Teen Dream

Beach House began recording Teen Dream after extensive touring of the Beach House's second studio album, Devotion (2008). Lead vocalist Victoria Legrand stated that while on tour "[they] definitely stored up a lot of energy and ideas that we had. By the end of the touring cycle we couldn't wait to get back home to start working on the next record. In some ways, touring is a restraint on the creative side, because it's hard to write on the road. So you just have to wait, and sit on this anticipation until the time you're able to spend days, weeks, months working on something."{{cite web|last=Carew|first=Anthony|title=Interview: Victoria Legrand of Beach House|url=http://altmusic.about.com/od/interviews/a/beach-house.htm|publisher=About.com|access-date=13 June 2013|archive-date=16 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016102907/http://altmusic.about.com/od/interviews/a/beach-house.htm|url-status=dead}} Most of the album's recording took place at Dreamland Studios in Hurley, New York, with most of the production being done by Chris Coady.{{cite web |last1=Rettig |first1=James |title=Beach House's Teen Dream Turns 10 |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2070667/beach-house-teen-dream-turns-10/reviews/the-anniversary/ |website=Stereogum |date=January 24, 2020 |access-date=October 2, 2024}}

Teen Dream has been described by publications as a dream pop{{cite web |last1=Berman |first1=Judy |title=The 30 Best Dream Pop Albums |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-30-best-dream-pop-albums/?page=3 |website=Pitchfork |access-date=27 May 2021 |archive-date=24 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424135548/https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-30-best-dream-pop-albums/?page=3 |url-status=live }} and shoegaze album.{{cite web|last=McDuffie|first=Candace|date=9 July 2021|title= Twin Shadow Is Finally Free on His Eponymous LP|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/twin-shadow/twin-shadow-self-titled-album-review|access-date=31 December 2023|publisher=Paste|quote= "Beach House was eagerly trying to redefine the elusive genre of shoegaze with Teen Dream..."}} According to Paul Lester of The Guardian, the album uses "simple elements – spectral piano, shimmery organ, steady percussion, pedal steel, and languorous female vocals".{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/dec/07/new-band-beach-house |title=Beach House (No 684) |work=The Guardian |date=December 7, 2009 |access-date=October 2, 2024 |last=Lester |first=Paul}} The duo strove to create a more "sophisticated" album and, according to the group, the demos of this record were comparable to the final tracks that made up their previous record. Also, their use of extensive reverb was held back significantly. According to Alex Scally "There's very little reverb on the record". Scally had also stated that the album was considerably more expensive, stating that, "Every bit of money we got, we spent. The recording was insanely expensive. Every single step of the way, we've just tried to go more, go further".[https://pitchfork.com/features/interviews/7762-beach-house/ Interviews: Beach House]. Pitchfork - interview by Joe Colly.

"Used to Be" was released as the lead single from Teen Dream on October 21, 2008.{{Cite web|url=http://store.carparkrecords.com/products/512270-cak46-beach-house-used-to-be-7|title=CAK46 Beach House - Used to Be 7|website=Carpark Records|language=en|access-date=October 2, 2024}} "Norway" was released on the band's website as a free download on November 17, 2009, as the second single from the album. A 7-inch single of it, which includes "Baby" as its B-side, was also released.{{cite web |last=Phillips |first=Amy |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/37135-new-beach-house-norway/ |title=New Beach House: "Norway" |publisher=Pitchfork Media |date=November 17, 2009 |accessdate=October 2, 2024 |archive-date=April 3, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100403033624/http://pitchfork.com/news/37135-new-beach-house-norway/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=Leitko |first=Aaron |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/11647-beach-house-norway/ |title=Beach House: "Norway" |website=Pitchfork |date=November 19, 2009 |accessdate=October 2, 2024}} The full album was leaked onto the Internet a few days after the release of "Norway".{{Cite news|url=https://www.stereogum.com/102071/premature_evaluation_beach_house_-_teen_dream/franchises/premature-evaluation/|title=Premature Evaluation: Beach House – Teen Dream|date=2009-11-20|work=Stereogum|access-date=2017-05-09|archive-date=2015-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924110255/http://www.stereogum.com/102071/premature_evaluation_beach_house_-_teen_dream/franchises/premature-evaluation/|url-status=live}} A four-track EP for "Zebra", the album's third single, was released on April 17, 2010, as a Record Store Day exclusive.{{Cite news|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/126892-beach-house-zebra-ep/|title=Beach House: Zebra EP|work=PopMatters|date=July 14, 2010|access-date=October 2, 2024}} Teen Dream released on January 26, 2010, through Sub Pop. It was released internationally, through Bella Union in Europe, Mistletone Records in Australia, and Arts & Crafts in Mexico. The album was also released as a CD with an accompanying DVD featuring visualizers for each of the album's tracks.{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13872-teen-dream/ |title=Beach House: Teen Dream |work=Pitchfork |date=January 26, 2010 |access-date=October 28, 2015 |last=Richardson |first=Mark}}

