Thank Your Lucky Stars

There is something about this one. They have an assured tone, much like the record that came after this, which was 7. You would think someone would tire from them, but I think these last few records are honestly some of their best work. It's hard to gauge how any one person would feel about a Beach House record on its own, but this one is amazingly cohesive and emotional in places.On the charts Bloom and Depression Cherry were a bit more popular I guess, but the mastering of their sound is too apparent to pass up here. It has everything I want in a record from the band. The singing is glorious, and the music perfectly encapsulates the darker mood. Their seventh release after this also is remarkably well put together. They have definitely hit their peak you could probably say, and I'm not sure where they'd go from these last couple, but I'm not complaining either. Top form.

Beach House's luminous, etherreal music has captured my attention since their debut, and the double punch of THANK YOUR LUCKY STARS and DEPRESSION CHERRY was a gift in 2016. If it lacks the gravitas of BLOOM - still their best album - it still has enough high points for me not only to recommend it, but to celebrate it. "All Your Yeahs" is a highlight, and was put to good use recently in the similarly otherwordly show THE OA. I don't know if it's the best introduction to the band (For whatever reason, I recommend 2008's DEVOTION, but I'm not totally sure why), but it's well worth listening and relistening to, and I hope they release two albums every year.

I preordered Depression Cherry and was surprised with its sound. Then, out of the blue, they released a second new album! I snagged this and popped it on my turntable... Wow. I absolutely love this album. It's got a lot more pep than I've ever heard from previous songs/albums, which I like. From the first song to the last song, I never feel like skipping anything. I could listen to each individual song by itself, as well, and still love them. This is my favorite album from Beach House, and I hope you'll give it a try!The packaging for the vinyl (gatefold, dust sleeves, etc.) are fantastic and add to the special feel of the songs.

The album is great, but the pressing leaves much to be desired. Super thin vinyl, to the point where it bends in my hands just while I'm removing it from the sleeve - this doesn't happen with any of my other records.

What can I say, Beach House is ethereal and otherwordly... such a unique and lovely sound

A fine start with 'Marjorette' via a drum intro & a typically attractive gentle BH synth pattern "watch you spin like that". 'She's So Lovely' a distant child-like vocal with minimalist backing on this pretty piece "castles in the sand". 'All Your Yeahs' a chugging 2 note strum pattern (less is best)...then it goes a bit 80's OMD style "she takes me to the water". 'One Thing' is fairly ordinary with a 2 note fuzz guitar strum "and up the stairs". 'Common Girl' a catchy harpsichord intro (similar to 'On The Sea') "she's the one with lazy eyes" is certainly beautiful. 'The Traveller' an industrial beginning then as always a catchy atmospheric riff appears "when I come home you're just lying there". 'Elegy To The Void' "bending at the altar" "disappearing in the mirror"....dream pop which builds up into a massive shrill guitar sound & an attack on the senses. 'Rough Song' attractive nonchalant melancholy "school girls were praying, lace curtains fading" & is perhaps the star track. Final number is 'Somewhere Tonight' slow static start "pink & blue were dancing" with a 60s style vocal over a slow Joe Meek like farfisa organ sound "somewhere in a ballroom tonight" and proves to be an excellent finale. Not quite as brilliant as 'Depression Cherry' but nevertheless an excellent effort. By the way inscribed onto the vinyl run-out of 'Depression Cherry' were the words "thank your lucky stars" and so it had all been carefully planned & frankly at the end of the day combined then it is just like a 2LP set which is fine by me.

I first became a fan with Teen Dream, Bloom blew my mind, and Depression Cherry broke my heart.Thank Your Lucky Stars returns full circle to the hazy childhood memories from the band's debut but with the more cinematic atmospheres and textures found in Bloom. The album seems to be a story of lost innocence.The more I listen to Thank Your Lucky Stars, the more I realize this is my favorite Beach House yet. It's simultaneously their darkest and dreamiest album.I especially dig "The Traveller" & "Elegy to the Void" (which both belong in an oneiric film) and "Somewhere Tonight" which is the most perfect song Beach House has ever written.As Bloom was in 2012, it looks like Thank Your Lucky Stars is the Album of the Year.

BEACH HOUSE's perfect blend of the original sound (devotion era) and new sound (bloom) as a band. This album describes their music to the core, semi-dark but with a solid touch of hopeful soul.

Released two months after Depression Cherry, Thank Your Lucky Stars seems to amble along in a dreamscape amid disturbing imagery in a few of its lyrics. in Rough Song, Legrand (singer and lyricist) pummels along with verses such as; 'Schoolgirls were praying/Lace curtains fading.' She is nearly observing the ageing of things and elements of a past life. Here, Legrand speaks of mother and daughter fighting, one has a bloody nose. It's a party and drinking vodka and cocktails results in confrontation. Yet Legrand's voice seems whispery and funereal, and she sings with the aptness toward a careful lyric. Out in 2015 the UK imprint is with the 4AD survivors label, Bella Union. Sub Pop label in the USA. In Common Girl there is a hint of prostitution; the closing song Somewhere Tonight, written by the duo Scally and Legrand, seems to find location, a ballroom. A tidy dream pop CD album.

This arrived undamaged which was amazing as it wasn't even in a cardboard sleeve or box, just the record, shrink wrapped! Sounds good.

Classic Beach House, everything you'd want to hear from Legrand and Scally; seriously brilliant! Following very closely on the heels of the very dreamy Depression Cherry album, Thank Your Lucky Stars delivers a sound reminiscent of some of the early days of Beach House. A very cool mix of dream pop to delight both Dyed-in-the-wool fans and those new to the wondrous style of the Baltimore duo.

Yes as other reviewers... if depression cherry got you down... then thank your lucky stars for thank your lucky stars... a return to a more up beat Beach House sound of Bloom and Teen Dream...

Best beach house album in my opinion.