Beach House – Once Twice Melody (2xLP)
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Beach House present their new, eighth studio album in 2022. Whereas, actually, one could say their eighth and ninth, because "Once Twice Melody" has become a double album.
The writing and recording of the record began in 2018 and was completed in July 2021. Most of the songs were written during that time, with a few dating back ten years. For the majority of the recording, the U.S.-French dream-pop duo, consisting of lead vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Victoria Legrand and guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Alex Scally, rented space at Apple Orchard Studio in their Baltimore home. As with their predecessors, they co-wrote all the tracks. "Once Twice Melody," however, is the first album the band produced on its own. Most of the mixing was done by Alan Moulder, along with Caesar Edmunds, Trevor Spencer and Dave Fridmann. Some drum parts were contributed by James Barone, as on the previous album "7". In addition, for the first time on a Beach House album, a live string ensemble can be heard, arranged by David Campbell.
The result of this productive collaboration includes 18 songs, which are presented in four chapters on "Once Twice Melody". Many different styles and song structures can be heard in these songs. Songs without drums, songs with acoustic guitar in the center, mostly electronic songs without guitar, wandering and repeating melodies, songs built on strings. In addition to the new sounds, many of the drum machines, organs, keyboards and sounds that the listener associates with earlier Beach House records are present in the compositions.
"Once Twice Melody" comes as a double CD as well as a double LP, optionally as Silver or Gold Edition. There is also a double MC
Reviews
"Great head cinema to switch off and dream in - the perfect escape from reality." (Audio, March 2022)
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Artist: Beach HouseLabel: Bella UnionFormat: LPUnits: 2Country: EuropeGenre: Pop & RockStyle: Dream Pop, Indie Rock
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Chapter 1 / Pink Funeral
A1 Once Twice Melody
A2 Superstar
A3 Pink Funeral
A4 Through Me
Chapter 2 / New Romance
B1 Runaway
B2 Esp
B3 New Romance
B4 Over And Over
Chapter 3 / Masquerade
C1 Sunset
C2 Only You Know
C3 Another Go Around
C4 Masquerade
C5 Illusion Of Forever
Chapter 4 / Modern Love Stories
D1 Finale
D2 The Bells
D3 Hurts To Love
D4 Many Nights
D5 Modern Love Stories