pop which doesn’t really provide a whole lot of substance in my opinion FT: “Zebra” and “Used to Be” 2/5
Cool dream pop.
Following it. cool album cover, and not an album made in the 80s! I like the hazy dreamy quality that was easy to listen to at work
11/10
Ahora sí que estanos hablando. Discazo.
Not sure why so acclaimed
Behaglig bagatell
Not much of anything interesting here.
4. Not claiming it to be a master piece, but could definitely listen to this again. (and again, and again, ...)
Honestly kind of nice music. I don't even know what you would really call that, I doubt I will remember even a single song, but it was also nothing that bothered me on this album. But not really what I am listening for if I want to listen to music, but this list certainly has very wide range of different styles.
Mellow, super chilled, really pleasant
Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: Yeah, it’s so mesmerising and powerful Favourite song: Track 8 - 10 Mile Stereo
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
Great soundtrack for bickering about who should've looked at the map.
Meh
Ambient and peaceful. Great background soothing dream.
Some good songs, but otherwise a bit boring indie guitar stuff
I've never heard of Beach House before and my first impression - before listening - was that I probably wouldn't like it... BUT, then I started the album. Every song is just the kind of music that I tend to like. I like the "dream pop" category it has been placed in. If this is dream pop, then I want to hear more. I liked the immediately from the start. Standouts: Zebra, Used to Be 3/5
Perfect balance of energizing (but like a slow release as opposed to a fast punch) and dreamy (because I truly feel like I could get lost in this album).
achei um bom chill, mais alternativo mas gostoso de ouvir, nada muito relevante ou que se destaque tho.
Ik was bang voor wat ik aan zou treffen, maar ik zat er vrij snel prima in. Track 1 zet lekker de sfeer neer en track 2 vind ik fantastisch omdat ik hem herken van Kendrick Lamar - Money Trees. Track 3 met de wat chiptune achtige synth op de achtergrond.. Zakt in het midden een beetje in. Naar het einde weer wat beter maar niet zo goed als het begin. Lekkere productie, lekker ruimtelijk ingericht. Ik weet niet of dit album per se mee hoeft in de 1001 tijdcapsule mochten we die ooit de grond in gaan stoppen, maar als onderdeel van deze lijst kan ik er wel van genieten. Bovendien kun je beargumenteren dat dit meer toevoegt dan 6x Elvis Costello. 3.7
sounds like something I would've put on in the background while I studied in college.
Perfectly fine but not outstanding to me in any particular, pretty run of the mill soft-rock alternative, with its million dubiously differentiated subgenres.
Not terrible. But isn't really my thing. Too much gentle pop sounds going on.
Great chill album. I really enjoyed the shit out of this.
Unexpectedly good
Tylsää mutta ah niin mukavaa musiikkia. Rauhoittavaa, klassikko-indiee
Musiikkia, josta saa pitää, mutta johon ei tule tyytyä.
It’s nice, a little dreamy but not super, every song is unique and cohesive but I think some drag. 4/5
I thought that it was going to hate this. I did not. It's pretty pleasant for the most part. It did start to bore me a bit as it went on. The "preciousness" of the music can get old. I'll probably listen to this album and band more in the future. I think it might be better with more listens.
Dreamy zone out times
The kind of music you'd hear at a beach house in 2010. Liked it a lot didn't love it. Like a 3.8 but I'll round up since I also listened to Korn today
My first time listening to a full Beach House album and this is exactly one of those not turning the radio off but not turning it up albums for me. It was fine, but nothing particularly stood out for me. Other than my wife being utterly convinced it was some secret weird Vampire Weekend album. From the two or three Beach House songs I'd ever sampled before this is pretty much exactly how I expected this one to go. Other than my wife's Vampire Weekend bit.
I was already familiar with this album, and I do like it quite a bit. Very dreamy, very lovely stuff. But I do prefer Beach House's subsequent albums. I guess that's a downfall of some of the more recent additions to this list -- a lot of the contemporary artists on the list have since released "better" work. That said, this one is still very good!
Boh
Beach House is real main character music. This album is really good but I prefer their next two
Cool vibe to it, but that vibe doesn’t change or develop at all. I only know that one beach house song that went viral on tiktok and every track on this album I thought was that song. It’s not even on this album. Too samey
Great light chill music
Dia 2. Não se deve saltar para piscinas no ano novo com risco de hipotermia mas tu saltaste, sempre foste a mais teimosa dos dois, eu esperei com a toalha o teu corpo pálido e tremeluzente, sim, irradias luz própria ainda que vacile, iluminas água escura, não te cabes nos teus sonhos, demoraste de bruços e o vento cá fora aumentou, a toalha fica húmida só da aragem e eu cá fora à espera, secámos o corpo como um trabalho de grupo da escola e quando o sol raiou estavas seca, quis mandá-lo embora, ano novo lua nova, mas já o horizonte te engolia, a ti, à que todos os dias virou nunca mais e a hipotermia ficou comigo que sei melhor que saltar para piscinas no ano novo.
