“Gila” is a song about a Gatsby-eque lover who foolishly thinks that they can recreate the past. As a result this ends up damaging their future, and the future of their children. Victoria compares “Gila” to “Heart of Chambers” because they both have “dark sass” and “witchy mysticism.” It was somewhere in Mississippi that we put the pieces of ‘Gila’ together. All of these songs were written in different places, because we kept having to move. The meaning of the word Gila is not exactly clear. It could be a reference to the poisonous Gila monster, or it could be that gila means “crazy… read more
“Gila” is a song about a Gatsby-eque lover who foolishly thinks that they can recreate the past. As a result this ends up damaging their future, and … read more
“Gila” is a song about a Gatsby-eque lover who foolishly thinks that they can recreate the past. As a result this ends up damaging their future, and the future of their children. Victori… read more
Beach House is a dream pop group that formed in 2004 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The group consists of Victoria Legrand (vocals, organ) and Alex Scally (guitar, keyboards). Legrand is the niece of French composer Michel Legrand. The group has released eight albums: Beach House (2006), Devotion (2008), Teen Dream (2010), Bloom (2012), Depression Cherry (2015), Thank Your Lucky Stars (2015), 7 (2018), and Once Twice Melody (2022). Within a year of formation, the group charmed indie music enthusiasts across the blogosphere with their languid songcraft, while the eerie warmth… read more
Beach House is a dream pop group that formed in 2004 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The group consists of Victoria Legrand (vocals, organ) and Alex Scally (guitar, keyboards). Legra… read more
Beach House is a dream pop group that formed in 2004 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The group consists of Victoria Legrand (vocals, organ) and Alex Scally (guitar, keyboards). Legrand is the niece of French composer Michel Legr…read more