10234 Alex Scally (guitar/keyboards) and Victoria Legrand (vocals/keyboards), the latter of whom is the niece of French composer Michel Legrand, create the dreamy lo-fi sounds of Beach House. The Baltimore duo formed in 2005 with Legrand's Nico-like vocal hush and Scally's delicate instrumentation. Within a year, Beach House charmed indie music enthusiasts across the blogosphere with their languid songcraft, while the eerie warmth of "Apple Orchard" landed on Pitchfork's <i>Infinite Mixtape</i> MP3 series in August 2006. Two months later, Beach House issued their eponymous debut album for Carpark. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide 8355 Baltimore, MD 2000's