Tag Archives: Victoria Legrand

Beach House: Thank Your Lucky Star

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On October 16, 2015, “Sub Pop” label released “Thank Your Lucky Stars”, the sixth Beach House studio album. It was recorded November 2014 – January 2015, at “Studio in the Country” in Bogalusa, Louisiana, and was produced by Chris Coady, Alex Scally and Victoria Legrand.

Personnel:

  • Alex Scally – keyboards, guitar, bass, arrangements, mixing
  • Victoria Legrand – keyboards, bass guitar, guitar, arrangements, mixing, photography, lettering
  • Graham Hill – live drums, percussion
  • Chris Bear – percussion
  • David Tolomei – engineer
  • Manuel Calderon – engineer, mixing
  • Heba Kadry – mastering
  • Jay Wesley – engineer assistant
  • Post Typography – design
  • Alexandra B. McLean – cover photography
  • Shane Wesley – “all around dude”

Track listing:

All lyrics by Victoria Legrand, all music by Alex Scally and Victoria Legrand.

  1. Majorette
  2. She’s So Lovely
  3. All Your Yeahs
  4. One thing
  5. Common Girls
  6. The Traveler
  7. Elegy to the Void
  8. Rough Song
  9. Somewhere Tonight

Beach House: Devotion

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On February 26, 2008, “Carpark” label released “Devotion”, the second Beach House studio album. It was recorded August – September 2007, at “Lord Baltimore”, in Baltimore, Maryland.

Personnel:

  • Victoria Legrand – vocals, keyboard
  • Alex Scally – guitar, drum, organ, four-track
  • Ben McConnell – drums, percussion
  • Dave Andler – drums
  • Rob Girardi – Echoplex
  • Rob Girardi – mixing, recording
  • Adam Cooke – mixing, recording
  • Alan Douches – mastering
  • Natasha Tylea – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics Victoria Legrand, all music by Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally, except where noted.

  1. Wedding Bell
  2. You Came to Me
  3. Gila
  4. Turtle Island
  5. Holy Dances
  6. All the Years
  7. Heart of Chambers
  8. Some Things Last a Long Time – lyrics by Jad Fair, music by Daniel Johnston
  9. Astronaut
  10. D.A.R.L.I.N.G.
  11. Home Again

Beach House: 7

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On May 11, 2018, “Sub Pop” and “Bella Union” labels released “7”, the seventh Beach House studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, at “Apple Orchard” in Baltimore, Maryland, “Carriage House” in Stamford, Connecticut, “Palmetto” in Los Angeles, “Crown Lanes” in Denver, and was produced by Sonic Boom, Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally.

Personnel:

  • Victoria Legrand – vocals, keyboards, arrangements, engineer
  • Alex Scally – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, arrangements, engineer
  • James Barone – live drums, arrangements, engineer 
  • Sonic Boom – accordion, drill 
  • Mikhail Pivovarov – engineer
  • David Tolemei – engineer, additional editing and recording
  • Jason Quever – engineer
  • Alan Moulder – mixing
  • Caesar Edmunds – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Post Typography – album art, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally.

  1. Dark Spring
  2. Pay No Mind
  3. Lemon Glow
  4. L’Inconnue
  5. Drunk in LA
  6. Dive
  7. Black Car
  8. Lose Your Smile
  9. Woo
  10. Girl of the Year
  11. Last Ride

Beach House: Bloom

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On May 15, 2012, “Sub Pop” label released “Bloom”, the fourth Beach House studio album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Sonic Ranch” in Texas, “Magpie Cage” in Baltimore, and was produced by Chris Coady, Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally.

Personnel:

  • Victoria Legrand– vocals, keyboards, organ, piano
  • Alex Scally– guitar, basses, piano, organ, keyboards, backing vocals, drum machine edits, programming
  • Daniel Franz – live drums, percussion
  • Joe Cueto – viola
  • Chris Coady– engineer, mixing
  • Brooks Harlan – engineer
  • Manuel Calderon– engineer assistant
  • Phil Joly – engineer assistant
  • Joe LaPorta– mastering
  • Brian Roettinger – design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Victoria Legrand; all music by Alex Scally, Victoria Legrand and Daniel Franz.

  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 – includes the hidden track “Wherever You Go”

Grizzly Bear: Veckatimest

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On May 26, 2009, “Warp” label released “Veckatimest”, the third Grizzly Bear studio album. It was recorded in 2008, at “Allaire Studios” in the Catskill Mountains, New York, and was produced by Chris Taylor. The album cover drawing was by William O’Brien.

Personnel:

  • Daniel Rossen– vocals, guitar, keyboards, string arrangements
  • Ed Droste– vocals, guitar, keyboards, omnichord
  • Chris Taylor– bass guitar, woodwinds, backing vocals
  • Christopher Bear– drums, backing vocals
  • Victoria Legrand- backing vocals
  • Brooklyn Youth Choir – backing vocals
  • Acme String Quartet – strings
  • Nico Muhly- choral arrangements
  • Chris Taylor- engineer
  • Gareth Jones – co-mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Steve Falone – mastering assistant
  • Ben Wilkerson Tousley – design
  • Amelia Bauer – hand drawn text

Track listing:

All tracks by Ed Droste, Daniel Rossen, Chris Taylor and Christopher Bear.

  1. Southern Point
  2. Two Weeks
  3. All We Ask
  4. Fine for Now
  5. Cheerleader
  6. Dory
  7. Ready, Able
  8. About Face
  9. Hold Still
  10. While You Wait for the Others
  11. I Live With You
  12. Foreground

Air: Le voyage dans la lune

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On February 6, 2012, “Virgin” label released “Le voyage dans la lune”, the seventh Air studioa album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Scream Studios”, and was produced by Jean-Benoît Dunckel  and Nicolas Godin.

Personnel:

  • Jean-Benoît Dunckel – vocals, mellotron, Wurlitzer, piano, synthesizer, organ bass, Solina, vibraphone, drums
  • Nicolas Godin – vocals, guitar, harpsichord, synthesizer, bass, piano, mellotron, electric guitar, banjo, electric sitar, drums,  percussion, timpani
  • Au Revoir Simone– vocals
  • Victoria Legrand– vocals
  • Vincent Taeger – drums
  • Alex Thomas– drums
  • Isabelle Vuarnesson – cello
  • Georges Méliès– artwork
  • Laurent Pinon – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Jean-Benoît Dunckel and Nicolas Godin, except where noted.

  1. Astronomic Club
  2. Seven Stars – lyrics by Victoria Legrand
  3. Retour Sur Terre
  4. Parade
  5. Moon Fever
  6. Sonic Armada
  7. Who Am I Now? – lyrics by Annie Hart, Erika Forster and Heather D’Angelo, music co-composed by Brian Reitzell
  8. Décollage
  9. Cosmic Trip
  10. Homme Lune
  11. Lava