I really liked this album. I have a copy and have listened to it a few times before. It reminds me in feel of the musician "Panda Bear" but with quite different instrumentation. I always thought the singer was male, but was surprised on checking wikipedia that they are a duo with a woman singer.
The start is very weak, the album picks up after this, but not close to on any playlist for now...
Highlight: Zebra
Taki nieudany white album
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 you're looking for dreamy, mellow music to unwind to, look no further than Beach House's Teen Dream. This album is the perfect soundtrack for a lazy afternoon, a productive workday, or a relaxing drive. The songs are infused with a laid-back vibe that will put you at ease and help you escape the stresses of the day. The vocals are ethereal and the instrumentals are mesmerizing, making for a truly captivating listening experience. With Teen Dream, Beach House has crafted an album that is both calming and enchanting, and one that will leave you feeling peaceful and content. So kick back, press play, and let the music take you on a journey to a more tranquil state of mind.
Heard a few songs on it before but it was a nice listen
One of my favorites of all time. Lush, immersive, romantic. Perfecto.
It is music to fall asleep too. For what it was or was trying to do I guess it works but not my thing. This could maybe be setbreak music but it's just too damn chill so I don't know
Norway, Walk in The Park are my highlights. Solid album with a common overall vibe. Calming, peaceful and brings some nostalgia. Would listen again.
To me, this is a classic. It pairs so well with working, with drives. Take Care is an all-timer for me.
Gorgeous dream-pop, with enough variety to keep it interesting.
I'm just not really into Dream Pop.
Erinnert mich an Band of Horses, "Everything all the time" und "Cease to begin" waren 06 und 07 respektive. Beide Bands haben aufm selben Label released. Ansonsten selbes Fazit wie bei Band of Horses: gute Einschlagmusik. Für mehr ists nicht spannend genug.
I shoe-gazed so hard, I saw my toes through my unlaced combat boots that I got at a local thrift shop for $650. Or maybe I need new shoes. Best song: the one with the airy synths. Worst song: the one with the airy synths. 👟
Soft and tranquil, always fun to learn the origins of tiktok sounds
It’s like a warm hug from a loved one saying “Everything will be alright”.
Dull!
Perfect record! Easy 5/5 probably a little low!
No
I’m a big indie enjoyer on the regular so I’m biased, but I love Teen Dream. One of my favorite albums ever.
The album feels overproduced and it was tough to really get into it. It’s definitely an outlier to a lot of 2010s music which I appreciate. I like a lot of the ideas here but it really didn’t do anything special for me. I’ll give it 3 stars to be generous.
Vanaf de eerste paar seconden vond ik dit al een leuk album. Het is wat ze noemen evocatief: het zet een sfeer neer, een soort zonnige morgen in een vreemde stad, ik roep maar wat. Relaxte klanken, bakje echo eronder, wandeling langs de kade. Meer van dit zou geen straf zijn.
Eén ding. Dit is niet iets waar tieners over dromen. Het is een verschrikkelijke zemel-plaat.
Dromerig inderdaad. Ik kan best een nummertje hebben en het is allemaal niet slecht, maar ik vind het moeilijk om hier heel lang geconcentreerd bij te blijven.
Ah started writing a review and lost it haha! I really like dream pop and hadn't heard of Beach House so was quite excited to listen to this. I really liked the opening guitar and track in general which was a promising start, lovely and relaxing. Now as the album goes on I find myself hoping for something more unusual or interesting to jump out at me... It's lovely but not super special.
SO glad to see this on the list! I love Beach House. Sometimes I can go a really long time without listening to them and then get back into it. Philippa introduced me in our teams, I thought they were unusual and weird but really liked it. They've brought out loads of great stuff since. This album holds up over 15 years I think!
It's a beauty, I love it. Makes me feel 18 again.
Beach House has always been more of a vibes band than a songs band, and you can really feel their Urban Outfitters shoegaze coming together here. I prefer Bloom, tbh.
normal
Amo Beach House. Solo por eso ya es una obra maestra.
