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[Download] Beach House: ‘I Do Not Care For The Winter Sun’

Listen to the unique lulls of Victoria Legrand’s voice soar about above the festive twangs and sweeping organ driven melody of ‘I Do Not Care for the Winter Sun’ inside.

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[Photos] Beach House w/ Lower Dens – Shepherds Bush Empire, London 23/11/10

Capping off what can only be described as a phenomenal year; Beach House perform one of their biggest headline shows to date at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire. Support comes from airs to the dream-pop throne Lower Dens.

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Lower Dens announce UK tour

Baltimore’s Lower Dens have confirmed that they’re to support the ever wonderful Beach House on their UK tour this November. November (all with Beach House) 19 Manchester Manchester Cathedral 20 Glasgow Oran Mor 22 Dublin Vicar Street 23 London Shepherds Bush Empire 24 Bristol Trinity 25 Brighton Concorde 2

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Way Out West – Göteborg, Sweden 12-14 August 2010

Way Out West could be regarded as two, overlapping festivals. When the forest closes at midnight, it passes the musical torch to a number of clubs around the city centre. This divide between Way Out West and Stay Out West (the club gigs) are both the festival’s forté, and it’s biggest problem.

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Beach House reveal new track ‘White Moon’, release “iTunes Sessions” EP

A nice treat for an otherwise miserable Friday afternoon. Baltimore’s favourite son and daughter Alex Scally and Victoria Legrand of Beach House return with brand new song ‘White Moon’ – lifted off their new iTunes Sessions EP which will see the full light of day on September 13.

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Beach House announce November dates

Beach House have announced a series of UK dates for this coming November. The band are about to head out on a North American tour with Vampire Weekend… those kids are going to have a shock… November 19 MANCHESTER – Manchester Cathedral 20 GLASGOW – Oran Mor 23 LONDON – Shepherd’s Bush Empire 24 BRISTOL [...]

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Hard Rock Calling (Bella Union Stage) – Hyde Park, London 26-27 June 2010

Discovering that uber-special record label Bella Union are curating a stage at the bloated spectacle that is Hard Rock Calling – a two day festival primarily sponsored by the burger joint of the same name – is akin to finding a lost Klimt buried away between the frozen pizzas in ASDA.

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Beach House – Heaven, London 01/06/10

Beach House return to London for a triumphant show at Heaven. Probably the most aptly named venue they’ve ever played. Natalia Raha reviews with photographs by Anika Mottershaw.

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The Primavera Sound Diaries 2010

This time last week I was a sweaty mess of half wrecked excitement somewhere in the centre of Barcelona. Now I’m sitting with the sniffles alone in my bedroom trying to figure out how to consolidate one of the best festivals of my life into a word count below that of the Oxford English Dictionary.

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Dot To Dot Festival – Nottingham 30/5/10

The cross-city indoor festival welcomes the likes of Beach House, Liars and Los Campesinos! Simon Tyers reviews Nottingham.

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Beach House – King Tut’s, Glasgow 10/02/10

Showcasing the excellent new album Teen Dream, Beach House woo the Glaswegian crowd as the King Tut’s venue reaches it’s 20th year.

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Beach House – Teen Dream

In the sad yet commonplace ‘one listen’ culture we’ve found ourselves living in, the depth hidden amongst Teen Dream will have many people missing out; returning to this record garners it a strength as you uncover the layers of shimmering nuances and secret delights you have missed the first time round. Highly recommended.

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TLOBF Albums Of The Decade

It’s the last TLOBF feature of the year… The best, and must hear, albums since the noughties arrived – as chosen by TLOBF contributors. Enjoy.

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Beach House – The Flea Pit, London 09/12/09

It’s one of those nights – a show that, if justice is done, will seem inconceivably small in twelve months. The Fleapit plays host to this hush-hush gig from Baltimore’s Beach House, showcasing their third LP ‘Teen Dream’.

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TLOBF Interview :: Beach House

“One lesson we learnt from making this record: You can’t trust anyone!” Thomas Vorreyer has a date with Beach House in Berlin.

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[Download] Beach House: ‘Norway’

Perhaps their most mature and focused 4 minutes to date, even after the first play ‘Norway’ reveals itself as a sure fire future classic. Essential listening – download inside.

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