Once Twice Melody

Pitchfork 7.8/10 With panoramic proportions and gleaming finishes, the band’s sprawling eighth album luxuriates in the rhapsody of sensation itself. You don’t listen to Once Twice Melody, you dissolve into it.

A.V. Club B Despite some missteps, the band's new album proves Beach House has more up its sleeve than subdued melodies

The Line of Best Fit 9/10 A decade since their magnum opus, Beach House continue elevating their artistry on Once Twice Melody

NME 4/5 The Baltimore duo's eighth record pairs trippy imagery with playful, cinematic sounds that herald the start of a bold new chapter  

DIY 3.5/5 For those who persevere there’s still a lot going on beneath the waves.

Under The Radar 9.0/10 In the middle of the 19th century, French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr coined the term “plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” or, for you Anglophiles out there, “the more things change, the more things remain the same.” Quite how this fairly unremarkable Parisian saw Beach House coming is something that it seems we’ll never understand.

Clash 7/10 Music Review: Beach House - Once Twice Melody

The Observer 4/5 Released gradually since November, the Baltimore duo’s rich, roaming eighth album was worth the wait

Loud and Quiet 6/10 You probably already know what this Beach House album sounds like – a perfectly listenable if familiar new record from the dreamy stalwarts

Slant 4/5 Beach House’s ‘Once Twice Melody’ is an emphatic affirmation of life’s joys and sorrows. Read our review.

Pop Matters 8/10 Beach House are always tinkering around the edges of their sonic universe, getting darker, weirder, subtler, and more expansive. They do that on 'Once Twice Melody', and the payoff is enormous.

The Telegraph 4/5 The Baltimore duo's latest is an 84-minute concept album of pastoralist-tinged dream pop – dive in, and the rewards are huge

The Irish Times 4/5 This double album is a diverse, innovative and well-considered collection of songs