7 (Beach House album)
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| Released | May 11, 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2017 | |||
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| Length | 47:04 | |||
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7 is the seventh studio album by American dream pop duo Beach House, released on May 11, 2018, through Sub Pop and Bella Union. It follows the B-Sides and Rarities compilation album released in 2017, which allowed them "clean out the closet" to pave the way for a new creative process.
The album saw the group departing from longtime producer Chris Coady and instead collaborating with Sonic Boom, whilst not having a producer "in the traditional sense". The recording of the album lasted over eleven months, as opposed to the speedy process of previous efforts, beginning in the duo's home studio in Baltimore and finishing at Carriage House and Palmetto Studio. 7 received acclaim from music critics, who praised the adventurous nature of the record and the consistency of the band, with some calling it the duo's best album to date.
To support the album, the duo released its four pre-release singles—"Lemon Glow", "Dive", "Dark Spring" and "Black Car"—which were released from February to May 2018. "Lose Your Smile" was later released as a physical single, with outtake "Alien" as its B-side. They also released an accompanying album visualizer.