# Beach House tops Billboard charts with ‘Once Twice Melody’

- Link: https://indierockcafe.com/2022/03/beach-house-tops-billboard-charts-with-once-twice-melody/
- Published: 2022-03-11T22:05:35-05:00
- Author: Max Hammer

Baltimore dream pop duo Beach House’s new album, _Once Twice Melody _, continues
to chart, a week after scoring their first No.1 and the biggest-selling album in
the country, according to _Billboard._

We don’t usually mention _Billboard_ on this blog, but this is one case where an
exception is not only appropriate, but warranted thanks to the big, dreamy, soft
hugs on the 18-song, double album (just wish it had a better album cover) that is
_Once Twice Melody _.

The rockstar-duo of keyboardist/vocalist **Victoria Legrand** and guitarist, keyboardist,
and backup vocalist **Alex Scally**, have nailed a dream-pop/shoegaze sound and 
style that is the music of angels, blue skiies and soft rolling green hills.

Yeah, maybe corny, but who gives a fuck? They craft gorgeous, beautiful, dreamy,
melodic, soaring, etc. music on one track after another for more than a decade now.

During that same time, BH has gradually gained the ear and respect of many top musicians
in various genres.In fact, **Kayne West** is reportedly in the studio with BH right
now. (West actually gave Indie Rock Cafe a huge boost back in 2009 when [he gave some love](https://indierockcafe.com2009/02/blind-mans-colour-kanye-west-and-indie-blogs/),
and a link, to IRC on his blog.)

It was four years ago when **Baltimore** indie duo Beach House dropped their last
album – the epic, blockbuster simply titled _7_, marking BH’s seventh studio album.

A number of critics have called _7_ BH’s best album to date, which is a remarkable
statement when you consider the quality of albums like _Bloom, Depresson Cherry_
and _Devotion_. They may need to update such declarations based on the band’s latest
release.

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From all indicators, _ Once Twice Melody_, is on its way to matching or out-doing
critics’ and fans’ existing or previously-favorite BH album – as scandalous as it
is to say around Beach House super fans who came of age in the past decade-plus.