Thank Your Lucky Stars
by Beach House
  • Record Label: Sub Pop
  • Release Date: Oct 16, 2015
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8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 140 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 128 out of 140
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 140
  3. Negative: 5 out of 140
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  1. ReubenIsAGod
    Oct 16, 2015
    8
    I found this WAY more compelling and interesting then Depression Cherry. Something felt really odd about Depression Cherry, this feels a lot more will melancholy which is probably why it has more emotional weight opposed to Depression Cherry. Screw it I like it, its a solid release.
  2. zedovichi
    Oct 21, 2015
    10
    The music and emotional breadth and depth of TYLS is utterly mesmerising. Whereas DC floated like a celestial hovercraft, this space ship has most definitely crashed on earth.
    The tenuous threads in the narrative ( who is she in question ?) and the raw guitar grind on stand out tracks, One Thing, Elegy to the Void and The Traveller ( surely a career highlight ) are not the vapor    The music and emotional breadth and depth of TYLS is utterly mesmerising. Whereas DC floated like a celestial hovercraft, this space ship has most definitely crashed on earth.
    The tenuous threads in the narrative ( who is she in question ?) and the raw guitar grind on stand out tracks, One Thing, Elegy to the Void and The Traveller ( surely a career highlight ) are not the vapor apparitions of DC , but the surprise of a palpable
    'Space Song' has been replaced by 'Rough Song'. 'Lovelier Girl' is now 'Common Girl', essentially reframing the riff of 'On the Sea', not into the growing swirl lifted from Bloom, but into something far more restrained, almost inward looking. Where as the opening and closer of DC, 'Levitation' and 'Days of Candy' act as euphoric spiritual book ends, compare the gentle exuberance of 'Majorette' to the heavy hearted, almost Lynch like closer , 'Somewhere Tonight'.
    Comparisons with DC are inevitable with a such a short span between release dates If you are willing to drop the security blanket of DC, the spikes of sonic and literal highs of TYLS will more than repay you.    … Expand
  3. nadick01
    Oct 19, 2015
    10
    A little darker, a little more stripped back, more lyrically-driven and experimental- I find this to be even better than DC. "One Thing" finds Victoria and Alex experimenting with a little bit of Velvet Underground sound, "All Your Yeahs" is a low-key anthem and "Elegy to the Void" progresses throughout the song to take you on a distorted sonic journey. Brushing this album off because ofA little darker, a little more stripped back, more lyrically-driven and experimental- I find this to be even better than DC. "One Thing" finds Victoria and Alex experimenting with a little bit of Velvet Underground sound, "All Your Yeahs" is a low-key anthem and "Elegy to the Void" progresses throughout the song to take you on a distorted sonic journey. Brushing this album off because of the release date (so close to DC) is lazy. This album covers gaps in Beach House's sonic universe that hadn't been covered yet further cementing the band's consistency while still bringing something entirely new to the table. If DC's sound was set in the mid-80s this was made in 1991. Most compelling Beach House album to date.… Expand
  4. alexo774
    Oct 19, 2015
    10
    I love Beach House, and this new record may very well be their best one. I like them all, but there's really something about this one. It's a bit sadder lyrically than Depression Cherry, despite some of the songs sounding more upbeat. Maybe that's what I like about it. Get it now!
  5. handsonfire
    Oct 18, 2015
    9
    Unsurprisingly, this intensely psychedelic record functions as a coherent whole, and sonically remains a subtle refinement of styles previously employed. This new work distinguishes itself with a mood that is at times both ominous and eerie, and lyrics that are more direct and specific than on Depression Cherry, yet more detached and impersonal than on Teen Dream. The emotional content isUnsurprisingly, this intensely psychedelic record functions as a coherent whole, and sonically remains a subtle refinement of styles previously employed. This new work distinguishes itself with a mood that is at times both ominous and eerie, and lyrics that are more direct and specific than on Depression Cherry, yet more detached and impersonal than on Teen Dream. The emotional content is less on the surface, and is rather like a brooding undercurrent. Does this foreshadow a shift in writing process for Beach House that will result in exploration of new styles? We can't be sure, but for now we can be thankful for two great records from Beach House in one year.… Expand
  6. listener
    Oct 22, 2015
    9
    After 6 quite fantastic records in a row I think it's pretty safe to say that Beach House are currently one of the greatest bands in a world. Thank You Lucky Stars might sounds little samey and underwhelming upon the first listen but if you give it a time you'll get rewarded by effortless songwriting of the highest order and magical atmosphere that only them can create (although the wholeAfter 6 quite fantastic records in a row I think it's pretty safe to say that Beach House are currently one of the greatest bands in a world. Thank You Lucky Stars might sounds little samey and underwhelming upon the first listen but if you give it a time you'll get rewarded by effortless songwriting of the highest order and magical atmosphere that only them can create (although the whole thing is slightly less ethereal and slightly more direct and on the ground this time around).… Expand
  7. atmosphericrex
    Feb 15, 2016
    9
    A stand alone work of art, it is an incredibly dark and heartfelt collection of music. It has a 1950's after the prom dance depression to it, this record feels most properly listened to sitting in the middle of a gymnasium with balloons on the floor around you and a janitor telling you it's time to go home.
