- 국내외 인디팝 팬들의 관심을 한 몸에 받았던 포크 듀오 비치 하우스(Beach House)의 새 앨범 국내 발매. - 미셸 르그랑의 조카인 빅토리아 르그랑의 풍부하고 퇴폐적인 색채의 보컬로 이루어진 아름다운 포크 발라드 튠 수록. - 벨벳 언더그라운드와 니코(Velvet Underground & Nico)와 매지 스타(Mazzy Star)의 팬들, 그리고 프렌치 팝 애호가들의 총애를 받은 화제작. - 1960년대의 싸이키델릭 포크, 그리고 2000년대의 인디팝 팬들을 동시에 소화할 수 있는 음반. - 싸이키델릭 포크와 컨트리, 그리고 모타운 스타일이 어우러진 달콤한 드림팝 모음집. - 차분하고 따뜻한 올겐 소리와 고독을 머금은 기타플레이, 전반적으로 리버브가 가득한 묘한 공간감이 청자들을 매혹시키고 있는 앨범. - 다니엘 존스톤(Daniel Johnston)의 커버곡 수록. - 피치포크 미디어(Pitchfork Media) 평점 : 8.5/10 올뮤직 가이드(All Music Guide) 평점 : 4/5
언제부터인가 볼티모어 출신의 아티스트들이 인디씬에 침투하기 시작했다. 이제는 빅네임이 되어버린 애니멀 컬렉티브(Animal Collective)를 비롯해 진짜 끝내주는 오덕포스로 충만한 일렉트로닉 원맨밴드 댄 디콘(Dan Deacon) 등이 씬에서 서서히 주목받기 시작하고 있는데, 댄 디콘과 레이블 메이트 관계에 있는 비치 하우스(Beach House) 역시 마찬가지라 할 수 있겠다.
Devotion 두 번째 정규앨범인 [Devotion]은 2008년 2월 26일 미국에서 발매됐으며 빌보드 차트 195위로 데뷔한다. 몇몇 트랙들은 마치 프랑스 영화의 사운드트랙처럼 느끼게끔 만들기도 하며 음악들은 듣는 사람들을 상냥하게 감싸준다.
전작 또한 충분히 훌륭했지만 이번 앨범은 더욱 깊어지고 따뜻해졌다. 근본적인 송 라이팅 방식이 변한 것은 없는데 빈티지한 드럼머신과 각종 퍼커션의 활용을 통해 단순하면서도 좀 더 풍성한 리듬섹션을 보충했다. 대부분의 네티즌들 또한 전작에 비해 가사와 음악적인 면에서 훨씬 나은 결과물을 보이고 있다는 리뷰들을 작성하고 있다. 슬라이드 기타와 퍼커션, 그리고 리버브의 잔향음으로 가득한 멜로우 사이키델릭 일렉트로닉 드림팝으로 채워진 본 앨범은 박람회의 왈츠, 유령의 자장가, 그리고 숲속의 성가(聖歌)를 담아내고 있다.
이상한 행복감으로 가득한 [Wedding Bell]로 앨범은 시작된다. 무심한 드럼머신과 신비한 분위기로 채워진 [You Came To Me]는 니코(Nico)의 아우라를 떠올리게끔 만들며, 첫번째 싱글로 공개된 [Gila]는 마치 화창한 날의 장례식장을 연상시킨다. 무거운 스네어 톤이 듣는 이들로 하여금 가라앉게 만드는 [Turtle Island], 데이먼 앤 나오미(Damon & Naomi)를 연상시키는 화음을 가진 싱그러운 [Holy Dances], 풍부한 올겐을 바탕으로 전개되는 4분의 3박자 왈츠 튠 [All The Year], 그리고 네티즌들에게 [Gila] 다음으로 많이 언급 됐던 주술적인 [Heart of Chambers] 등이 느리고 희미하게 진행된다.
베이스음을 바탕으로 건반과 함께 진행되는 다니엘 존스톤(Daniel Johnston)의 커버곡 [Some Things Last (A Long Time)]은 원곡과 거의 비슷한 모양새를 하고있다. 이 곡의 가사는 이전에 다니엘 존스톤과 함께 앨범을 발표한 적도 있었던 제드 페어(Jad Fair)가 썼으며 비치 하우스 이전에는 빌트 투 스필(Built To Spill)이 커버하기도 했다. 실제로 우주적인 효과가 연상되는 건반 어레인지가 돋보이는 [Astronaut], 개인적으로는 앨범에서 가장 좋아하는 곡으로 싸이키델릭 포크의 방법으로 모 .... ....