Kind of one note isn't it
There’s nothing wrong with this collection of songs. They’re all perfectly fine and inoffensive. But I can’t say that my world has been rocked and I will probably never listen to any of it again…
Sleepy afternoon vibes.
This is a solid modern alt pop style album. As far as contemporary music goes this has a nice feeling of old styles with modern sound. It’s not something that I would listen to all the time but given the right mood or setting this music is pretty enjoyable. It’s not too complicated but the layers of sound make it a good album. 6.5/10
dreamy, transient, and still somehow grounded.
It’s competent indie rock with a capable singer. Unfortunately, the songs don’t seem to go anywhere.
landfill indie
D'humeur généreuse
à chaque fois que j'écoute Beach House, je trouve ça super joli et après j'ai plus envie d'écouter pendant 2 ans c'est un peu comme une bonne ratatouille
Teen Dream in a way kinda sound like it's cover; beautiful. The sound of this record is amazing with incredible piano passages doubled with Victoria Legrand's superb voice. This album envelops you with its sound in a way not a lot of album do. This is the first dream pop classic from this band that will put out a lot of other great albums. Zebra, Norway, Used to Be, Walk in the Park and Take Care are all gems. 9/10
Beach House's Teen Dream was my in step album of this band. I like its dreamy sound, the vocals and SILVER SOUL is superstrong. But I was a bit disappointed at the time. There are several nice songs, but also quite a few that are a bit average. Their follow-up album Bloom is quite a bit stronger. Bloom: 5* (9/10) This one: a solid 4* (7.5/10) By the way, nobody knows this, but they used to be called "Beach Boys" and in 1970 already wrote their signature song "All I Want To Do", which is the blueprint for the rest of their work.
I like the dreamy atmosphere on this record.
Beach House is amazing and these songs are so hypnotic. I loved them ever since I heard "Space Song" off of "Depression Cherry". I already knew "Take Care" from this album, as well, but didn't know I would love so many other songs from it. It's very easy to listen to while not becoming boring. Every song from them is like a warm, fuzzy blanket. I love to get nice and cozy, wrapped up in each one I choose to listen to.
Ugh, so dull. Not sure I'd ever want to meet the Teens who have Dreams as anodyne as this whiny lo-fi crap
Not their best, but an impressive and meticulously crafted album
Nothing wrong or offensive with this, but doesn't exactly jump through the speakers or headphones. It is a tick too sleepy even by the standards of dream pop, of which one much prefers the lilting, rather than the droning, variet, as manifested here. In fact, this drones to the point of being inert. One would like to compare this effort to their other records, but save for the odd outlier, they are quite difficult to tell part. Something like eight times now have they been have been on the same drone-rinse-repeat cycle. If Beach House are this generation's Cocteau Twins or My Bloody Valentine, one feels mainly pity for this generation.
New to me but don't know how I missed it when released. Love it!
Smooth, mellow pop
very mediocre
Between 3 and 4 on this. Decent stuff, last song was the best
Decent
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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
I know the main song of this album, Silver soul, very well from the internet and memes, but over all the rest of the album sticks true to a theme which I always respect. But again not really my type of music, but I can see some moods where this would suit perfectly, gloomy rainy day, where I am not happy/positive. Like a nice wine with cheese.
I liked it. I need to come back to it again.
Very mellow, soft music. Nothing so catchy as to be distracting but still pleasant to listen to. Favorite - Used To Be.
Я честно пытался все понять и почему он тут, но ни одной мысли не возникло. Да, приятно. Да, симпатично. Но я не могу сказать, что испытал какой-то спектр эмоций
Название альбома идеально отражает его суть. Все песни звучат так, будто вы либо танцуете медляк на выпускном, либо уже после него где-то отвисаете и рассказываете друг другу о взрослой жизни. Только слегка неискреннее и очень наивно. "Мечты", при этом, не веют особым позитивом; очень меланхолично, но при этом нельзя сказать, что бесперспективно и непроглядно. Музыкально... Не знаю, не цепляет. Есть классный de-tune эффект в Norway, это удивило и заставило обратить внимание. Но в целом это музыка для фона, вполне себе. Вместо lo-fi биточков. 3.5/5 -> 3/5. Альбом хорош, но не особенный. Даже если сравнивать с очень похожей Lorde, он проигрывает как минимум по текстам. P.S. Рубрика "Услышано": трек Silver Soul (мне, кстати, зашёл, добавлю себе) используется как семпл в Money Trees Кендрик Ламара. Вот так вот фанфэкт.
