Fall Back Into Place

Beach House @ Webster Hall 3/15/2016
Beyond Love / Walk in the Park / PPP / The Hours / Silver Soul / Space Song / 10 Mile Stereo / One Thing / Wishes / Rough Song / Master of None / Bluebird / Take Care / Elegy to the Void / Myth // Sparks

Beach House “Space Song”

I spent a lot of this show focused on Alex Scally’s guitar playing and wishing I could get a better view of what exactly he’s doing with the instrument. His style is so distinct but also oddly understated – for one thing, I think most people think of the keyboard drones as the most notable thing about Beach House’s sound, despite his guitar being the actual focus of their compositions. But then, a lot of what makes their songs work is this sort of emotional equilibrium between Scally’s parts and Victoria Legrand’s vocals. They usually take turns playing the emotive or meditative parts, so there’s this sustained soul-searching quality to their music. Legrand’s voice grounds the music, but it’s Scally’s guitar that gives the tunes drama and grace, and a low key romanticism that few of their immediate peers can match.

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