  8. Ricko
    Apr 17, 2016
    7
    You wait 3 long years for a Beach House album and then you get two in 2 months. Having just bought and the excellent "Depression Cherry", I did a double take when I saw that Beach House were releasing a new album in late 2015. Surely a typo as I hadn't even gotten around to listening to "Depression Cherry" yet at the time. Despite the band's insistence that "Thank You Lucky Stars" wasYou wait 3 long years for a Beach House album and then you get two in 2 months. Having just bought and the excellent "Depression Cherry", I did a double take when I saw that Beach House were releasing a new album in late 2015. Surely a typo as I hadn't even gotten around to listening to "Depression Cherry" yet at the time. Despite the band's insistence that "Thank You Lucky Stars" was not a companion piece or outtakes from "Depression Cherry", the proximity of release dates meant I initially struggled to see it as a completely separate and new album. While I was ready and excited about getting into "Depression Cherry", it took me ages to get around to really listening to "Thank You Lucky Stars" with the ear it deserved. While you know pretty quickly that it's a Beach House record, it is a surprisingly different record from the band. I have seen it said that "Thank You Lucky Stars" is under developed but I think the sparser than normal feel is a direction in which the band have consciously gone. This kind of change, however subtle, was needed and ensures that "Thank You Lucky Stars" warrants its place in Beach House's back catalog. The opening third of the album is its highlights with a magical trilogy of songs ("Majorette", She's So Lovely" and "All Your Yeahs" kicking things off magnificently. The building "Elegy to the Void" is another highlight coming in the latter stages of the album. Overall an enjoyable listen but I wish the band had held off 6 months before releasing it so that it could have been given the space it deserves.… Expand
  9. qotsamf
    Oct 27, 2015
    10
    This is the album I always wanted from Beach House and IMO it is their best. On past albums, only a few tracks stood out to me (Myth, Zebra, Silver Soul, Used to Be) and others would be skipped because they were just not as good. On this album not a track is skipped, mainly because Legrand's vocals are on another level throughout the album. Her melodies and delivery slay me especially onThis is the album I always wanted from Beach House and IMO it is their best. On past albums, only a few tracks stood out to me (Myth, Zebra, Silver Soul, Used to Be) and others would be skipped because they were just not as good. On this album not a track is skipped, mainly because Legrand's vocals are on another level throughout the album. Her melodies and delivery slay me especially on "Common Girl," "Rough Song," and "Somewhere Tonight."… Expand
  10. AnthonyMiller
    May 16, 2019
    10
    By far the most underrated album in their catalog. Teen Dream has nothing on this one

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Record Collector
    Dec 14, 2015
    60
    For while it’s hard to begrudge any quality new release by a band of Beach House’s eminence, for a fan base still attuning itself to the subtle charms of Depression Cherry, this flawed follow-up might have been better served up refined and polished at a later date.
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  2. Mojo
    Dec 11, 2015
    80
    Beach House's second album in three months underlines just how precision-stylised their frosty, often glacially-slow dream-pop has become. [Jan 2016, p.88]
  3. Uncut
    Dec 11, 2015
    80
    Coming so soon after Depression Cherry, it would be easy to dismiss Thank Your Lucky Stars as a mere postscript, but, if anything, it's the more impressive of the pair. [Jan 2016, p.72]
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