Become is an extended play by the American dream pop band Beach House. It was first released on April 22, 2023, as a Record Store Day exclusive, later being made available for music streaming platforms on April 28, followed by a release on CD and other formats on May 19. As stated by the band, the songs included in the EP were recorded during the recording sessions for their eighth studio album Once Twice Melody (2022), which took place from 2018 through 2021.
On February 18, 2022, Beach House released their eighth studio album Once Twice Melody.[1] A double album, it was released in four chapters starting November 2021.[2] On February 16 of the following year, an announcement was made by the duo that they would be sharing five tracks from the Once Twice Melody recording sessions as a separate EP.[3] The five tracks were recorded from May 2018 to July 2021, and were written, produced and performed entirely by the band.[4][5] It was mastered by Greg Calbi and Steve Fallone at Sterling Sound.[6] The songs were described by the group as "[not fitting] in the world of [Once Twice Melody], but... a little world of their own", possessing a more "scuzzy" and "spacious" sound.[7]
The EP's first track, "American Daughter", consist of "crystalline" guitar arpeggios and a supporting "propulsive" rhythm.[8] "Devil's Pool" features Victoria Legrand's "haunt[ing] and shimmer[ing]" vocals, with supported elements of Casio-like beats and string arrangements.[8][9] "Holiday House" is made of "floaty" synthesizers, while the title track contains a continuous strummed guitar, compared to that of Radiohead's "Fake Plastic Trees".[8]
Becomeは、2023年4月22日にレコードストアデイ限定で「クリスタルクリア」なビニール盤で最初にリリースされました。[ 7 ]その後、6日後の4月28日にSub Popから音楽ストリーミングプラットフォームでリリースされました。[ 10 ] [ 11 ]さらに、 5月19日には、黒のビニール盤、 CD、カセットテープなどの物理フォーマットでより広く入手可能になりました。[ 12 ] [ 13 ] 2023年12月11日、Beach HouseはフィラデルフィアのJohnny Brenda'sでの「アコースティック」ショーで、EPの2曲目「Devil's Pool」を初めて演奏しました。[ 14 ]
ピッチフォークのマーク・ホーガンは好意的なレビューの中で、このEPは「 Once Twice Melodyと並べても雰囲気を損なうことなく、豪華でスターのような作品だ」と述べ、また「心地よいが、後付けのように感じられる」とも述べている。[ 8 ]
全曲、ビーチ・ハウスが作詞作曲を手がけています。
クレジットはBecomeのライナーノーツから引用。[ 5 ]
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