Beach House is an American dream pop band originating from Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The group was formed in 2004 by Victoria Legrand (vocals, organ), who is the niece of French composer Michel Legrand, Alex Scally (backing vocals, guitar), As of 2022, James Barone (drums, percussion, bass guitar) has been listed as the official third member of the band. Since their formation, the group has released eight studio albums: Beach House (2006), Devotion (2008), Teen Dream (2010), Bloom (2012), Depression Cherry (2015), Thank Your Lucky Stars (2015), 7 (2018), and Once Twice Melody (2022).
In 2004, lead vocalist Victoria Legrand moved from Paris to Baltimore, after being dissatified with theater school. That same year, she met guitarist Alex Scally in the city through a mutual friend. Both of them would also be in a band, Daggerhearts, which would end up disbanding in 2005 due to "dysfunctionality". Right after, they eventually decided to form a band, Beach House. Within a year of formation, Beach House charmed indie music enthusiasts across the blogosphere with their languid songcraft, while the eerie warmth of "Apple Orchard" landed on Pitchfork's Infinite Mixtape MP3 series in August 2006. Two months later, on October 3 of the same year, they issued their eponymous debut album, Beach House, for Carpark. Fall shows with labelmates Over the Atlantic were also scheduled. In February 2008, the band released their sophomore album, Devotion.
Victoria can also be heard on Frenemies' Birds in High School album. She and Chris Freeland created harmonies on the song "Waiting for the Ambulance".
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