There's a desert in their basement.

It is in this drafty, dusty space called Apple Orchard Studios where Alex Scally and Victoria Legrand often escape into their surreal musical world. White sand from Home Depot covers a large part of the cluttered space. The mound is dotted with dying cacti, melted candles, a big glass water jug, sticks and rocks. A few weeks ago Scally and Legrand, collectively known as the Baltimore ambient-pop duo Beach House, used the homemade desert in a video for a single from Devotion, the group's new album in stores today.

If you go See Beach House at GSpot, 2980 Falls Road, on Thursday. The show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are $8 and are available through missiontix.com or by calling 410-889-6767.