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To best understand the impact and influence of Beach House in the 2010s, do not read the rave reviews or scour the year-end and decade lists. Yes, Bloom and Depression Cherry debuted in the Billboard top ten, amidst a brief period when rappers were sampling Beach House more often than James Brown. Put all that aside. Rather, we need to consider a Beach House song that wasn’t actually written by Beach House.
In 2012, Volkswagen really, really wanted to capture that Beach House essence to sell the Polo, a hatchback only available in the European market. Specifically
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