Bloom (Beach House album)

Bloom is the fourth studio album by American dream pop duo Beach House. It was released on May 15, 2012, through Sub Pop in the United States, Bella Union in Europe, Mistletone Records in Australia, and Arts & Crafts in Mexico. It was composed, written and performed entirely by the duo, with assistance from Daniel Franz, though it was co-produced by the band and Chris Coady, being the second time that both worked together on an album.

Building on their previous album, Teen Dream (2010), the duo continued to add live drums to their song arrangements for Bloom, supplementing their drum machine rhythms, although material within the album have a more darker sound that Teen Dream. The album was written over two years of touring and sound checks, while it was recorded in 2011 at Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas and at Magpie Cage in Baltimore, within a range of seven weeks. The duo chose to record in Texas after being interested in the area while resting there during a tour.

Bloom was mainly supported by its two singles, "Myth" and "Lazuli", as well as a short film titled Forever Still, which was released the following year. Upon release, the album received critical praise from music critics and was ranked by several publications as one of the year's best albums, and in August 2014, was recognized on Pitchfork's list of "The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far", appearing at number 53. The album debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200, selling 41,000 copies in its first week, earning the duo their highest-charting album on the chart.