Exposure Presents: Beach House
Beneath twinkling lights, billowing sheets, and vintage film projections, Beach House, transformed Lupos’ into a complete dreamscape. The Baltimore indie rock duo is known for their distinctive sound, abstract lyrics, and artistic vision. WBRU’s Exposure brought them to Providence in support of their soon to...
Beneath twinkling lights, billowing sheets, and vintage film projections, Beach House, transformed Lupos’ into a complete dreamscape. The Baltimore indie rock duo is known for their distinctive sound, abstract lyrics, and artistic vision. WBRU’s Exposure brought them to Providence in support of their soon to be released album, Depression Cherry.
For a Tuesday night, the show started late in the evening. Music started at 9 with opener, Romanic States. By 10, Lupos had amassed an expansive crowd of young and appreciating concert goers, a substantial amount of which were local artists and musicians. While Beach House front woman, Victoria Legrand, did not exchange many words with the audience throughout the show, she did often issue her appreciation for the “relaxed vibe” and “great energy” provided by the crowd. Legrand was joined on stage by the other half of Beach House, guitarist, Alex Scally, and three other backing band members. The faces of all the players were obscured by dark lighting, turning them into silhouettes for much of the show. Still, Legrand was definitely the focal point, and not to be reckoned with. She stood center stage, resembling some perfect combination of Florence Welch and Stevie Knicks. https://instagram.com/p/61SPFplebN/?taken-at=144757 Depression Cherry is the band’s 5th LP, and while its already received stellar critical review, its not yet as familiar as some of their more anthemic albums, such as Bloom or Teen Dream. Before going on tour, the band prompted fans to give input on their set lists, and this was clearly reflected in their performance. They relied most heavily on songs from Bloom, but spared no hit from Teen Dream and premiered a few songs from Depression Cherry. While their studio production is complex, its realization in live performance was effortless and truly impressive.
Beach House was drawn back on stage for an encore and ended the show with absolutely everything they had. Spotlights illuminated the audience and flashed on stage while the band vamped and sustained the last note, for what felt like, a face-melting eternity. Depression Cherry is available for purchase on August 28th and can be heard on WBRU’s Exposure, Monday-Thursday, 11 p.m.