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New albums from Beach House, Best Coast fall short

By James Reed

 |  Globe Staff  

  May 15, 2012

In 2010, Beach House, the celestial duo of singer Victoria Legrand and guitarist Alex Scally, scaled euphoric heights on “Teen Dream.” On the other end of the spectrum was Best Coast’s debut, “Crazy for You,” a breezy valentine to the sun and sand of the band’s native California. The albums had little in common except for a surprising realization: Their follow-ups can’t quite emerge from the shadows of what came directly before them.

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