Beach House made sure that the fans got priority over the photographers.
Intentional or not, the title of the latest release from Beach House, Teen Dream, speaks directly to their core audience – young, dream-pop loving hipsters. A few hundred of those dreamers showed up at the Crofoot Ballroom in Pontiac to celebrate this new album; one that is both consistent with their style while still showing a bit of diversity. “Lover of Mine” is a prime example of a track that fuses their signature slow-tempo indie-pop with hints of exploration in retro chick rock. The rest of the tracks blend well; they are cohesive, consistent, and especially listenable.
Performance wise, Beach House was as expected – no fireworks, blinding light shows, or organ smashing. However it echoed loudly across a wide sterile space, Victoria Legrand’s voice can be both penetrating and haunting. Crowds sway accordingly.
Beach House has their act together, their album is rather wonderful and their performance, although modest in presentation, is perfectly appropriate.
(Pictures and review courtesy of Christian Spencer & Nicole Cummings. If you want to see more pictures from this show and others, check out www.flickr.com/photos/christian_nicole.)
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Nice post. My friend Eli told me about this blog some weeks ago however this is the first time I’m visting. I’ll definitely be back.
great post as usual!