Pat Duffy, formerly of Pop Tarts Suck Toasted (RIP), checks in for us! It took me a long time to get into Beach House. While my blogging brethren were fawning over them all the way back 2006, we weren’t sold on the Baltimore based trio. The records just seemed boring and the live show followed suit, but the release of the 2010 standout Teen Dream changed everything for me. Somehow that record clicked and I was eager to see the band hit the stage at Pitchfork on Sunday afternoon. As the band hit the stage, they seemed a little cranky, maybe the heat was getting to them or maybe someone knocked over their beer backstage, whatever the case sitting in the photo pit I was a bit worried that we were going to get another pretty sounding but lackluster performance. Thankfully the band warmed up quickly, helped out by the thousands of fans pouring their energy into the band’s music. For most of their set, Beach House stuck to the new stuff, cranking out lovely tunes like “Zebra” and “10 Mile Stereo”. The setlist played right in line with my new found love of the band and the warm tunes were perfect for the afternoon sun. It was a solid set of tunes from a band that has finally cracked my soul with it making it one of the more impressive sets of the day. SPTR: 8.5.

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MP3: Beach House – Norway