“Two years ago, Teen Dream felt like such a complete realization of Beach House's potential that it had to make you wonder where they could possibly go from there. By just about every measure, the Baltimore duo's fourth album is stronger than anything they've done before.”
“On Bloom, Beach House does what they do best and continues to pen some of the best dream pop tunes out there today.”
“Beach House records live up to their name: They’re cozy retreats where you can curl up in warm, droning, reverb-drenched tunes and watch jellyfish bob in the surf. But on Bloom, the Baltimore duo’s fourth album, there’s a bitch of a storm blowing in. "What comes after this momentary bliss/The consequence," wonders siren Victoria Legrand […]”
“**💭 Thoughts:** Two years after the release of *Teen Dream*, Beach House released *Bloom*, their fourth album where they continue using their mesmerizing and hypnotic signature sound. It’s a very immersive and atmospheric listen, however the only issue for me is that most of the tracks don’t leave a strong enough impression individually to be able to distinguish them easily, but that isn’t that big of a problem. **🎶 Tracklist Review** 1.) Myth 🔵🥉 2.) Wild 🟢 3.) Lazuli 🔵🥇 4.) Other People 🔵🥈 5.) The Hours 🔵 6.) Troublemaker 🔵 7.) New Year 🟢 8.) Wishes 🔵 9.) On the Sea 🟢 10.) Irene 🟢 ──────────────────── **🤔 Track Rating Scale** 🔵 Loved — Thoroughly enjoyed it and will revisit often. 🟢 Liked — Enjoyed it, but it’s not one I’d revisit often. 🟡 Mixed — Enjoyed it somewhat, but some aspects held it back for me; most likely won’t revisit. 🟠 Disliked — Didn’t enjoy it very much; won’t be revisiting. 🔴 Hated — Didn’t enjoy any part of it; no desire to revisit ever again. ⚪️ Interlude, etc. — Not rated as an actual song. ──────────────────── **🏅 Ranking Scale** 10 — Perfect 9 — Exceptional 8 — Great 7 — Good 6 — Decent 5 — Average 4 — Below Average 3 — Poor 2 — Bad 1 — Awful 0 — Unlistenable”
“I rated it a while ago but smh didn’t log it”