#1 - Beach House
– Bloom
Beach Housealways know how to deliver dreamy music that you feel deep in your heart. While
some of their earlier work had the tendency to get bogged down in moodiness,
they've outgrown that in their last two records.
Bloom has the whispery
vocals that are standard to a Beach House album. Like they're telling you a
secret. But it has a brighter tone to it than Teen Dream did. It always feels like there's something going on in the subtext that only they know. Because of that, this is a record that evokes a sense of loss and gain at the
same time. It really just depends on the mood of who is listening.
The thing that
always stands out is how the lyrics are arranged. Victoria Legrande is a master
of phrasings that are no more than a few thoughts per breath. What she
accomplishes by doing that are a few words that get trapped in your head at a
time. That makes all the songs stay with you well after they’re done.
I once
described Beach House as what I would imagine listening to a cloud would be
like. Bloom is no different. It’s what I thought was the most beautiful music
of the year – and for that reason, my favourite record of 2012.
Top Tracks:
Lazuli, Myth, New Year, Irene (this is a record worth listening start to finish
each time)
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