Beach House
Beach House to Replace Iggy Pop at Desert Daze Festival
Beach House will replace Iggy Pop as the final night headliner at the upcoming Desert Daze festival near Lake Perris, Calif., after Pop’s French-based band was unable to enter the United States due to visa complications. The performance was to be Pop’s only one in North America this year. “I am disappointed to announce the cancellation of my appearance at the Desert Daze Festival,” says Pop. “Due to a confluence of world events, we have had unprecedented visa issues for my French band way beyond our control, and the band can’t enter the United States in time for the date. I am frustrated to let my U.S. fans down. I’ve left no stone unturned to be there with you on October 2nd, but now I can only plan to play this wonderful festival again in the future.” Pop’s next album was produced by And...
The 30 Best Albums of 2022 (So Far)
The following acts released quality albums in May 2022 alone: Radiohead off-shoot The Smile, Kendrick Lamar, Wilco, Arcade Fire, Sharon Van Etten, The Black Keys, Florence + the Machine, Harry Styles — we’ll stop there for space reasons. It’s been such a wild music year so far, only some of them made the following list. Maybe 2022 was just front-loaded and the final six months will be less eventful. (Judging by the release calendar, that’s probably a bad prediction.) Either way, we had trouble even narrowing this down to 30. Let’s meet back here at year’s end and see how things shake out. 30. Caracara – New Preoccupations Fans of classic 2000s emo — Say Anything, Dashboard Confessional, or Circa Survive, for example — are sure to find something to love in Caracara’s New Preoccupations (and...
Beach House’s Descent Into Madness
“I hope I can actually sing and tears aren’t just streaming down my face,” Beach House‘s Victoria Legrand says with a giggle. Over Zoom from their headquarters in Baltimore, Legrand and bandmate Alex Scally appear relaxed and eager for things to return to normal. They haven’t played in front of a live audience in nearly three years. Now, with Beach House’s eighth album, Once Twice Melody, on the way, the duo has a double album’s worth of new material to perform. Legrand says the two of them are “the most prepared we’ve been for a long time to go out and play live.” “[Three years] is a long time in the music industry, which changes and accelerates so quickly. So these shows are gonna feel like, I wanna call it a time party.” “I just hope I don’t have a nervous breakdown from some combi...
Beach House Release Third Chapter of Once Twice Melody
Beach House unveiled the third chapter of their four-part Once Twice Melody release. Featuring tracks “Sunset,” “Only You Know,” “Another Go Around,” “Masquerade,” and “Illusion of Forever,” the third chapter precedes the February 18 release of the double record. Once Twice Melody is Beach House’s ninth studio record, and the first entirely produced by the band. With the release of each chapter, every track is accompanied by its own lyric animation video. [embedded content][embedded content] Five more songs are set to release with the fifth chapter, in total bringing 18 new Beach House songs. The record was mainly mixed by Alan Moulder, but a few tracks were also mixed by Caesar Edmunds, Trevor Spencer, and Dave Fridmann. This is some of the band’s first new music since their 201...
Beach House Releases Chapter 2 of Once Twice Melody
In the second chapter of four set to release, Beach House unveiled four new tracks off their forthcoming Once Twice Melody. [embedded content][embedded content] “Runaway,” “ESP,” “New Romance,” and “Over and Over” are the newest songs, each with animation lyrics, available now off what will be Beach House’s eighth studio record. Chapter 3 is set to release on January 19 and Chapter 4, along with the full album release, on February 18. Chapter 1 debuted the tracks “Once Twice Melody,” “Superstar,” “Pink Funeral,” and “Through Me” on November 10. In support of the new record, Beach House is hitting the road the day of the album’s release, and the tour runs until their final performance on July 24 at The Anthem in Washington D.C. They will also perform at a few festivals next year, inclu...
Beach House Announce Eighth Album Once Twice Melody, 2022 Tour Dates
Beach House are set to release their eighth studio album, and have detailed their 2022 headlining tour. The 18-track record, leading up to its physical release, will be rolled out in four-song chapters, with Chapter 1 coming out tomorrow, November 10, at midnight EST. Out fully on February 18, 2022, Once Twice Melody is the first album produced entirely by the band, and their first time using a live string ensemble. Each track will receive lyric animations, and all were recorded at Pachyderm studio in Cannon Falls, Minnesota, United Studio in Los Angeles, and Apple Orchard Studios in Baltimore. The album is available for pre-order via Sub Pop. Its vinyl release will include a limited gold edition 2xLP and a silver edition 2xLP, physical releases on CD and cassette, as well as new t-shirt d...
Beck, Gorillaz, Nick Cave, Pavement and More Slated for Barcelona’s Primavera Sound Festival 2022
While 2021 festivals are coming fast and furious, festival fans have something to look forward to in 2022, thanks to Beck, Gorillaz, Nick Cave, The Strokes, Pavement and more slated for the jam-packed Primavera Sound Festival. The two-day fest in Barcelona will also see Massive Attack, Tame Impala, the National and Tyler, The Creator on the first weekend. The second will see some acts repeating, but joined by such luminaries as Lorde, Dua Lipa, Megan Thee Stallion, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Interpol. But wait, there’s more. Primavera also nabbed such cool names as Bauhaus, Bikini Kill, Einstürzende Neubáuten, Kacey Musgraves, Earl Sweatshirt, Jawbox, Beach House, Charli XCX, Mavis Staples, Sharon Van Etten, Dinosaur Jr., slowthai, girl in red, and IDLES. Jumping on th...
The 50 Best Alt-Rock Love Songs
Not all love songs are romantic. Not all love songs are even happy. It all depends on your definition of the term. For every “My Girl” or “Your Song,” there’s at least one track with a nuanced take on the darker, more complicated sides of love — the drama of a long-term relationship, the fear of losing a partner, the void left in love’s wake. Many of those songs fall under the admittedly broad umbrella of “alt-rock.” So to mark Valentine’s Day, we decided to gather 50 of our favorite “love songs” in the genre — both conventional and otherwise. Throughout this list, you’ll find lines about blooming romance and marital bliss. You’ll also find nods to drug addiction and car crashes. There’s something for everyone. – Ryan Reed 50. that dog. – “I’m Gonna See You” You take the good, you tak...
