By Abigail Devora

Ethereal vocals and poetic lyrics craft Beach House’s newly released Teen Dream. This is the third album by the Baltimore indie pop outfit comprised of Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally.

The duo creates calming compositions that put the listener at ease. In the band’s single, “Norway”, Legrand’s voice lightly layers itself on top of already beautiful drum and guitar instrumentals. Distorted, yet mesmeric guitar harmonies played by Scally add to the dreamy quality and accompany the chanteuse as she starts the first verse.

Beach House complements its ambient sound with expertly composed verses rivaling that of Lord Byron. “Lover of Mine” starts off with, “Hear my cry, lover of mine/no tear in my eye or fear in my mind/the forest is thick and you don’t recognize/we parted our lips and reached from inside.” Okay, nobody can compare to Lord Byron, but there is no denying the romanticism created and the Valentine’s Day dedication potential in this song.

Teen Dream provides great background music for such amorous times (according to its MySpace, next to “Sounds Like”, it says “making out”), but it also offers a soothing soundtrack for just lying in bed. Period. After listening to this album by Beach House, you will want to revisit it again and again.