Song Review: “Beach House” by Daydreamers

Fans eagerly awaited the newest music by the four-piece band composed of Aurora, Jay, Marco and lead singer Riley.

Their latest track dropped on May 17th via Robots & Humans Music, a division of Sony, and is already well-loved with over 50,000 Spotify plays. With a synth-pop sound reminiscent of The 1975’s early albums, Beach House has the same addictive optimism as the band’s first release, Call Me Up.

Their debut track received over 3.5 million listens, and if you’re on indie-pop TikTok, you’ve probably seen their promo videos:

Call Me Up was written and produced solely by Riley, who had promoted it online since June 2023. Soon after, their first gig was on October 20th at The Finsbury, London. That night, they played Beach House live for the first time.

Since then, their performances have only gotten better. If you want to see them live, they’re playing at “BBC Music Introducing” in London on June 6th. You can find tickets for the show here. 

The song begs to be blasted through car speakers, driving down the coastline with the windows down. The track opens as Riley sings, “By the beach house honey, that’s where you let me down for the summer”. He paints a picture of a summer love, saying “let’s not overthink it darling, please.”

One thing we can say is that their band name is certainly fitting. There’s a dream-like quality to their sound, and Beach House is 3 mins 17 seconds of pure indie-pop heaven.

This is a song of connection, with electric guitar strums and addictive harmonies. There’s a coming-of-age quality to Beach House that captures that feeling of summer love like it’s part of a movie.

The chorus of the song is even more magical, with Riley singing: “You can say what you don’t wanna mean / Blame it all on ecstasy, blame it all on me / By the beach house we can just be.” There’s an addictive cadence to his vocals, and you just can’t help but play the chorus on repeat.

The bridge delves into the dilemma of the song: “I’m not gonna say it, I’m not gonna say it first / But if you turn up I guess that it wouldn’t hurt.” He theorizes how a confession of love might happen, asking: “Baby be honest now, do you still love me?”

In the last chorus, he begs the other person for vulnerability in a full-hearted apology: “By the beach house we can come clean / Say what I already know / That you never really wanted to go / Well I guess that’s half on me / By the beach house we can just be.” If they’re willing to return to him on the beach, then they can erase the mistakes they made - and become clean.

If there’s one thing the band can do, it’s write a song expressing the sweetness of nostalgia. But with instant hits like Call Me Up and Beach House, Daydreamers are a band you’ll want to remember.

You can check out Beach House by Daydreamers on Spotify:

Words by Daisy Eleanor

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