On stage last June, dreamy singer, Victoria Legrand said something that usually causes folks to cringe. She smiled and whispered “We’re gonna play some new stuff.”The pace got faster, revealing a subtle build on their delicate style. A few extra beats on the drum machine here, a couple heavier chords on Alex's guitar there. The duo played 4 unheard tracks in row with an eager confidence. Naturally, they returned to the crowd favorites from 2006's stellar self-titled debut to close the show. But looking back, I think I most enjoyed that bold gap of energy right in the heart of the set. Cue montage of me looking forward to this album for 6 months...
Devotion is the most complete record I’ve heard so far this year (another early frontrunner?). The key ingredients of Beach House have remained the same; hazy vocals over an organ sprinkled around their simple percussion. They just seem more refined or shall I say, tastier. Most of February's free time has been spent spacing out to these tracks (it helps that we live in a house by the beach).
"You Came To Me"
