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The Beach House members have a hard time describing their music and inspiration, but in a back and forth conversation about “10:37” found in a Pitchfork feature, their creative process for this “stretched-tape homage to toy soldier drum beats and a subject who casts no shadow” unravels in an indirect way:
“How do you describe that in language without sounding completely abstract and out-of-your-mind?” Legrand asks. “That’s how most moments of creativity feel—you almost can’t not use far-out language.”
“When you try to describe your creative moments, you veer off into a very unintelligible place of nonsense,” Scally says to her. “Because describing a moment of creativity is impossible.”
“Well, what am I supposed to say? I really don’t give a shit.” Legrand says this like she does, in fact, give a substantial shit.
“I almost think it’s not worth talking about because it’s so hard to articulate,” Scally offers in a consoling tone.
“All right, then I just won’t answer questions,” Legrand shoots back. “You can answer them.”
“That’s not what I was saying.”
“I know it’s not.”
Legrand then turns to me and adds, “He basically said I was unintelligible. I could be mildly offended by that—it doesn’t feel good when your partner tells you that you’re nonsense, but it’s the truth.”
“It’s not that,” Scally says, trying to dig himself out. “It’s just that I watch you go down these roads in your brain trying to be truthful, but there’s no concise answer.”
“It’s a lot easier to just feel it,” Legrand decides, already over it.
(8/24/15): It was the song 10:37 that they finished recording first. “I think it definitely helped inform the energy of the whole record – very minimal,” Alex says. “… But open and very natural,” continues Victoria. “That song has got that kernel of incredible space and just a very natural feeling and we just really followed it, I swear. And that vibe informed the whole thing.” ~ DIY
(8/28/15): “We got home in the fall of 2013, and I think one of the first things was ‘10:37.’ And then later, in the springtime, we started to develop a bunch of these little thoughts. And we weren’t worrying about time or anything.” ~ Victoria, Under The Radar
(11/18/15): “We fell in love with that beat immediately. That sound, coming from the keyboard.” ~ Victoria, Puls
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