Baltimore, Md., dream-pop act Beach House released their most recent single late on Tuesday night, “Dive.” Following the release of the album’s first single “Lemon Glow” on Valentine’s Day of this year, Beach House now reveal that their forthcoming album, 7, will be released May 11 via Sub Pop Records everywhere except Europe and Australia/New Zealand, where it will be released by Bella Union and Mistletone.
The forthcoming album, mixed by Alan Moulder, was preceded by Beach House members Alex Scally and Victoria Legrand’s most recent release, B-sides and Rarities, in 2017, which was said to have served as a house cleaning for the artists to pave the way for their new creative process. All the songs on 7 began at the band’s home studio in Baltimore, with the album being finalized at Carriage House in Stamford, Conn. and Palmetto Studio in Los Angeles, Calif.
Unlike the band’s previous albums, 7 has no producer in the traditional sense. Spacemen 3’s Sonic Boom (aka Peter Kember) was said to be a driving force behind the album, carefully making sure it was protected against studio over-production and over-development. What we get is a more organic sound from the pop duo, shown in their single “Dive,” which begins with a bright organ leading into Legrand’s soft vocals, slowly building into a dynamic climax that picks up with grungy electric guitars.
Preorders for the album are available through Sub Pop, Bella Union (Europe), and Mistletone (Australia / New Zealand). Beach House will also embark on a tour in support of their album, starting April 30 at The Signal in Chattanooga, Tenn. Tickets to their shows go up for pre-sale on March 8 at 10 a.m. local time before going on sale to the general public March 9 at 10 a.m. local time.
Listen to “Dive” below, followed by Beach House’s 2010 Daytrotter Session. You can find their new album’s cover art and tracklist, and the band’s full tour slate below that.
7 Tracklist: 01. Dark Spring 02. Pay No Mind 03. Lemon Glow 04. Play 05. L’Inconnue 06. Drunk in LA 07. Dive 08. Play 09. Black Car 10. Lose Your Smile 11. Woo 12. Girl Of The Year 13. Last Ride
Beach House 2018 Tour Dates:
April 30 – Chattanooga, Tenn. @ The Signal
May 01 – New Orleans, La. @ Civic Theatre 02 – Little Rock, Ark. @ Metroplex Live 04 – Oxford, Miss. @ The Lyric 05 – Tulsa, Okla. @ Cain’s Ballroom 07 – Albuquerque, N.M. @ Sunshine Theatre 08 – El Paso, Texas @ Tricky Falls 11 – Mexico City, Mexico @ Auditorio Blackberry (ALBUM RELEASE SHOW) 13 – Mayer, Ariz. @ Form Arcosanti
June 02 – Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera Sound
July 26 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ Tower Theatre 27 – Raleigh, N.C. @ The Ritz 28 – Atlanta, Ga. @ Buckhead Theatre 30 – Dallas, Texas @ Bomb Factory 31 – Austin, Texas @ ACL Live at the Moody Theatre
August 02 – Tucson, Ariz. – Rialto Theatre 03 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ The Fairbanks Lawn at Hollywood Forever Cemetery 05 – San Diego, Calif. @ The Observatory at North Park 07 – Oakland, Calif. @ Fox Theatre 10 – Portland, Ore. @ Keller Auditorium 12 – Vancouver, British Columbia @ Orpheum Theatre 14 – Salt Lake City, Utah @ The Depot 15 – Denver, Colo. @ Ogden Theatre 17 – St. Paul, Minn. @ The Palace Theatre 18 – Chicago, Ill. @ Chicago Theatre 19 – Detroit, Mich. @ Royal Oak Music Theatre 20 – Toronto, Ontario @ Sony Centre 22 – New York, N.Y. @ United Palace Theatre 23 – Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Kings Theatre 24 – Boston, Mass. @ House of Blues 25 – Washington, District of Columbia @ The Anthem
September 25 – Lisbon, Portugal @ Coliseu dos Recreios 26 – Porto, Portugal @ Teatro sa da Bandeira 30 – Lyon, France @ Epicerie Moderne
October 01 – Köln, Germany @ Gloria 02 – Berlin, Germany @ Huxleys 04 – Lund, Sweden @ Mejeriet 05 – Gothenburg, Sweden @ Trädgar’n 07 – Oslo, Norway @ Rockefeller Music Hall 08 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Münchenbryggeriet 09 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Forum Black Box 11 – Hamburg, Germany @ Kampnagel 12 – Utrecht, New Zealand @ TivoliVredenburg 13 – Brussels, Belgium – AB 15 – Paris, France @ Olympia 18 – London, U.K. @ Troxy 19 – Manchester, U.K. @ Albert Hall 20 – Dublin, Ireland @ Vicar Street
