These Guys are much better teen dreamers than Katy Perry

         Baltimore indie pop band Beach House has spent their career crafting their own band of lush, melodious dream pop. Their music is likely best exemplified on the song "Zebra", the first track off their stellar 2010 album Teen Dream. It begins with the soft, melodic chords of Alex Scally on guitar, and the song continues to build and create a lush, dream-like atmosphere. The hazy keyboard chords help set the mood for the song, and Victoria LeGrand's surreal vocals glide effortlessly over the track. All this build-up is released triumphantly at each chorus, when the soft cymbal crash seems to lift the entire song into space, never to ever truly come down. This is one of my favorite songs, and I have posted the video, enjoy, and if you like Zebra, you should listen to the entirety of Teen Dream, its pretty excellent