Beach House - Depression Cherry - Page 4

iron yuppie · 08-20-2015, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LemonMelon

Your criticism re: the lack of variety in their music has merit. In fact, they're facing a critical backlash over it with this album.

I don't know if this is entirely true: Bloom and Depression Cherry are far different albums from the debut and Devotion; the latter two are almost like a morphine drip in terms of how spaced-out and distant they sound. The songs have become much more defined and crisp over the last few records. I'd say they have followed a clear and maybe predictable trajectory, but not that there is lack of variety across their albums.

PhilsFan · 08-20-2015, 01:32 PM

I don't really enjoy the first two records all that much because of how lo-fi they are, but I don't think it's any secret around here that I'm not a fan of lo-fi. Still, Gila and Heart of Chambers are some of their best songs.

u2popmofo · 08-29-2015, 08:05 AM

I liked it on first listen. Probably not as much as the last two albums, but I'm not acquainted with it enough yet to say anything definitive.

iron yuppie · 08-29-2015, 11:10 AM

I really like this review:

Depression Cherry · Beach House · Music Review · The A.V. Club

corianderstem · 08-29-2015, 12:19 PM

It didn't stand out to me much after one listen, but I loved Bloom so much it's hard to follow that up.

iron yuppie · 08-29-2015, 09:42 PM

Favorite tracks: Sparks, 10:37, and Bluebird. I especially love the drum machine on 10:37 - sounds like it's being picked up faintly from across the solar system. The production on this album is masterful.

PhilsFan · 08-29-2015, 09:53 PM

I go PPP, Wildflower, Bluebird.

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u2popmofo · 08-29-2015, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhilsFan

I go PPP, Wildflower, Bluebird.

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Same here. Sparks is one of my least fav. Still like it, but have to be in the right mood.

LemonMelon · 08-29-2015, 11:22 PM

Sparks, PPP, Space Song

Axver · 08-29-2015, 11:45 PM

"Beyond Love" is the best song. Fact.

nielsgov · 08-30-2015, 12:49 PM

Google Music has changed 10:37 to 0.4423611111111

Edit: for a minute there I thought that was a fraction but even that's incorrect.

Danny Boy · 08-30-2015, 01:41 PM

It's a fraction of a day.

If you divide 10 hours 37 minutes by 24 hours you get that exact number.

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nielsgov · 08-30-2015, 04:54 PM

Haha how did you think of that!?

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Danny Boy · 08-30-2015, 05:07 PM

First thing that popped into my head when I read your post, honestly. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

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iron yuppie · 09-10-2015, 07:58 PM

Depression Cherry is really, really good. A lot of reviews seem to be criticizing it for lacking depth or warmth; I might have agreed to an extent with that on first listen, but after several times through it, I'm finding it weaves a beautiful spell. The beats are a high point - distant and fragile but still intriguing, almost like witnessing a transmission of another time and place. Victoria is one of the most talented vocalists of her generation; she's incredibly evocative without ever resorting to absurd theatrics. A lot of people should take a cue from that.

PhilsFan · 09-10-2015, 08:36 PM

I really like pretty much everything except for Sparks after being disappointed on the first couple listens. Even 10:37, which could be more, is still interesting. The last four songs are an incredible stretch. Levitation, Space Song (nitpicking but this could use a better title), and Beyond Love are are all very good too.

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iron yuppie · 09-12-2015, 03:06 PM

Albums ranked:

Bloom: A
Devotion: A
Teen Dream: A-
Depression Cherry: A-
Beach House: B+

Bloom and Devotion are both impeccable in striking that delicate balance of infectiousness and atmosphere. Teen Dream leans more heavily toward the former and Depression Cherry toward the latter; these two are a dead heat to me. The debut is bewitching but floats by a bit too easily for its own good.

LemonMelon · 09-12-2015, 03:19 PM

I don't really care for Devotion. It's pleasant but too lo-fi and it doesn't have anything I like as much as Master of None, which is probably in my Rushmore for the band.

Teen Dream: A
Bloom: A
Depression Cherry: A-
Beach House: B+
Devotion: B

Axver · 09-12-2015, 03:38 PM

I haven't got around to Beach House's first two albums yet, but Teen Dream doesn't do much for me, Bloom is a definite step up, and Depression Cherry is probably the best of the three.

cobl04 · 09-13-2015, 07:37 AM

Teen Dream: B
Bloom: B
Depression Cherry: B

Peef loving the new album but not Sparks is the most Peef thing ever.

08-20-2015, 01:32 PM	#62
PhilsFan Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: South Philadelphia Posts: 19,218 Local Time: 06:15 PM	I don't really enjoy the first two records all that much because of how lo-fi they are, but I don't think it's any secret around here that I'm not a fan of lo-fi. Still, Gila and Heart of Chambers are some of their best songs. __________________

08-29-2015, 11:45 PM	#70
Axver Vocal parasite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 1853 Posts: 152,977 Local Time: 08:15 AM	"Beyond Love" is the best song. Fact. __________________ "Mediocrity is never so dangerous as when it is dressed up as sincerity." - Søren Kierkegaard Ian McCulloch the U2 fan: "Who buys U2 records anyway? It's just music for plumbers and bricklayers. Bono, what a slob. You'd think with all that climbing about he does, he'd look real fit and that. But he's real fat, y'know. Reminds me of a soddin' mountain goat." "And as for Bono, he needs a colostomy bag for his mouth." U2gigs: The most comprehensive U2 setlist database! Gig pictures \| Blog

