New EP of previously unreleased material from the sessions for Beach House 2022 album, Once Twice Melody. The Become EP is a collection of 5 songs from the Once Twice Melody sessions. We didn’t think they fit in the world of OTM, but later realized they all fit in a little world of their own. To us, they are all kind of scuzzy and spacious, and live in the spirit realm. It’s not really where we are currently going, but it’s definitely somewhere we have been. We hope you enjoy these tunes, Alex and Victoria/Beach House. Sub Pop Records
Beach House: Become EP
Beach House’s very first non-album single, released in the wake of Devotion in 2008, with the “Apple Orchard” demo on the flip, was a scruffy early take on “Used to Be,” a song that eventually appeared in finished, thrilling form on 2010’s Teen Dream. The single version recalled their previous music while hinting at the towering run to come, asking, “Are you not the same as you used to be?” The band’s new Become EP doesn’t pull the same trick, and in fairness Beach House said it wouldn’t. “It’s not really where we are currently going, but it’s definitely somewhere we have been,” they’ve written. Become, originally released for Record Store Day, consists of five songs that Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally didn’t think fit on their most recent album, 2022’s Once Twice Melody. Don’t expect anything radically different, though… Pitchfork
Beach House have brought their new five-song EP, Become. Become was originally released as a Record Store Day exclusive on April 22nd. Along with its digital release today, the EP will receive a wider physical release on vinyl and CD come Friday, May 19th. The collection comprises songs that didn’t make it on the dream pop band’s 2022 double album Once Twice Melody. “We didn’t think they fit in the world of OTM, but later realized they all fit in a little world of their own,” the band say in a press release. “To us, they are all kind of scuzzy and spacious, and live in the spirit realm. It’s not really where we are currently going, but it’s definitely somewhere we have been. We hope you enjoy these tunes.” Consequence Sound
Audio CD:
Vinyl:
- 1. American Daughter (04:15)
- 2. Devil’s Pool (04:00)
- 3. Holiday House (05:06)
- 4. Black Magic (05:09)
- 5. Become (05:59)