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“Myth” by Beach House
From the album Bloom (2012)
“Myth” by Beach House appears on 14 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 2012 and 2026. It was first released in 2012 on the album Bloom. Its best result is #19 on The Current Top 89 Songs of 2012. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #24 indie & aaa song of 2012, #966 indie & aaa song of all time and #406 of the '10s.
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"Myth" opened the door to Bloom, Beach House's fourth album, as its lead single on Sub Pop in 2012, first shared through the band's own website. Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally wrote it, produced it with Chris Coady, and recorded it in 2011 at Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas, where the rest of the album was made too.
It's dream pop that has quietly grown stronger: guitar that rings out in slow, glinting arcs, keyboards that swell like a tide coming in, Daniel Franz's percussion keeping a patient pulse, and Legrand's smoky, unhurried voice making something huge out of very few moves. Critics heard a real step forward for the duo, and plenty ranked it among their finest songs and the year's best. They played it on Late Show with David Letterman and Later... with Jools Holland, and in 2023 the RIAA certified it gold.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 25 | WTMD Baltimore, MD | WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2012 | 89 |
| 2012 | 19 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2012 | 89 |
| 2012 | 51 | 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2012 | 107 |
| 2012 | 75 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 200 Songs of 2012 | 200 |
| 2012 | 85 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Top 100.1 Songs of 2012 | 101 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 452 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2018 | 181 | WTMD | WTMD Listeners' Top 897 Songs, 2003-2018 | 896 |
| 2019 | 127 | KEXP | KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time | 627 |
| 2022 | 974 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2022 | 603 |
| 2024 | 655 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2024 | 238 | KEXP | The Best Opening Tracks of All Time | 738 |
| 2025 | 205 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
| 2025 | 324 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
| 2026 | 501 | KXT | KXT 917 Song Countdown | 917 |
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