Нейтральное, 2+
3 Love all songs!
8/10
Delightful dream pop where the highest highs ('Silver Soul', 'Walk In The Park', 'Take Care') are ridiculously good. Victoria Legrand's breathy voice is mesmerizing and a Beach House track is recognizable in seconds. Perhaps the melodies are a bit too similar between the songs, and I feel that at almost 50 minutes, the whole thing is just spread a tiny bit too thin in order for this to truly captivate me.
Let’s say you are completely unaware of the existence of the genre. If sat down to listen to Beach House and you were to take a wild guess at the genre, dream pop would probably be your first guess. Legrand’s vocal is mesmerizing and haunting. The tracks are extremely well crafted and there’s just something about the sound that takes you on an emotional journey for 50 minutes straight. I might later regret not giving this a 5/5. But at the same time, I always feel like the bubble bursts some time after listening to Teen Dream and you realize that there’s just this tiny piece missing. I might never find that piece though.
It's really nothing special, just very well made pop music, and today it hits a sweet spot for me. 4/5
what even is that
Fav song: Take Care
Eh. Mellow, forgettable.
Best Song: Silver Soul. One of those quietly rising and building songs that feels like it has an element of inevitability to it. Worst Song: Norway. I'm not musically literate enough to fully explain what it is that I don't like here, but something about the backing instrumentals feels... off. Overall: It's fine. Very sleepy, kind of quiet background pop. Not worth paying close attention to, but serviceable to throw on while having a quiet night in.
I’ve always meant to check them out, but never got to it. I thoroughly enjoyed this and even though it’s a bit samesie, I feel like that’s also part of what made it so vibey cohesive. Also, I’ve got a soft spot for Sub Pop as a Washingtonian. You know what? I’m giving this 5 stars!
Very sleepy, but pleasant.
tarvi tollasa paskaa laittaa alubm coveriks joo jotain suttua on vähän mut älä rupee tollaseks... hyvä albumi kuitenki ihan turha tollasta laittaa . pop ja indie on tässä niinku aiheina ja tota hyvältä kuulostaa katos pirkule ... kyllä siitä hyvää tulee.. 2010.... syntthi auttaa toki, (kult vibes) mutta joo....unipoppia.. en tällä kertaa nukahtanut heh... walk in the park paras viisu
I like me some good dream pop now and then. Based on the Wikipedia article, I was looking forward to listening. Unfortunately, I don't understand the hype. While the music was mostly pleasant and totally fine background listening, I found it to be very shallow.
I really like this. Really pretty soundscapes and just chill vibes overall.
This is nice. Some indie pop. I've never heard of Beach House, but I'm enjoying it.
LOVE THIS dream pop sound
Beach House from Baltimore, MD, USA. Dream Pop; Indie Pop Active from 2006-Present (2022) Teen Dream is their 3rd album. Singles: Zebra (#14, US), Used to Be (#13, US), Norway (#41, UK; #12 MEX), Lover of Mine, 10 Mile Stereo. I've never even heard of them before. The genre is something that I have come to appreciate and enjoy over the past couple years listening to the albums on this list. I will definitely continue to listen to it in the future. 2.5/5
That intro guitar is off to an incredibly great start! I'm familiar with Beach House which jumped onto my radar from the dreck in the last couple of years only but had not heard this particular album. I like this atmospheric band that has slight echoes of MGMT in certain places but seems fresh and new in their approach. It's a good album but not necessarily one I will seek out again.
This was great ... for the first little while, but I grew tired of them. The 'instant five!' I was feeling after the first two songs dwindled considerably over the course of the album. Though I appreciated all of the repetitive electronica, I felt like I was watching the soundtrack to a murky coming-of-age teen drama that only goes in circles. Granted, there would've been a time in my life that I may have thought this was a great use of 49 minutes on repeat, but eventually you get kicked out of your apartment, have your cell phone shutoff and get your car towed because you've refused to grow up or change. This is the album that fills in time before all of that happens.
Beach House is a name I feel like I have heard a lot in the last 10 years, and not just from planning vacations. I'm sure I've heard them on Sirius XMU, and know that they are a much buzzed about indie band. But I couldn't have named or successfully Heardled any of their songs. I listened to "Teen Dream" in two parts, both in the car, but those two rides a mere hour apart found me in quite different moods. I was quite unimpressed by the first half of the album, but when I got back in the car I was a little bit agitated, and Beach House soothed me and calmed me down. By the end of the album I was really enjoying it. I went back to figure out why I had heard the name so much, and found that "Teen Dream" was one of the most acclaimed albums of 2010. Pitchfork even named this the third best dream pop album of all time, right behind Mazzy Star, which I enjoy, and the #1 ranked "Heaven or Las Vegas" from the Cocteau Twins, which the record will show I really don't like. Mood and emotion are deeply impacted by music (and vice versa). Is dream pop a very varied genre, with some stuff I like and some I don't? Or is it partly that how we respond to music is sometimes so dependent on mood that it's hard to fairly judge or compare things listened to at different times/moments in our lives?
