10. Beach House. Bloom
A constant struggle when analysing the merit of songs, albums, live shows, the whole 9 yards in which we bundle artists both new and experienced is creativity vs songwriting and so it feels right to place Bloom at 10. It's the quintessential album of 2012 that accentuates this dichotomy of dilemmas so to speak.
Let me untangle myself.
Beach House' follow up to the critically acclaimed Devotion and Teen Dream treads that fine line (that artists can coast on and hardcore fans dread) with a gentle sun-kissed ease and a magnificent yet not altogether unusual progression that not so much hits out of the park but more woos all those at the picnic.
These are 10 hymnal platters each with the nous to satisfy for hours more than mere hor d'oeuvres. It's to Legrand and Scully's credit that they continue to expand the space between each tonal progression and build on a percussive element which it would be fair to say is the band's Achilles heel. Although not completely inventive, the pair now goes beyond the simple 4 track recorder sound of previous drum arrangements.
Whether this heady run can continue is always a worry for the dream popster's fans but for now it's the lengthy moment in which to luxuriate in the breathlessness.
Recycle this: Myth, Wishes, Lazuli
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