Earlier this year, indie-rock group Beach House found themselves in unfamiliar territory. Two of the Baltimore duo's older tracks were sampled by much buzzed-about R&B project The Weeknd on their hyped-up debut mixtape meaning once intimate dream-pop was now serving as the soundtrack for drug-powered sex jams. Beach House lead singer and organist Victoria Legrand says she's completely fine with that.
"I find it really interesting, and I like the genre," she says. "I like thinking about why an artist would be drawn to that. It's fun."
The Weeknd aren't the only ones celebrating Beach House. The band's third album, "Teen Dream," released in early 2010, proved to be their most successful record yet. It received glowing reviews from critics and topped many year-end Top 10 lists.