The album debuted 43 on the Billboard 200 with 13,000 copies sold in its first week. It has sold a total of 140,000 copies as of May 2012.{{Cite news|url=http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/sales_ur.cgi|title=Upcoming Releases {{!}} HITS Daily Double|work=HITS Daily Double|access-date=2017-05-09|archive-date=2013-12-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207150834/http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/sales_ur.cgi|url-status=dead}} As of April 2012 Teen Dream has sold 21,000 vinyl copies in United States according to Nielsen Soundscan.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/492327/beach-house-the-story-behind-bloom-and-indies-most-reliable-duo|publisher=Billboard|title=Beach House: The Story Behind 'Bloom' and Indie's Most Reliable Duo|first=Jason|last=Lipshutz|date=20 April 2012|access-date=31 July 2018|archive-date=11 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811060323/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beach-house-the-story-behind-bloom-and-indies-most-reliable-duo-492327/|url-status=live}} The song "Take Care" was used for the soundtrack of the 2020 film Chemical Hearts, in the film and during the end credits.{{cite news |last1=Gibson |first1=Kelsie |title=Chemical Hearts: Here's the Haunting Song From the Film That You Can't Get Out of Your Head |url=https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/chemical-hearts-movie-song-47709762 |access-date=20 October 2023 |publisher=Pop Sugar |date=23 August 2020}} The song "Silver Soul" was sampled in Kendrick Lamar's song Money Trees from his 2012 album Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City.{{cite news |last1=Weiss |first1=Jeff |title= Kendrick Lamar's Money Trees Is A Time Machine |url=https://www.npr.org/2020/04/18/837268674/dj-dahi-jeff-weiss-sampling-pusha-t-kendrick-lamar-money-trees |access-date=21 March 2024 |publisher=NPR |date=18 April 2020}}

{{Music ratings

| ADM = 7.8/10{{cite web |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/1465/Beach-House-Teen-Dream.aspx |title=Teen Dream by Beach House reviews |publisher=AnyDecentMusic? |access-date=September 30, 2019}}

| MC = 82/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/teen-dream/beach-house |title=Reviews for Teen Dream by Beach House |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=February 7, 2012}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|5|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/teen-dream-mw0001950645 |title=Teen Dream – Beach House |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=November 16, 2019 |last=Phares |first=Heather}}

| rev2 = The A.V. Club

| rev2Score = A−{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/review/beach-house-iteen-dreami-37485 |title=Beach House: Teen Dream |work=The A.V. Club |date=January 26, 2010 |access-date=October 28, 2015 |last=Martins |first=Chris |archive-date=October 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024234954/http://www.avclub.com/review/beach-house-iteen-dreami-37485 |url-status=live }}

| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev3Score = A−{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2010/02/03/teen-dream |title=Teen Dream |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=February 3, 2010 |access-date=March 30, 2015 |last=Vozick-Levinson |first=Simon |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822142508/https://ew.com/article/2010/02/03/teen-dream/ |archive-date=August 22, 2019}}

| rev4 = The Guardian

| rev4Score = {{rating|2|5}}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jan/21/beach-house |title=Beach House: Teen Dream |work=The Guardian |date=January 21, 2010 |access-date=October 28, 2015 |last=Hughes |first=Tom}}

| rev5 = The Irish Times

| rev5Score = {{rating|5|5}}{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/album-reviews/beach-house-1.1271812 |title=Beach House |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=January 22, 2010 |access-date=October 28, 2015 |last=Carroll |first=Jim |author-link=Jim Carroll (journalist) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121042826/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2010/0122/1224262812370.html |archive-date=January 21, 2011 |url-status=live}}

| rev6 = NME

| rev6Score = 9/10{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/beach-house/11016 |title=Album review: Beach House – Teen Dream (Bella Union) |work=NME |date=January 22, 2010 |access-date=October 28, 2015 |last=Snapes |first=Laura |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225342/http://www.nme.com/reviews/beach-house/11016 |archive-date=March 3, 2016}}

| rev7 = Pitchfork

| rev7Score = 9.0/10

| rev8 = Q

| rev8Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |title=Beach House: Teen Dream |magazine=Q |issue=283 |date=February 2010 |page=110}}

| rev9 = Rolling Stone

| rev9Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/31793555/review/31820137/teen_dream |title=Teen Dream : Beach House |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=January 25, 2010 |access-date=October 28, 2015 |last=Rosen |first=Jody |author-link=Jody Rosen |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305194948/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/31793555/review/31820137/teen_dream |archive-date=March 5, 2010}}

| rev10 = Spin

| rev10Score = 8/10{{cite web |url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/beach-house-teen-dream-sub-pop |title=Beach House, 'Teen Dream' (Sub Pop) |work=Spin |date=December 23, 2009 |access-date=October 28, 2015 |last=Maerz |first=Melissa}}

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Teen Dream received critical acclaim. Review aggregator Metacritic, which collates reviews from various publications, indicates a score of 82 out of 100 from 35 professional critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 7.8 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.

