• Beach House is an indie pop rock duo created by musicians Alex Scally (guitar/keyboards) and Victoria Legrand (vocals/organ). The band's self-titled debut, Beach House Album was released in 2006, and has received positive reaction from a wide variety of listeners, often comparing their music to the sounds of Mazzy Star.

• Fast Facts

  1. Years Active: 2005-present
  2. Origin: Baltimore, Maryland
  3. Labels: Carpark Records, Bella Union
  4. Their second album, Devotion, was released on February 26, 2008
  5. Similar to: Mazzy Star, Galaxy 500 and Slowdrive
  6. Latest album rated 8.5 on Pitchforkmedia
  7. Vitoria Legrand uncle is composer Michael Legrand
  8. Beach House song, Apple Orchard appears on Pitchforkmedia Mixtape compilation
  9. Alex Scally did not play guitar until joining Beach House
  10. Influenced by director David Lynch

• Quotes

  "Legrand's professed affection for David Lynch struck me as most illuminating: The majority of his films are fundamentally about the terror and ecstasy of possession, which seems a fine summary of Devotion's themes."- Pitchforkmedia

  "I think a lot of Devotion is about this subtle but rhythmic vibrancy, under the surface, this bubbling thing."- Alex Scally on Devotion

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