Wednesday Oct 22, 2008 (7pm)
Baltimore-based dream-pop purveyors Beach House bring their shimmering, spectral arrangements to Poisson Rouge tonight. The duo has only improved since releasing its critically acclaimed self-titled debut, which finished in the top 20 of Pitchfork's Best of 2006 race. The new record is brighter and more polished, with lead singer Victoria Legrand's rich timbre echoing over deliberate, reverb-laden melodies and droning organs for a surrealy soothing ambiance that nears womb-like plenitude. Tonight they join a slate of fellow Baltimore-bred acts, including avant-garde guitar outfit Ecstatic Sunshine, weirdo noiseniks Wzt Hearts and chiptune-obsessed bleepers Adventure.
– Joe Blankholm