{"product_id":"beach-house-teen-dream-new-2lp","title":"Beach House - Teen Dream - New 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormat: New 2LP Label: Bella Union Cat. No. \u003cspan\u003eBELLAV225\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBarcode: 602527297163\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReleased: 10\/01\/2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere wasn't much room for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeach House\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto improve on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDevotion\u003c\/em\u003e, so instead, the duo improved the room in which they made\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTeen Dream\u003c\/em\u003e. Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally recorded their debut in a converted church with producer\/engineer Chris Coady, who has also worked with TV on the Radio and Blonde Redhead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe same dark lushness echoes through this album as those bands' works, with a spaciousness that's more like a beach mansion than a mere house. On\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTeen Dream\u003c\/em\u003e, the hugeness previously implied in Legrand's lyrics and luscious vocals is made real, like tuning Beach House in at their full frequency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe duo's mix of retro electronics and chiming guitars is still as dreamlike and distinctive as ever -- if anything, the tinny taps and hisses of their drum machine are even more present in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTeen Dream\u003c\/em\u003e's pristine settings, making the contrast between them and the molten slide guitars and rippling keyboards on \"\u003cem\u003eNorway\u003c\/em\u003e\" even more vivid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe songwriting is also more focused, using\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDevotion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esongs such as \"\u003cem\u003eYou Came to Me\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eHeart of Chambers\u003c\/em\u003e\" as templates for the album's elegant longing. Like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTeen Dream\u003c\/em\u003e's title, these songs are wry and wise enough to know better about idealising love, and romantic enough to still believe in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThough it's not as eclectic and whimsical as their earlier work,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTeen Dream\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis some of their most beautiful music, and reaffirms that they're among the best purveyors of languidly lovelorn songs since Mazzy Star.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bella Union","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57286507430268,"sku":"602527297163","price":33.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/9763\/5678\/files\/Teen_Dream_c0c2753b_thumbnail_4096.webp?v=1786615044","url":"https:\/\/offthebeatentracks.co.uk\/products\/beach-house-teen-dream-new-2lp","provider":"Off The Beaten Tracks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}