I couldn't make Siren Festival this year and Amrit and Brandon were at Pitchfork, so ... how was it? Based on the photographic display from Kyle Dean Reinford I guess sweaty? How was the sound? Did…   Read Story »

Aside from the horrible exchange rate and like $50 beers, Norway's a very cool place. Stereogum's got a soft spot for it: that's where Brandon and I first joined forces, during coverage of Øya…   Read Story »

Beach House certainly aren't camera shy. After releasing Devotion, one our '08 favorites, the Baltimore duo's showed up with slow fades and soft dissolves for "You Came To Me" and with a shopping…   Read Story »

We've mentioned how much we like Devotion. One of the album's stand out tracks from day-one has been "Heart Of Chambers." In Beach House's lovely video treatment for the song -- directed by…   Read Story »

The main thread running through our PE of Beach House's great, gazy second effort was to examine the band's marked growth, "You Came To Me" being particularly on point: "We don't think they could've…   Read Story »

Run don't walk your clicking finger to Beach House's MySpace for another listen of what the duo's got in store on their second full-length. When "Gila" came down the pike, we were left well impressed…   Read Story »

Beach House's autumnal, Baltimore dream-pop wooed and wowed at CMJ '06, delivering a spellbinding set at Cake Shop that landed in our top five for the year, setting the stage for this year's…   Read Story »

The beloved Baltimore duo brought their drum machine, keyboard, and guitar to Public Radio International for a short and sweet set, recording for the Fair Game radio show. Head there for the MP3s of…   Read Story »

Filmed at a fiesta in Alex's Baltimore basement, this friend-directed clip is all slow resolves, super-saturated colors, and slow-motion shots of friends celebrating and dudes passing out on…   Read Story »

The Cake Shop serves coffee, tea, and an assortment of alcoholic beverages, but no Kool Aid. And yet, a post-show sidewalk eavesdropper would've been right to ask if we'd all just drank a gallon of…   Read Story »