I’d not heard this album; didn’t know this group. I really like their sound, their lyrics, their mood. Will listen to this again and seek out more by them.
I’ve listened to this album 3 times and I still don’t know what happened. I got lost in atmosphere of it all. This dream pop offering feels like a dream. I can describe it in general, but I can’t sort out the details. I know I had a good time and the imagination of it all was something to revisit.
Not for me. Liked the first song, but I thought this was pretty forgettable album.
Kinda blah, but in a good way.
Shoe gazing music is like if people were like how do we make the MOST boring, whiny and LONG music ever? Shit is insufferable.
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.
This melancholy material is pretty nice, but boring. Sounds boring to play and to listen to. Its not bad, just strictly vanilla missionary. I would sleep to it. Not super exciting even as chill-out music. When that lil beat machine kicks in you know they were in their bag. Lover of Mine stood out as exceptional.
I've never really been able to get into beach house. Not bad to listen to though.
This album starts off the way an album should. Zebra starts out with a stripped-down, dream-like sound, until it slowly grows into a full song by the end. It shows and doesn't tell what they are capable. With smooth melodies, interesting lyrics, and a powerful voice, they manage to set the stage for what I hope will be a very interesting experience, while also not giving too much away. (Also the main stanza of the chorus says among us. 10/10 album already.) The next song, Silver Soul, continues from where Zebra left off. With a fuzzy, pulsating backbone, it doesn't need a build-up to start the song off, it just launches you right into it. This song sounds like happy shoegaze, and makes me very excited for what's to come. The next song, Norway, seamlessly transitions from Silver Soul with a simple driving drum beat. This song feels more behind the beat and gives a very drowsy feel. The quivering synths give it a very laid-back sound. In this song, the vocals seem to take part as another instrument, adding depth and secondary melodies to the instrumentation. The next song, Walk in the Park, reminds me a lot of The Kills. The vocals have a very Alison Mosshart flow to them, and the singer has a voice similar to her as well. Other than that, this song doesn't really showcase anything new, but is still an enjoyable track. Used to Be is in the same boat as Walk in the Park. While it doesn't offer anything new, it still maintains interest. I believe this could be because of the formula I'm seeing them use. The combination of organic and electronic to create a sort of dreamlike trance while also maintaining that upbeat poppy sound. While I enjoy this song, I do think that they may need to add something new to the table to freshen up the sound and keep my attention. This is the same with Lover of Mine, and Better Times. Though Better Times did have a bit of an interesting change in terms of arrangement, which was something I hadn't heard before. Unfortunately, the rest of the album didn't really change or evolve much, and it all kind of sounded the same. But the songs that were good were good. This album does suffer from a better first half than last half. Favourite song: Silver Soul Least favourite: Take Care
Pretty chill, didn't fall in love but some good tracks
Great
What was this album? It is not memorable. It is not trash, but it is not entertaining. It is not good. I did not care for it. I am rounding down.
This album gives impressions of other much better albums that you could be listening to. Soft lilting tunes are more interesting when it's not one or two lines repeated for four minutes and thirty one seconds. Do yourself a favour and just listen to the Beach boys or Sarah Blasko. Favourite track - not sure it all sounded like one track. not horrible but ends up just being there not grabbing your attention.
I usually dislike this genre of music; I find it headache-inducing. But this was just so well-made. It has a cohesive texture while also having many eclectic sound choices to make each track interesting.
A perfectly constructed dream
Ok album, music sounded all similar, singing as well. Didn’t move me on the first listen
Good.
I guess I listened to this record more than I thought I did when it was released, because all of it is very familiar to me. This certainly seems like more of a "certain time and place" type record for me, and I don't think I really listened to anything else from Beach House, but this record is better than I remember it--particularly since I didn't remember it much at all until I listened to it again on this revisit.
New artist! Next listening to “depression cherry” 2,5/5
A bit slower than expected. Reminded me of Tame Impala circa 2015. Gods listen for a long drive
Fyrsta hlustun var ágæt. Þarf að renna aftur í gegn. Held hún vinni á með tímanum.