But your singing the only words you know Would you cry If I lied A day
I chose yeah Your ringing the only wedding bell ell ell And were swimming the seas we've known so well I tried to staying alive In our beds In our heads
Oh but your wishes line the mast
Ahhhh Is your heart still mine to save I enjoy Nothing ahhhh
I chose yeah Your ring the wedding bell And were swimming the seas we've known so well I tried staying alive in our beds In our beds
Invite your sister into the garden all cannot play fist full of wild flowers hand picked by someone who nearly fell
(ahhh, ahhh)
friend foe or feather if we roll together give my gift to you in all kinds of weather if not now not ever please do not go
hands over your eyes recalling your size is it the right time for the game we play in all kinds of weather if not now not ever this is the right time for a holiday
(la, la, la, la)
you came to me in my dreams and you spoke of everything sweeter than the days that I was breathing how on earth did anything...
Man, you got a lot of jokes to tell So you throw your baby's pennies down the well Give a little more than you like Pick apart the past, you're not going back Don't you waste your time No, oh, oh, oh
Gila-a Gila-a-a-a-a Gila-a-a-a
Sure, you've got a handle on the past It's why you keep your little lovers in your lap Give a little more than you like Pick apart the past, you're not going back So don't you waste your time No, oh, oh, oh
Gila-a Gila-a-a-a-a Gila-a-a-a
Hoping for the last ship to arrive I am blessed with a kingdom, half mine.
Down the hill I hoped that I'd find Something I could rest my hands on In the distant sun is setting Deer are jumping over hedges
By the dock of the pond Turtle Island I will wait for you there, creeping Silently, I can't keep you Right behind me All my days in the sun...
In the waters, trace her features, Did they scare you, hardened creatures In that murky, green perfection Did they warn you of dissection... How? What, why, when...?
By the dock of the pond Turtle Island I will wait for you there, creeping Silently, I can't keep you Right behind me All my days in the sun...
How I want Olive to know, That inside me she'll always grow. In all colors and prizes You will always Remain
By the dock of the pond Turtle Island By the dock of the pond Turtle Island I can't keep you Right behind me All my days in the sun...
In your heart of chambers where you sit with your picture books and your ancient wit In that nook I found you so old and tired would you be the one to carry me? I'd like to be someone you could finally learn to love again
Made our iron bed side cold as graves so we stoke the organs that may comfort grace and they conjured spirits to make you smile would you be my long time baby?
I'd like to be someone you could finally learn to... We've put our words down by our sides let's take the time to mend these smiles together we could make it home love is a prize live our own lives
In our beds we're the lucky ones filled with the sun In our beds we're the lucky ones fill us with the sun
your picture is still on my wall on my wall the colors are bright bright as ever the red is strong the blue is true some things last a long time some things last a long time
your picture is still on my wall on my wall I think about you often often I can't forget all the things we did some things last a long time some things last a long time
it's funny but it's true and it's true but it's not funny time comes and goes all the while I still think of you some things last a long time
your picture is still on my wall on my wall the colors are bright bright as ever things that we did all we forget some things last a life time some things last a life time
Come over to my house I'll pour some tea for us one sugar or two Your hand is right in front of me, your finger fragilely, holy on my side
Faster than an astronaut who's coming home to what he left long ago I've made this brand new bed for you, I trust the things we do, holy or not
open the gate cause you're already late, at the end of the lane, is a glass of lemona-ade, keep or the path when you hear the laugh, in the white of her Palm is your heart!
{I'll be brave for a while I won't bring you down anymore than you are}
Please, be my baby, don't mean maybe or not, look out the window, there's a bright yellow cat...
Home again, driven back She's still waiting for a friend
Little purple organdy, Remember what you've always meant to me
Something in the way your heart is nailed upon a hand Swimming in the cold waters, head above the sand
Heaven, baby, is in an hour With your heart in handfuls, forbidden flowers Bread and bonnets along the way Better take your chances while there's still a ray
Something in the way your heart is nailed upon a hand Swimming in the cold waters, head above the sand
Constant heart of my devotion Must be you, the door to open Home again, be here, be with him Will I swim out of your ocean?
Constant heart of my devotion Must be you, the door to open Home again, be here, be with him Will I swim out of your ocean?
Constant heart of my devotion Must be you, the door to open Home again, be here, be with him Will I swim out of your ocean?