May 27, 2012

Bloom by Beach House:: out now

Promo Photo by Liz Flyntz.

Beach House‘s lush new album Bloom is out now, and has been garnering exquisite praise here in Oz and the world over.

We have a very limited number of T-shirt/LP and T-shirt CD bundles available on mail order; head here to grab one, they won’t be around much longer!

  • Bloom lives up to all expectations, coming in grand waves of organ drone, guitar wash, muffled percussion and Legrand’s full-blooded voice”THE AGE (4.5 stars)
  • “This is a release that creeps under your skin and stays there; beautifully dense and seriously captivating”triple j (Feature Album)
  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK – FBi Radio, 2SER, RTR
  • “Functioning as a novel rather than a collection of short stories, Bloom is the lovesongs-and-dedications template for those with 20/40 vision”DAILY TELEGRAPH (4 stars)
  • “Lullaby cadences, guitar mirages, low, stalwart organs and bass; melodic tensions and sweeping release, emotions amplified by the methodical pace at which they’re unfurled”THE BRAG (Album of the Week – 4 stars)
  • “The most delightfully satisfying expression of their music yet, and could well be dream pop’s new definitive gesture”BEAT (Album of the Week – 4 stars)
  • “Beach House have an indefinable something that makes their music rise above their humble set-up to transcendent heights”- THE BIG ISSUE – 4 stars
  • “Perfectly moody, shimmering pop… Bloom is proof that the hype about the band last year was well deserved” – ROLLING STONE AUSTRALIA (4 stars)
  • Bloom is inspiring, and what it delivers is stunning, musical genius” – MUSIC FEEDS
  • “An intrepid slow burn of shimmering synths, guitars and melancholy vocals. Sounds like the musical incarnation of a Sofia Coppola film” – YEN MAGAZINE
  • “Another step closer to perfection” – DRUM MEDIA (Album of the Week)
  • “By just about every measure, Bloom‘s wingspan is fuller than anything Beach House have done before”PITCHFORK (Best New Music, 9.1 score)

Watch Beach House perform Lazuli on Later… with Jools Holland:

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