They say no one listens to albums anymore, and when a band readies one for release, it’s important to expand that life cycle in the name of content. A few weeks back Johnny Marr unveiled plans to slowly rollout his new LP in EP-sized doses, and now Beach House are doing the same, releasing new album Once Twice Melody on February 18, but not before a string of four digital chapters that begins today (November 10) with four new songs, including the title track and the wildly magical “Superstar.”
The first chapter hit earlier today at midnight, and the rest of Once Twice Melody‘s 18 tracks will be released monthly — the next batch on December 8, additional songs on January 19, and then the remaining tracks in February. Each release will be accompanied by lyric animations for each song.
This latest effort from Beach House is the Baltimore dream-pop duo’s eighth studio album, and follows 2018’s 7. It’s the first Beach House album to be produced entirely by themselves, and was recorded at Pachyderm studio in Cannon Falls, Minnesota; United Studio in Los Angeles; and Apple Orchard Studios in Baltimore. It was mixed by Alan Moulder with additional mixing by Caesar Edmunds, Trevor Spencer, and Dave Fridmann.
Check out all the 2022 Beach House live dates below, broken up into a pair of North American runs, but not before playing “Superstar” on repeat for now until eternity.
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Beach House 2022 North American Dates
February 18: Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
February 19: Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
February 20: Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe
February 22: Kansas City, MO – Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland
February 23: Des Moines, IA – Val Air Ballroom
February 25: Madison, WI – The Sylvee
February 26: St. Paul, MN – The Palace Theatre
February 27: Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theatre
March 01: Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
March 02: Cincinnati, OH – PromoWest Pavilion at Ovation
March 22: Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
March 23: Atlanta, GA – The Eastern
March 25: Austin, TX – Moody Amphitheatre at Waterloo Park
March 27: Dallas, TX – The Factory in Deep Ellum
March 29: Santa Fe, NM – Lensic Performing Arts Center
March 30: Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom
April 01: Missoula, MT – The Wilma
April 02: Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
April 03: Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
April 05: Vancouver, British Columbia – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
April 06: Portland, OR – The Keller Auditorium
April 08: Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley
April 09: Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre
July 08: Richmond, VA – The National
July 09: Asheville, NC – Rabbit Rabbit
July 10: Louisville, KY – Old Forester’s Paristown Hall
July 12: Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre
July 13: Chicago, IL – Radius
July 15: Toronto, Ontario – Massey Hall
July 16: Montreal, Quebec – M Telus
July 18: New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall
July 19: Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theatre
July 20: Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theatre
July 22: Boston, MA – Roadrunner
July 23: Philadelphia, PA – The Met
July 24: Washington, D.C. – The Anthem