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Decent dream pop: Beach House’s Once Twice Melody reviewed

20 November 2021

9:00 AM

20 November 2021

9:00 AM

Grade: B+

Everything these days devolves to prog — and not always very good prog. Where once synths were vastly expensive, difficult to master and hell to maintain they are now in a place beyond ubiquity; every sound you want conjured by the press of a key, your song suddenly washed over with sonics that make it sound more important than it really is.

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