This is a pretty perfect encapsualtion of indie/dream pop. Hushed vocals, some reverb BUT the big thing here is that they didn't forget the tunes. Great album. Best Tracks: Zebra; Walk In The Park; Take Care
3-
Boring
Light and dreamy but not as lush as the other album I heard. Didn’t give the emotional punch.
I have a long, drowsy history with Beach House. I have to work today, so here's hoping this doesn't knock me out. Eh, I mean - this wasn't the worst. It stayed in the background but at the same time it didn't sound completely generic. I could see it working it's way to a four some day.
This is dream pop, I guess? It's fine as things go. I found the wonkiness of 'Norway' appealing, but much of the rest falls into that bracket of music that seems like critical catnip but which I am yet to be utterly charmed by. There's a soporific quality to much of the sound, indistinct and pillowy, buoyed by coos and sighs that lull and beguile. The problem is that it all comes out as a big powder-puff yawn, and if you're not mentally drifting away in a Limehouse opium den then it doesn't quite resonate. Still, you can hear the Big Star influences and all those looping, chiming noises are pleasant. It don't get the ol' krovvy pumping though, yeah?
It,was,fine
I like the dreamy textures, the way the instruments all meld together and for sure, Victoria Legrand’s androgynous voice (I thought the lead singer was a guy until a few years ago). I had this playing as I was doing some “work” on the computer. It was quite hypnotic and after the second loop through I still wanted more. They have certainly nailed the long fade-out ending (eg. Take Care) and based on their on-line photos, they've nailed the disheveled look as well. It must take a lot of time to make it look like you haven’t spent a single second getting ready for a photo.
If the Cocteau Twins and the Fleet Foxes had a love child it would be Beach House. This style of dream pop is like mellow shoegaze. The first track is the best song on the album, but the dreamy vocals and the “wall of sound” effect wears out its welcome fast. I could have sworn that the lead vocalist was a guy but it’s a woman. Kinda like how I always thought the lead singer of Rhye was female 🤷♂️
Beach House put out at least a 3-album run of 5-star gems and this was the first. Hypnotic and beautiful - changed me when I first heard it
Meh.
Too bored
Too tired to write a review.
An excellent turning point in the dream-pop outfit's discography as they maintained the warmth of their earlier output while bringing in the live drums and exciting synths that would define their later work. While not my favorite Beach House album, Teen Dream still holds a place in my heart for being the sonic equivalent of a bear hug – Alex's guitar tone with its massive bass response + Victoria's breathy vocals means the production space feels way clamped down, almost as if you're sitting around a campfire as the band plays away. Couple this with some top-tier songwriting and simple but effective instrumentals and you have an absolute winning combination, especially in the band's masterful use of late game-changing codas to spin a song on its axis even as it ends. 'Walk in the Park,' 'Take Care,' and 'Silver Soul' have soundtracked some of the best and worst moments in my life, and in each case it was the warmth and comfort that every song on this LP exudes that I was looking for. I still stand by Bloom and 7 as my favorite Beach House albums for their gazey mix of spatial, ethereal dream-pop, but every time I need to come down back to earth it's this LP I will turn to.
This was my AOTY for 2010. Haven’t listened to it in years, but still sounds as good now as it did back then. Felt strangely nostalgic too for a time that doesn’t feel very long ago. Absolutely class. This album got me into Bella Union, never looked back.
Didn't like it all initially but grew on me as the album progressed. Used to be and Better times were the picks for me, seemed to have the most going on. Very pitchforky in that they are another band that get huge praise from them and sound just okay to me.
Definitely not for me, found it quite dreary.
Had a very mellow dream like sound to it which I enjoyed. I think I might like it more with some extra listens but it was quite nice as background music. Highlights were "Real Love" and "Silver Soul"
Never heard of this group before..... I barely noticed I was listening to it while working tbh. Completely inoffensive chilled background music. Nothing grabbed me, nothing offended me. Beige
Calming
Zeer dromerig inderdaad. Aangenaam album
This album is just simply beautiful. I utterly love beachhouse and their music and even tho i think depression cherry is their best album this is still perfect
Really enjoyed it
Probably my favorite Beach House album, so you already know my rating. 🤌
Dense. Kinda boring
Beach acid pop-rock No complaints, certainly cant listen to it unless you’re doing something.
Surprisingly mediocre offering from them, IMO
"Dream Pop" might be one of the most pretentious genres ever. Seeing that this was dream pop, I was ready to hate this. But, lucky for me, I didn't hate it. In fact, it was kinda nice... Until about half-way through when I got real sick of everything sounding the same and never picking up. In small doses, I think I could dig this. As a whole album, it's soporific. Which I guess was in the name so I can't say I wasn't warned. Anyway, I didn't hate it but I also couldn't take a whole album of it so it gets a middling score.
