beach house – and so she thinks

Beach House – Black Car

admin — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 14:34:54 +0000

Beach House are a beguiling band. And so is their new tune Black Car. A mysterious song with a pounding bass line and erratic pulsing beat, it’s the latest tune from their woozy and atmospheric album 7. Despite its weightlessness there’s a sense of power to proceedings. It’s hypnotic and infectious, and pure Beach House.

The band are hitting these shores in October.

Beach House – Dive

admin — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 15:07:45 +0000

Hot on the heels of the announcement of their UK shows in October, and ahead of their first full length album release, 7, in May, Beach House have shared the video to Dive. A gloriously transcendent offering of rhythmic shimmer, it’s a glorious effort from the Baltimore duo. 7 will be released 11th May via Bella Union in the UK/Europe and Sub Pop in the US.

Love lyrics

admin — Sat, 14 Feb 2015 13:23:52 +0000

Valentine’s Day, and a chance to celebrate the things we love – like music. These are some of the most beautiful love related lyrics in my favourite songs.
The Maccabbees – Toothpaste Kisses
I’ll win your heart with a woop-a-woo / Pulling shapes just for your eyes / So with toothpaste kisses and lines /I’ll be yours and you’ll be mine

Natalie Prass – Christy
Does he?/ Slide each of his fingers down your back when he / When he puts a new record on
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOMCEF9X1ds
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – Home
Well, while you were sitting in the back seat smoking a cigarette you thought was gonna be your last, I was falling deep, deeply in love with you, and I never told you ’til just now!

Blur – To The End
Well you and I / Collapsed in love / And it looks like we might have made it / Yes, it looks like we’ve made it to the end

Flaming Lips – Do You Realize?
Do You Realize – that you have the most beautiful face/ Do You Realize – we’re floating in space / Do You Realize – that happiness makes you cry

Sharon Van Etten – For You
I do, I do / I’d wait for you / But you knew

The Shins – Simple Song
I swear that I dreamt / Your face on a football field / And a kiss that I kept / Under my vest

David Bowie – Heroes
We could steal time, just for one day / We can be Heroes, for ever and ever
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgcc5V9Hu3g
Beach House – Real Love
You know, you know, we belong by the stream, to the dawn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6r0hPVauJQ
Foals – This Orient
To glide past every city light / Like a satellite careering through the sky / This colour, this summer night

The Cribs – Be Safe
I’m tethered to this post you’ve sunk in me / And every clear afternoon now I’ll think of you, up in the air / Twisting your heel, your knees up around me, my face in your hair / You scream so well, your smile so loud, it still rings in my ears
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCydrACBsK8
Group Love – Tongue Tied
My eyes on your eyes / Like Peter Pan up in the sky

Camera Obscura – Let’s Get Out Of This Country
We’ll pick berries and recline / Let’s hit the road dear friend of mine/ Wave goodbye to our thankless jobs / We’ll drive for miles maybe never turn off /We’ll find a cathedral city you can be handsome I’ll be pretty

The Charlatans – One To Another
I’ll be at ease watching you sleep watching’ you smile / Love I adore you / Always looking for you

