Baltimore’s Alex Scally and Victoria Legrand, better known as the indie dream pop duo Beach House, have spent the last decade (and then some) cultivating a cult following. And for good reason.
Their sound is nostalgic, cozy, familiar. It’s like snuggling into your favorite blanket. Beach House songs wrap around you—they hug you and even, at times, kiss you. And in winter, every Chicagoan needs a good hug. And kiss.
So it’s no surprise that the band, now a quartet live, kicked off the month of March playing in front of a sold out crowd at the Vic Theatre. Victoria took a liking to the Vic: “It’s beautiful,” she mused. “Run down in all the right ways.” And the crowd took a liking to their set, which focused on songs from one of their two 2015 releases, Depression Cherry, as well as Beach House classics from “Teen Dream,” “Bloom,” and “Devotion.”
Their sexy, silky harmonies and soaring guitar riffs melted all the snow off our coats and boots. For a couple of hours we were all in a beach house soaking in the sweet rays.
“Now we’re just gonna write you a bunch of love letters,” Victoria said upon returning to the stage for the encore. The audience swayed in approval, as if to say, “Signed, sealed, delivered. We’re yours.”
