B-Sides and Rarities (Beach House album)
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| Released | June 30, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2005–2016 | |||
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| Length | 56:27 | |||
| Label | Sub Pop | |||
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B-Sides and Rarities is a compilation album by American dream pop duo Beach House, released on June 30, 2017, through Sub Pop in North America, Bella Union in Europe, and Mistletone Records in Australia. Following the release of their previous studio albums Depression Cherry and Thank Your Lucky Stars (2015), the duo thought of releasing a B-sides record once they had realized how many non-album songs were recorded over the years, and how hard it was to find and hear many of them.
Alluding to the title, the compilation contains several B-sides and rare songs released by the band, which were all written and recorded separately from 2005 to 2016. The album also includes two previously unreleased tracks, "Chariot" and "Baseball Diamond", the former being released as the album's lead single on May 17, 2017; these were recorded during the recording sessions of their previous studio albums Depression Cherry and Thank Your Lucky Stars (2015). It also features live recordings of "Norway" and "White Moon", the non-album song "I Do Not Care for the Winter Sun", alternate versions of released songs, tracks previously released as hidden tracks and a cover of Queen's "Play the Game".
Debuting at number 137 on US Billboard 200, the compilation received generally favourable reviews from critics.