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Beach House - Bloom

Beach House - Bloom

Fourth album sticks to style favouring atmosphere over structure

(4 stars)18 Apr 2012

(Bella Union) With 2010’s totally immersive Teen Dream, Baltimore two-piece Beach House – France-born vocalist/keyboardist Victoria Legrand and guitarist Alex Scally – went from American indie try-hards to one of the most critically-acclaimed bands of…

Clubbers' Decktionary: Chillwave

Clubbers' Decktionary: Chillwave

A guide to the myriad genres of clubbing, from Devil Disco DJ Hobbes

17 Oct 2011

Chillwave aka glo fi, proper noun. Generally down-tempo to mid-tempo (ie 80–120 bpm) danceable American indie/electro-pop style; usually made by solo artists with a laptop or small outfits; predominantly influenced by 80s analogue and electronica…

Grizzly Bear

Grizzly Bear

Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Tue 9 Mar 2010

(3 stars)22 Mar 2010

It's a rare experience when a gig leaves you feeling blissfully subdued and, even, pleasingly sleepy. Though usually I'd take it as a bad sign, the wave of lethargy that passed over me as Grizzly Bear rounded out the final vocal harmonies of their one…

Grizzly Bear

Grizzly Bear

2 Mar 2010

Woozy, sun-bleached, otherworldly, baroque pop from America, handily brought to Scotland for this sold-out live date, just in case you can’t make it out to see them play Coachella next month… Beach House will be supporting. Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh…

Beach House - Teen Dream

Beach House - Teen Dream

(2 stars)13 Jan 2010

Bella Union This third album from the Baltimore dream-pop duo is billed as a more immediate platter than previous output, and while that’s certainly true, there remains a certain obscurity and lack of personality that makes it, well, a tad…

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