MB Album Club 2022

Lisnaholic · 04-23-2023, 06:13 PM

BEACH HOUSE by Bloom

This album started beautifully: the intro to Myth has a clean, interesting sound, though I was disappointed by the voice when it came in. Still, it suits the style of this album, which consists of a bunch of sweet dream-pop songs.

Tracks that stood out to me as being particularly nice were Lazuli (for its synths), Wishes (for its melody) and Irene (for the insistent loop that was, at last, a little more challenging to the listener). I thought The Hours would stand as a representative for the whole album: nice fuzzy synths that made me think of Eno's Another Green World and a pleasing tune that seems like an affectionate look back to a gentle piece of 60s pop.

As a whole, the album made me think of a box of chocolates: each track is a little audio treat, but after a while I found all that high-register sweetness unsatisfactory - like when you're eating chocolates and suddenly realize, "Actually, I'm hungry enough for steak and chips." I didn't hear anything very rough or robust in this album, nothing that caught my attention or made me think I wanted to listen to it again. So I was content to put it aside, again like the chocolates, as something that was enjoyable for a while, but it's just put me in the mood for something more substantial, with a bit of, I don't know, vigour perhaps...
6.5/10

04-23-2023, 06:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	BEACH HOUSE by Bloom This album started beautifully: the intro to Myth has a clean, interesting sound, though I was disappointed by the voice when it came in. Still, it suits the style of this album, which consists of a bunch of sweet dream-pop songs. Tracks that stood out to me as being particularly nice were Lazuli (for its synths), Wishes (for its melody) and Irene (for the insistent loop that was, at last, a little more challenging to the listener). I thought The Hours would stand as a representative for the whole album: nice fuzzy synths that made me think of Eno's Another Green World and a pleasing tune that seems like an affectionate look back to a gentle piece of 60s pop. As a whole, the album made me think of a box of chocolates: each track is a little audio treat, but after a while I found all that high-register sweetness unsatisfactory - like when you're eating chocolates and suddenly realize, "Actually, I'm hungry enough for steak and chips." I didn't hear anything very rough or robust in this album, nothing that caught my attention or made me think I wanted to listen to it again. So I was content to put it aside, again like the chocolates, as something that was enjoyable for a while, but it's just put me in the mood for something more substantial, with a bit of, I don't know, vigour perhaps... 6.5/10 __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953 Last edited by Lisnaholic; 04-23-2023 at 06:19 PM.