Album Review: ‘Once Twice Melody’ by Beach House
metroweekly.comOnce Twice Melody (★★★★☆) was released in four installments, with a chapter landing once per month. Their decision to slowly titrate the album’s release allowed it to reveal its strength in an almost teasing way, as the majesty of the whole became gradually more apparent as the second and third chapters dropped.
Breaking it up as they did also distracted somewhat from its expansiveness, which is far more apparent when listened to in full.
On their own, the chapters are impressive, but by the time the fourth one landed, it was already clear that Once Twice Melody was going to be something truly special.Were it not for the gradual release, a listener could easily miss the fact that the record was divided up at all.
As with all of Beach House’s best work, it’s easy to get caught up in the gently unfolding melodies and lose a sense of progression and, even, time.
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