New Release Tuesday: Beach House

It was about a year ago that I had discovered the self-titled debut from Beach House, a Baltimore duo whose songs are eerily romantic. Through the use of drum machines, keys and a little guitar, Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally don't change too much on their sophomore effort, Devotion. The band follows the same aesthetic as the last time around, keeping things lo-fi while making them that much clearer. "Master Of None" was one of the most played songs on my iTunes library last year, and I won't be surprised if "Holy Dances" or their take on the Daniel Johnston track "Some Things Last A Long Time" doesn't take the cake this year.

Here's the video for "You Came To Me"


The band will be hitting the road this week with The Papercuts, kicking off in their hometown of Baltimore on the 28th.

On the road again:
02/28 Baltimore, MD Gspot
02/29 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506
03/01 Atlanta, GA The Earl
03/02 Birmingham, AL BottleTree Cafe
03/03 Memphis, TN The Hi Tone Cafe
03/04 Hattiesburg, MS The Thirsty Hippo
03/05 Baton Rouge, LA Spanish Moon
03/06 Houston, TX Walter's on Washington
03/07 Austin, TX Emo's
03/08 Denton, TX Hailey's
03/10 Tucson, AZ Solar Culture
03/11 Phoenix, AZ Modified
03/12 San Diego, CA The Casbah
03/13 Los Angeles, CA The Echo
03/14 San Luis Obispo, CA Steynberg Gallery
03/15 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill
03/17 Portland, OR Holocene
03/18 Seattle, WA Chop Suey
03/19 Vancouver, BC Media Club
03/21 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
03/22 Denver, CO Hi-Dive
03/24 Omaha, NE The Slowdown
03/25 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
03/26 Chicago, IL Schubas
03/27 Cleveland, OH The Grog Shop
03/28 Toronto, ON El Mocambo
03/29 Montreal, PQ Casa del Popolo
03/31 Cambridge, MA The Middle East
04/01 Middleton, CT. Wesleyan University
04/02 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
04/03 Philadelphia, PA The Barbery
04/04 Washington, DC Rock and Roll Hotel

Download: "Holy Dances" [mp3] // [Buy Here]