Listened Before? N Very ethereal and dreamy. I found it a bit sleepy and uninspiring. It sounds like the early 2010s for sure. Lots of hipster experimentation back then and it shows through in this one. Not necessarily a bad thing, but others did it better. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Silver Soul
This was a pretty good album. Nothing that was on here was going to blow any minds, if you know the band then you could expect pretty much all of what you're going to get from this, if that kind of thing appeals to you then you're probably going to like it, which I did. 3.5/5
Interesting but I won't rush out and buy the album.
It's kinda ehh. Didn't know you could dilute dream pop this much. It's like cheap vanilla ice cream.
Not much to say because there’s not much going on here.
I love this album.
It's very pretty, but it's not something I loved. It's fine.
Top 3 Songs: 1 - Norway (3) 2 - Walk in the Park (4) 3 - Zebra (1)
Nothing notable
If you were to ask me what I thought early '00s Indie music sounded like, this would be the example I could give. Surprisingly, this is my first time hearing this album or this band (unless it was playing in a Starbucks), so ranking this as a must-listen album that sounds like every other album from it's time period and not seeing albums I've heard of makes me scratch my head. 2.5/5.
Loved it. Zebra my favourite on the album
Really great! Loved it! Ok!
Really liked this album. Nice and chilled.
This is a nice album. Melody and interest all the way!
So damn good. I loved this record, it is such a nice record to put on and just sit and relax. It's so soothing and so calming. Every track felt so beautifully crafted and so inspired. Zebra stands out as one of the best songs I've heard on this journey so far. The vocals are just so pretty and the entire record is just so dreamy, absolutely loved this record. Favorite Track: Zebra; Take Care; Silver Soul Least Favorite Track: None
Ihan miellyttävä. Tykkäsin kovasti laulajan äänestä. Suosikkikappaleet: Zebra, Used to Be
Was only familiar with one song but still enjoyed
I like this band but this isn’t the album I lean toward. The next two are much more complete.
I didn't expect much going in, but this was nice. Probably my favourite album from the 2010's that I've gotten so far. I do wish some of the songs were shorter, but it was pretty good overall. My favourite songs were Used to Be and Lover of Mine.
Slowing down and speeding up the tape is a nice trick on song one, by song 5 it starts to grate a lot. That this is in any list is baffling.
I'd obviously listened to dream pop before, but I never knew that's what it was I was listening to. This was a good introduction to it. It was comfy! I think that's the best way I can describe this album. By the end it got a little samey, but if you're looking for this kind of music then that's not necessarily a bad thing.
não curti muito, pouco empolgante
Sooo boring
Kind of a mellower Band of Horses vibe. Maybe a bit of Lord Huron at moments. But not quite as good. Has that dreamy, echoey, psychedelic feel. This is one of those bands I've heard mentioned or played on KEXP a million times over the years but couldn't name one of their songs. Kind of background music for me
A nice trippy listen
2/10, 20%
Ahhhhh!!!! Classic!! The first song still gives me chills
I like Beach House, I don't love Beach House. Hard to believe this album was released in 2010, sounds like 2022. They didn't invent Dream Pop, but they really make it sound good.
Dreamy. slightly melancholic, but pleasant indie pop. This was nice to have on in the background while doing other things.
Very smooth, I like Beach House, not an everyday listen but Space Song is one of my favorites.
This was not an artist that I was previously familiar with, but I did enjoy the soft, easy, melodic stylings, especially Used to Be, Better Times, and Take Care.
A smooth and sweet album full of beautiful songs with romantic lyrics and tasteful productions. One of the top two Beach House's projects and one of the best records of the 2010s. Also "Take Care" is maybe in my top three of their entire catalogue.
Cuatro
26th September 2022 Listened during the day on my birthday while working from Cox’s. We did not go to the England game. I really enjoyed this, it was atmospheric and dreamy indie. I can see why they’ve done so many film soundtracks.
When this came out I was kicking around with a few people who loved this whole sound. It was also in constant rotation on triple j. I always thought this sort of hipster indie pop was lame though. It lacks oomph, and I know that's kinda the idea, but I guess it's just not my thing. 2/5.
4/10 what's all the fuss?
dreamy and pretty but hard to focus on
Always love some beach house
I love beach house their music always feel like I’m levitating
Only heard a couple of beach house songs never given this album a full listen before. This is really good love the dream pop vibes, will be added to my rotation.
Heard before. Love Beach House. Listened many times.
Something so different and amazing. Wish I knew about earlier!