08-30-2015, 01:41 PM	#72
Danny Boy Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Harvard Supermodel Activist of the Decade Runner-Up Posts: 9,562 Local Time: 02:15 PM	Beach House - Depression Cherry It's a fraction of a day. If you divide 10 hours 37 minutes by 24 hours you get that exact number. Sent from my TI-99/4A using Extended BASIC

08-30-2015, 05:07 PM	#74
Danny Boy Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Harvard Supermodel Activist of the Decade Runner-Up Posts: 9,562 Local Time: 02:15 PM	Beach House - Depression Cherry First thing that popped into my head when I read your post, honestly. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Sent from my TI-99/4A using Extended BASIC

09-12-2015, 03:38 PM	#79
Axver Vocal parasite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 1853 Posts: 152,977 Local Time: 08:15 AM	I haven't got around to Beach House's first two albums yet, but Teen Dream doesn't do much for me, Bloom is a definite step up, and Depression Cherry is probably the best of the three. __________________ "Mediocrity is never so dangerous as when it is dressed up as sincerity." - Søren Kierkegaard Ian McCulloch the U2 fan: "Who buys U2 records anyway? It's just music for plumbers and bricklayers. Bono, what a slob. You'd think with all that climbing about he does, he'd look real fit and that. But he's real fat, y'know. Reminds me of a soddin' mountain goat." "And as for Bono, he needs a colostomy bag for his mouth." U2gigs: The most comprehensive U2 setlist database! Gig pictures \| Blog

08-29-2015, 08:05 AM	#63
u2popmofo Blue Meth Addict Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Utah Posts: 37,229 Local Time: 04:15 PM	I liked it on first listen. Probably not as much as the last two albums, but I'm not acquainted with it enough yet to say anything definitive.

08-29-2015, 11:10 AM	#64
iron yuppie ONE love, blood, life Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 10,856 Local Time: 05:15 PM	I really like this review: Depression Cherry · Beach House · Music Review · The A.V. Club

08-29-2015, 12:19 PM	#65
corianderstem Blue Crack Distributor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 64,498 Local Time: 03:15 PM	It didn't stand out to me much after one listen, but I loved Bloom so much it's hard to follow that up.

08-29-2015, 09:42 PM	#66
iron yuppie ONE love, blood, life Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 10,856 Local Time: 05:15 PM	Favorite tracks: Sparks, 10:37, and Bluebird. I especially love the drum machine on 10:37 - sounds like it's being picked up faintly from across the solar system. The production on this album is masterful.

08-29-2015, 09:53 PM	#67
PhilsFan Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: South Philadelphia Posts: 19,218 Local Time: 06:15 PM	I go PPP, Wildflower, Bluebird. Sent from my iPhone using U2 Interference

08-29-2015, 11:22 PM	#69
LemonMelon More 5G Than Man Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hollywoo Posts: 68,776 Local Time: 03:15 PM	Sparks, PPP, Space Song

08-30-2015, 12:49 PM	#71
nielsgov Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 8,740 Local Time: 11:15 PM	Google Music has changed 10:37 to 0.4423611111111 Edit: for a minute there I thought that was a fraction but even that's incorrect.

08-30-2015, 04:54 PM	#73
nielsgov Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 8,740 Local Time: 11:15 PM	Haha how did you think of that!? Sent from my H60-L04 using U2 Interference mobile app

09-10-2015, 07:58 PM	#75
iron yuppie ONE love, blood, life Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 10,856 Local Time: 05:15 PM	Depression Cherry is really, really good. A lot of reviews seem to be criticizing it for lacking depth or warmth; I might have agreed to an extent with that on first listen, but after several times through it, I'm finding it weaves a beautiful spell. The beats are a high point - distant and fragile but still intriguing, almost like witnessing a transmission of another time and place. Victoria is one of the most talented vocalists of her generation; she's incredibly evocative without ever resorting to absurd theatrics. A lot of people should take a cue from that.

09-10-2015, 08:36 PM	#76
PhilsFan Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: South Philadelphia Posts: 19,218 Local Time: 06:15 PM	I really like pretty much everything except for Sparks after being disappointed on the first couple listens. Even 10:37, which could be more, is still interesting. The last four songs are an incredible stretch. Levitation, Space Song (nitpicking but this could use a better title), and Beyond Love are are all very good too. Sent from my iPhone using U2 Interference

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09-12-2015, 03:06 PM	#77
iron yuppie ONE love, blood, life Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 10,856 Local Time: 05:15 PM	Albums ranked: Bloom: A Devotion: A Teen Dream: A- Depression Cherry: A- Beach House: B+ Bloom and Devotion are both impeccable in striking that delicate balance of infectiousness and atmosphere. Teen Dream leans more heavily toward the former and Depression Cherry toward the latter; these two are a dead heat to me. The debut is bewitching but floats by a bit too easily for its own good.

09-12-2015, 03:19 PM	#78
LemonMelon More 5G Than Man Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hollywoo Posts: 68,776 Local Time: 03:15 PM	I don't really care for Devotion. It's pleasant but too lo-fi and it doesn't have anything I like as much as Master of None, which is probably in my Rushmore for the band. Teen Dream: A Bloom: A Depression Cherry: A- Beach House: B+ Devotion: B

09-13-2015, 07:37 AM	#80
cobl04 45:33 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: East Point to Shaolin Posts: 58,897 Local Time: 09:15 AM	Teen Dream: B Bloom: B Depression Cherry: B Peef loving the new album but not Sparks is the most Peef thing ever. __________________