new beach house album

beach house - forever still

watch this 4-song short film by beach house.

beach house, you're scaring me.

new video for "wild".

oh, and also, this.

beach house - lazuli

nErD aLeRt!

While its sugar-white sand is the same as in the Hamptons, modern architecture is not a hallmark of Long Beach’s streetscape. But when a client approached architect West Chin with a run-down clapboard cottage and dreams of a super-contemporary compound, Chin seized upon the opportunity to reconcile modern design with the traditional Cape Cod–style surroundings. (via)

i want that.

stream the new beach house album

bloom

beach house : lazuli

can't. wait.

new beach house album cover

(via)

beach house - myth

new album, bloom, rumored to be out may 15th. get excited.

New To Me: Confetti System

About a month ago I was in Opening Ceremony, looking at all the fine things I can't afford and hoping to run into Chloe, and I couldn't help but notice the unusual chicken-head headdresses on their creepy super-tall long-necked mannequins.  Then, this weekend I was on Mulberry Street and I noticed a window display of similar looking pinatas and paper garlands in a store called Creatures of Comfort.  It was there that I found out what the deal was when I asked a saleswoman "what's the deal with all these pinatas and stuff?"

Now I'm obsessed with Confetti System, the artist duo who's been running around making pastel and metallic installations since early 2009 (my guess since that's the oldest "news" update on their website).  In addition to Opening Ceremony, their website also lists as clients, PS1 summer warm up series, J.Crew, Cole Haan, Martha Stewart, Paper Magazine, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Beach House.  It's like the nexus of everything I love plus sparkly pinatas. Here's a Dwell article about them from a year ago.

You can buy their tasseled garlands and pinatas for between $130 and $150.  So, you know, with prices like those you can just go wild.  They also make simple silk cord accezories which I think are less interesting than their confetti; available for around $200 at your usual shopping destinations, Opening Ceremony and Bergdorf Goodman.

 

 

i do not care for the winter sun

a beach house holiday song. you can even download it.

a new beach house song

Beach House - White Moon (Itunes Session) by subpop

Baltimore dreamers Beach House sound a whole lot different live than they do on record, especially when they're working with their recently expanded live lineup. So even if you don't like paying for the same songs twice, Beach House's new iTunes Sessions EP might be worth checking out. For the EP, the band-- in three-piece form-- turned in reworked versions of five old songs, as well as one completely new one: "White Moon", which you can stream above.
via.

beach house is the tits

Beach House - Walk in the Park (Official Video) from Allen Cordell on Vimeo.

beach house :: gucci mane

Ian Cohen : "As beatific as Beach House can seem at times, they're not above laughing at themselves-- a minute-long 'work in progress' was stuck into the middle of their set, far more doom-laden and melodically limited than anything they've done to date. Turned out they were trying out a cover of Gucci Mane's 'Lemonade'." via gucci mane "lemonade"

this album is still makin' my heart poop every time. 3 more songs here.


jonsi of sigur ros has a solo album coming out. here's his first music video, where he acts just like an icelander. that's a demonym, btdubs.

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you're going to want to get an earful of the new beach house album, teen dream. it's the best one i've heard in all of 2010. here are some examples of what makes me think that.

beach house - norway

beach house - lover of mine

beach house - zebra

you can stream the whole thing at npr.

UPDATE: pitchfork agrees with 2pz...

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alicia keys - try sleeping with a broken heart
(i love this. very prince-esque.)
kelis - acapella
just ok, but i know joel would want to hear it.
hot chip - one life stand
another new song.
beach house - take care
new. heartzzzzzz <3 <3 <3