Beach House is one of those bands, which are very few and far between, that has managed to enhance their sound and get better as a whole from record to record. A lot of artists will turn heads on their debut just to leave them hanging or shaking a couple years later when their sophomore album sees light. In May 2012, Beach House released Bloom, one full hour of one dreamy song after another, each one gently but powerfully lifting us skyward higher than ever thanks to Victoria Legrand's mesmerizing vocals and chilling keyboards and her other half, Alex Scally's signature guitar arpeggios.
One year later, they bring us a very entertaining visual companion to one of that record's standout tracks, "Wishes", which, I may be biased in saying this, is the best music video of all time. It features my favorite troubled TV dad, Ray Wise from "Twin Peaks" on vocals, and is directed by one half of my favorite TV duo, Eric Wareheim of "Tim and Eric" fame.
Watch the action-filled, surreal video below to experience all that is great and keep going to hear Bloom's opening three tracks, "Myth", "Wild" and "Lazuli", while you're at it. Buy the record here.
p.s. Look for Eric's cameo appearance!
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