Many reviews commented on the change in sound including BBC Music, who stated that "the most unmistakeable sound on Teen Dream is that of a band truly finding its own voice".[https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/v4zb BBC - Music - Review of Beach House - Teen Dream] BBC Music - album review by David Sheppard. Several publications focused on Victoria Legrand's vocals, with Jody Rosen of Rolling Stone complimenting Legrand's "dusky torch singing" and The Boston Phoenix praising her voice as "coiling like smoke in the arches of the church".{{cite news |url=http://thephoenix.com/Boston/music/95824-beach-house-teen-dream-2010/ |title=Beach House {{!}} Teen Dream |work=The Boston Phoenix |date=January 19, 2010 |access-date=October 28, 2015 |last=Brodeur |first=Michael |archive-date=October 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018195442/http://thephoenix.com//Boston/music/95824-beach-house-teen-dream-2010/ |url-status=live }} Robert Christgau, writing in MSN Music, selected "Lover of Mine" and "Norway" as highlights and awarded the album an honorable mention rating.{{cite web |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=15077 |title=Beach House: Teen Dream |publisher=RobertChristgau.com |access-date=October 28, 2015 |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau}} In a negative review, Tom Hughes of The Guardian felt that Teen Dream is "carefully, even beautifully arranged", but nonetheless "oddly icy and melodically a little ineffectual". Audra Schroeder of The Austin Chronicle called the album "solid" but felt that it was "not Beach House's masterpiece," quipping that the duo "still got some gold dust to kick up".{{cite news |url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/issue/review?oid=oid%3A950980 |title=Beach House: Teen Dream (Sub Pop) |work=The Austin Chronicle |date=February 5, 2010 |access-date=October 28, 2015 |last=Schroeder |first=Audra |archive-date=June 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630163144/http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/issue/review?oid=oid:950980 |url-status=live }}

Teen Dream was hailed as one of the best albums of 2010. NME included it in their 2013 edition of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.{{Cite news|url=https://consequence.net/2013/10/the-top-500-albums-of-all-time-according-to-nme/|title=The Top 500 Albums of All Time, according to NME|date=2013-10-25|work=Consequence of Sound|access-date=2017-05-09|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-04-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426141049/https://consequence.net/2013/10/the-top-500-albums-of-all-time-according-to-nme/|url-status=live}} The album was also included in the 2014 edition of the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.{{cite book|author1=Robert Dimery|author2=Michael Lydon|title=1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition|date=2014 |publisher=Universe|isbn=978-0-7893-2074-2}} In October 2019, Pitchfork ranked it in the 21st position among the best albums of the 2010s.{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-200-best-albums-of-the-2010s/|title=The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s {{!}} Pitchfork {{!}}|work=Pitchfork|date=8 October 2019|access-date=October 8, 2019|archive-date=15 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215000855/https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-200-best-albums-of-the-2010s/|url-status=live}}

{{track listing

| all_lyrics = Victoria Legrand, except "Used to Be" co-written by Alex Scally

| all_music = Beach House

| title1 = Zebra

| length1 = 4:48

| title2 = Silver Soul

| length2 = 4:58

| title3 = Norway

| length3 = 3:53

| title4 = Walk in the Park

| length4 = 5:22

| title5 = Used to Be

| length5 = 3:59

| title6 = Lover of Mine

| length6 = 5:06

| title7 = Better Times

| length7 = 4:23

| title8 = 10 Mile Stereo

| length8 = 5:03

| title9 = Real Love

| length9 = 5:20

| title10 = Take Care

| length10 = 5:48

| total_length = 48:46

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = iTunes Store bonus tracks{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/teen-dream-bonus-track-version/349535407|title=Teen Dream by Beach House on Apple Music|website=iTunes |date=26 January 2010 }}

| title11 = Norway

| note11 = single edit

| length11 = 4:03

| title12 = Baby

| length12 = 3:01

| total_length = 55:50

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A special edition DVD package was released containing either a CD or vinyl and a DVD, featuring psychedelic visuals for each track from Teen Dream, produced by a separate director.

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Teen Dream.Teen Dream liner notes. Sub Pop. 2010.

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;Beach House

• Victoria Legrand – vocals, keyboards, organs, bells "from outer space"
• Alex Scally – guitar, basses, organs, piano, harmony vocals, four-track

;Additional musicians

• Dan Franz – drums (tracks 1–7, 10), percussion (tracks 1, 2, 7)
• Graham Hill – drums (tracks 8, 9), percussion (tracks 3–6, 8, 9)

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;Production

• Chris Coady – production, engineering, mixing
• Beach House – production; arrangement
• Nilesh Patel – mastering

;Artwork

• Beach House – art conception
• Dustin Summers – layout and cover design
• Frank Hamilton – lyric book and mirror photography
• Steve Bloom – back cover photography

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