Stream: Beach House, ‘Sparks’
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That deep sigh you heard from the Internet on Wednesday night was the arrival of the new Beach House single, “Sparks.” The indie darlings will release their fifth album “Depression Cherry” on Aug. 28, their past two on Sub Pop having cemented the duo of Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally as the leading contemporary purveyors of dream-pop, the Slowdive for this generation. “Sparks” is worthy of all those beads of perspiration; Legrand’s vocals, against Scally’s hard-edged guitar, lament the feeling of detachment from all that is “natural” and the paucity of moments (fleeting, “like a spark”) when we feel truly connected. At the end, she pleads “Make it, wave it, alive.” Wishful thinking.
||| Stream: “Sparks”
||| Live: Beach House does four nights at the Fonda Theatre, Dec. 9-12. All the shows are already sold out.
Photo by Shawn Brackbill
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