Beach House – 7

There's an astounding full-length album stream of this on Youtube, done in op art style. I'm surprised it wasn't released as a DVD.

I'm in search of a signed copy of this on vinyl if anyone has one! Just let me know your asking price.

this is (so far) the darkest, most psychedelically experimental BH albums, and i have been in love with it since it released. i don’t think any longtime BH fan will be disappointed.
they’ve abandoned drum machines for a real drummer now i believe, and it makes a difference. songs like “Dive” builds up to a heaviness i never expected, nor did i want it to end, is one of the prime examples of this band exploring new paths. the guitar free “Black Car” is a haunting song you’ll be hard pressed to get out of your head. “Woo” and “Lemon Glow” share the synth drenched psychedelia that suits BH very well. the album opener “Dark Spring” i feel is the most ‘typical’ sounding shoegaze-y, dream pop, BH song off the whole album. without delving into each specific song, i’ll just say there isn’t a dud in the bunch. also we get to hear Victoria sing in (her native tongue) French for the first time.
i love how comfortable Beach House sounds on this album. while this is their 7th album (hence the title), it feels both familiar and new. they’re venturing into new places, sounds; both beautiful and strange, taking us listeners to a new level.
i highly recommend this album, (especially listening with headphones) for diehard and casual fans. each journey Alex and Victoria take us listeners on is special, and i hope they never stop.

No problems with surface noise and my copy sounds great even without wet cleaning it first. Like previous comments stated, it's one of those vinyl records you have turn up louder than others

Plays really nicely, almost changes the air around in the room when piped through my Golden Ear Triton's. Instant classic....have played this several times for people who've never heard of beach house and each of 'em became fans.

I purchased the yellow vinyl loser edition. The vinyl's very nice appearance-wise, and the cover art of the album is just beautiful (Probably my favorite beach house album art). The album also came with a piece of very interesting art work and a lyrics sheet, both quite wonderful additions. The sleeve the actual vinyl came in was not the standard paper sleeve, instead it was a custom sleeve (thank goodness!). The actual vinyl plays fine, with the only problem being the sound quality can come off as quiet at certain points in the album, whereas other songs feel full and loud. The music itself is composed of stellar alternative, electric rock songs, and ends up giving a really full and fun listen. Definitely recommend the album and this pressing is sufficient for my beach house needs.

Every Beach House record I have has some sort of issue, whether it be quietness, surface noise, distortion, or skipping. VMP's reissue of Devotion, the loser edition of Depression Cherry, and now this one. What's goin on over at Sub Pop's QC?

mine is a bit quiet but that's really the only issue, doesn't affect my enjoyment really. also the packaging is fantastic.

Ok pressing, but vinyl mastering is squashed. Stick to the digital as your go to.

Yeah, little quiet but not a big deal. Surface noise not an issue at all on my copy.