Beach House — Norway

I love Beach House... love, love, LOVE. I first saw them in a tiny, tiny venue with shimmery spinning disco balls overhead and a water pattern projected at the stage. I added "It's Beautiful O'Clock" to my vocab after hearing Victoria say it on stage. I flew all the way to San Francisco to catch their Café du Nord gig just for the "Steak-And-Ale-turned-Swedish-Hall" factor. I nearly fell out of my seat when touring-drummer Graham Hill translated the subtle heartbeat drums of You Came To Me into an intense bass drum finale complete with hardcore cabasa shaking.

That being said, I absolutely do not like the choice of Norway for the iTunes Free Download of the Week. The 30-second clip sounds like someone stuck an old, skipping record player in a washing machine. It saddens me that many people will hear them for the first time through this track.

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: If you've never heard Beach House, listen to You Came To Me before anything else.

Then listen to everything.

Then watch the new video Liz posted.

Then go see them live.

You're welcome.