Yellow Bird Project

admin — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 01:19:20 +0000

Sometimes, when a little tipsy after a night out, and sitting on my sofa trying to sober myself up with a hefty portion of carbs to help prevent the inevitable hangover, I end up browsing online shopping. Lacking in willpower at the best of times, my bank account sometimes sees some unexpected purchases in the wee hours. One I have never regretted was the buying of Yellow Bird Project’s Indie Rock Colouring Book, something I discovered in one of those retail therapy twilight hours a few years ago. Set up to harness the creativity oozing from indie musicians and direct it towards something else valuable and meaningful, its founders Casey and Matt have worked with numerous bands and artists and grown the brand from strength to strength. Here they tell us more…
How did you come up with the idea for Yellow Bird Project? Most ‘music for good’ things are around charity gigs etc, whereas here you have something really original.
Back in the uni days we spent a lot of time listening to music and we went to gigs whenever we could. We’d splurge on the occasional band t-shirt, but for the most part we found these garments to be severely lacking. Most of them were plain, unoriginal, and uncomfortable. Worst of all, they were way too expensive. It was a rare thing to find a good band t-shirt that really stood out.
So as an answer to this problem we decided to take matters into our own hands. We went out and approached some of our favourite bands, asked them to create original designs and to choose a charity. Then we built a website and printed the t-shirts to sell online, with all profits benefiting the charity of said musicians. It was really just an experiment that sort of took on a life of its own.
The film Field of Dreams is cited as one of your inspirations for the project. What was it about the film that inspired you?
‘If you build it, they will come.’ Somehow that phrase really resonates with us. In a way, it sort of embodies the whole DIY aesthetic, which is: if you create something independently and you do it because you really believe it to be good, then likeminded people will always follow in your tracks. The concept grows and the dream can be shared with other people.
The hardest part is reaching that goal, facing the obstacles in between, doubting yourself and questioning; ‘is this really worthwhile’? You put all of this time into doing something different while the rest of the world looks on as if you’re some kind of crazy person! Kevin Costner understands…
It’s a nice, eyes wide open idea, and I can imagine you being full of enthusiasm as recent graduates. Are you still hopeful that the world will change in good ways, and the charities that you work with will achieve their aims?
We’re not recent graduates anymore, but yes, we are still very hopeful!
Which may explain your new project. You’ve just launched Analog.am. Tell us about that.
Analog.am is an online, independent record store, which we launched only just recently. It’s a side-project with similar aims: to raise awareness of independent artists and encourage people to buy their music.
After 6 years of indie rock fundraising, we decided it was time to turn the page. So with all of the experience we gained through Yellow Bird, we flexed our e-commerce muscles and built a web store stocked with over 50,000 vinyl records, mostly of the indie variety, but also other genres, such as punk, blues and electronic.
CD sales are falling and store-fronts are dropping like flies, yet despite this, vinyl records sales are actually on the rise. Who knows why? Maybe it gives people a better reason to pay for music? Is it the big giant artwork, the difference in sound quality, or the nostalgia that people adore? Nobody knows for sure, but one thing this trend does indicate is that people still love music. That will never change.
Who has particularly surprised you in their creations, either in what they have designed or their hidden talents?
We got a t-shirt design from The Dears, which came from Murray and Natalia’s (front man and keyboardist) 4 year old daughter, Neptune. She managed to write her name down, which was pretty impressive, I thought.
Do you ‘read’ the designs for hidden meanings? Let’s take the t-shirts, what do you think the following ‘mean’?

Beach House
Come check out our swanky little house, it’s made of NEON! Inside, you’ll find lots of wonderful things to play with.

Beach House

The National
Everyone is connected and life invariably comes full circle.

The National

Daughter
Youth is drowning.

Daughter

If you could get any artist to design for you, who would it be, and what you hope for?
It would be by Joanna Newsom and I would hope for a horse or a unicorn. That would be my dream t-shirt, I would wear it all the time.

Beach House – Teen Dream

admin — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 19:53:38 +0000

Subpop Records

On their third album, and just starting to make waves amongst compilers of 2010’s one to watch lists, this Baltimore based duo create pop so evocative of a gentleness seascape that the salt catches in the back of your throat and you can almost feel the grains of sand in your plimsoll. The whoozy wheeze of a sea breeze permeates, and even on a dark English morning the glimmer of a haze of sunshine is evident. The whimsical softness of the music and pleasantries of the lyrics caress, tunes so laid back that they must have been recorded horizontally. Unfortunately, this somnolent feeling becomes all too apparent, and things get repetitive. New album ‘Teen Dreams’ is seductive stuff, but I’d fall asleep before this teen got into my knickers.

Francesca Baker