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Baltimore dream pop duo Beach House had a banner year in 2012 with the release of their acclaimed fourth album, Bloom. To celebrate, they shot a 26-minute concert film shot on location near Tornillo, Texas, where they recorded the album.

Titled Forever Still, the band have made the film available to watch online, and issued a statement about the project:

Before releasing Bloom, we decided that we would only participate in “promotional” activities that we could control artistically and give substantial energy. We had previously been involved in too many live sessions, radio tapings, photo shoots, etc., where the outcome was far below our personal artistic standards. We also felt a need to distance ourselves from the “content” culture of the internet that rewards quantity over quality and shock over nuance.
The concept for Forever Still was about a year old when Pitchfork came to us about supporting a project that we really cared about.

We tried to keep the edits minimal with long takes in order to focus on the energy of the songs, the landscape, and the physicality of live performance. The entire film was shot in or around Tornillo, Texas, where we recorded Bloom. Like Bloom, we hope that Forever Still is experienced as a whole, long form.

Watch it below.

Tags: Beach House, film, Forever Still, The Wedge, Video

Posted on Monday, February 4th, 2013 at 12:12 pm by Cam and is filed under Blog, The Wedge, Videos.

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