Sway and sleep to this underwhelming album. Nicely constructed but doesn’t get you where it matters.
Just good chill jams. Nothing to crazy and the songs may be too similar at times, but just was an enjoyable listen, especially at sunset. Not sure if would play too much again but it’s music for a specific mood
Simple and easy beauty, like enjoying a sunrise before the day begins. Better Times is my favorite track
Knew this album already. Solid dream pop as always from beach house. Paved the way for bloom and depression cherry-my two favorite beach house albums. Very calculated and nostalgic.
No sé si me gusta o me cansa
Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Walk in the park, Take care
I listened 3 times but it just never held my interest.
Enjoyed it a lot, will certainly revisit it.
Wasn’t into it at first but grew on me a little bit.
-The guitar riff and drum fill in "Better Times" is fun -The orchestral crashes at the end of "10 Mile Stereo" are cool -Those were really the only interesting points in the album. Just not very interesting to me
Nae tae bad!
Chill and dreamy melodies but nothing too stand out n quite dull after a while
some good tracks but i don't think i'll be digging this out too often
"Teen Dream" is the third studio album from the dream pop duo Beach House. Dreamy is an apt description for this type of music as with its guitar, keyboards and especially vocals create a dreamy atmosphere. Beach House consists of Victoria Legrand (vocals, keyboards, organs, bells) and Alex Scully (guitars, bass, piano). A few additional musicians also played the drums. They wanted to create a more sophisticated album than their previous two and wrote and recorded this one after touring. Lyrically the songs use imagery and are mostly about relationships...break-up, forbidden love....kind of a sadder overtone. One of the more distinct aspects of Beach House is the deep contralto of Victoria Legend. It's has been compared to Nico and Hope Sandoval of Mazzy Star. I guess I see that. For this music style, it is perfect. This is also a very good album. "Zebra" starts the album about with its repetitive guitar and builds with the drum beats. A sad sounding song It is about admiring about someone who stands out..ah, a zebra. "Silver Soul" is more dreamy and gloomy. Guitars and keyboards used here and is a standout track. I think it's straight-forward about falling in love. Their biggest hit and third song is "Norway." The twinkling and slide guitars and detuned keyboards.. This is lush and woozy sounding. Imagery of Norway. The most pop-sounding song on the album. The first single was "Used to Be" and about two lovers growing apart. Nice piano start and a beautiful beat and song. The combination of organ and keyboards and the melody make "Lover of Mine" a highlight. About cheating or the lure of cheating. "10 Mile Stereo" may be my favorite song on the album...it's dreamy with the guitars and melody and builds into almost shoegaze territory adding more of a rock beat, increasing tempo and keyboards. Another bad love song...about the ending of a bad relationship. I've liked every Beach House album that I've listened to and I've heard most of them. This one is probably at the top. I recommend it for everyone. If don't like it, you'll know within the first few minutes of the first song.
not really my cup of tea but can tell its very well done. Would have to be in a certain mood to listen to it again.
Calming. Love Silver Soul and Take Care. Great music and a happy discovery
smeary dreamy sad indie wistfulness for walking around on an overcast day. vocals took me some time to get used to.
Its nice enough but doesnt really get out of second gear
A lovely album. Dreamy music complimented beautifully by the vocals. Very consistent in style and pace throughout, but with enough variety in the musical details to keep the interest. If it had more interesting and imaginative melodies this could be a 5/5 album. Rating: 4/5 Playlist track: 10 Mile Stereo Date listened: 22/08/22
Muy tranquilo e interesante
I remember this sound, and other bands did it better than these guys.
3.5
Fine background music. Inessential.
ai é legalzin mas tem poucas q eu realmente gostei
Cool to hear the Money Trees sample Very chill 3.5 stars
Sounds like Haim Very cool songs
An interesting alternative album, couldn't put my finger on who they sounded like but enjoyed it. Still waiting for that "wow" album that has been missing from the last week or two. This one aint it.
I love getting albums from this side of 2010, especially from artists I know! Beach House is one of those indie acts that has limitless appeal for people in the know, but I frankly haven't heard a whole lot from them yet, which makes this a very welcome listening assignment. I think "Silver Soul" was sampled on Kendrick Lamar's "Money Trees" in reverse, which is so cool. This is a very relaxed album and a great vibe. I'm all for it, and for more like this to break the rock monotony. Favorite tracks: Norway, Silver Soul, Walk in the Park, Take Care. Album art: A very faint animal print I believe. I like it for what it is but also hate it for being hard to see. But damn I guess it's memorable. 4/5