Ahoy! Beach House have emerged from their upstate New York recording lair and are ready to bliss out on the road this winter and spring in support of their January 26 Sub Pop debut, Teen Dream. Alex Scally and Victoria Legrand describe this album as one that’s thrown them for a loop: “We were forced to let go of people and things we were holding onto as individuals: normalcy, daily rituals, the ability to take care of ourselves. We were dropped into a wilderness, but we had more clarity than we’ve ever had before.” So what’s it going to do to audiences? Be a perv, apparently: “Rhythmically, there’s new motion. This record touches you. On your chest.”
Alto-voiced Bachelorette, a one-woman dance band from New Zealand, lends tour support for the first jaunt, and lo-fi roller disco aficionado Washed Out brings up the rear. It’s the Minimal Personnel Tour!
Everyone will fit in an Airstream trailer:
03.26.10 - Washington, DC - Black Cat #
03.27.10 - Middletown, CT - Wesleyan University
03.28.10 - Boston, MA - Paradise #
03.29.10 - Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rosa #
03.30.10 - Toronto, Ontario - Opera House #
04.01.10 - Pontiac, MI - Pike Room #
04.02.10 - Chicago, IL - Metro #
04.03.10 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater #
04.04.10 - Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center #
04.05.10 - Omaha, NE - Waiting Room #
04.06.10 - Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Saloon #
04.07.10 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater #
04.09.10 - Boise, ID - Neurolux #
04.10.10 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge #
04.11.10 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Rickshaw Theater #
04.12.10 - Seattle, WA - Neumos #
04.14.10 - San Francisco, CA - Bimbos #
04.15.10 - San Luis Obispo, CA - Downtown Brewing Co. #
04.19.10 - Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room *
04.21.10 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater %
04.22.10 - Austin, TX - Emo’s %
04.23.10 - Houston, TX - Walter’s %
04.24.10 - Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon %
04.25.10 - Tallahassee, FL - Engine Room %
04.27.10 - Birmingham, AL - Bottletree %
04.28.10 - Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge %
04.29.10 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl %
04.30.10 - Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle Tavern %
05.01.10 - Chapel Hill, NC - Cat’s Cradle %
05.06.10 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
05.07.10 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
05.08.10 - Baltimore, MD - 2640 Space
But first:
01.22.10 - New York, NY - Late Night With Jimmy Falllon
01.24.10 - Park City, UT - Sundance Festival
01.26.10 - Brooklyn, NY - The Bell House
02.10.10 - Glasgow, Scotland - King Tuts
02.11.10 - Manchester, England - Islington Mill
02.12.10 - Leeds, England - Brudenell Social Club
02.13.10 - Dublin, Ireland - Whelans
02.14.10 - Belfast, Northern Ireland - Speakeasy
02.16.10 - Cardiff, Wales - Arts Centre
02.17.10 - London, England - Bush Hall
02.18.10 - Lille, France - L’Aéronef Club
02.18.10 - Saint-Malo, France - La Route du Rock
02.20.10 - Paris, France - La Maroquinerie
02.21.10 - Ghent, Belgium - Vooruit
02.22.10 - Brussels, Belgium - Botanique
02.23.10 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
02.24.10 - Groningen, Netherlands - Vera
02.25.10 - Berlin, Germany - Roter Salon
02.26.10 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Loppen
02.27.10 - Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser
02.28.10 - Oslo, Norway - Parkteatret
03.02.10 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Pusterviksbaren (Club Woody West)
03.03.10 - Hamburg, Germany - Molotov
03.04.10 - Leipzig, Germany - UT Connwitz
03.05.10 - Munich, Germany - Feierwerk
03.06.10 - Zurich, Switzerland - Abart
03.08.10 - Newcastle, England - The Sage *
03.09.10 - Edinburgh, Scotland - The Queens Hall *
03.11.10 - Brighton, England - The Corn Exchange *
03.12.10 - Coventry, England - Warwick Arts Centre *
03.13.10 - London, England - Roundhouse *
03.14.10 - London, England - Roundhouse *
03.17.10 - Lisbon, Portugal - Lux Fragil
03.18.10 - Guimareas, Portugal - Centro Cultural Vila Flor
* Grizzly Bear
# Bachelorette
% Washed Out
[Photo: Jason Nocito]
