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, “Take Care,” the swooning, sweeping power ballad that closes Beach House’s breakthrough 2010 record Teen Dream. They reportedly asked Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally a half dozen times and were turned down an e

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