Best Coast
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| Background information | |
| Genres | Indie pop, garage pop, surf pop |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Mexican Summer Wichita Recordings Post Present Medium Group Tightener Art Fag Recordings Black Iris Blackest Rainbow |
| Associated acts | Pocahaunted Vivian Girls Wavves |
| Website | [1] |
| Members | |
| Bethany Cosentino Bobb Bruno |
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| Past members | |
| Ali Koehler | |
Best Coast is an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles, California, and is often categorized under the subgenres of garage rock, surf pop, and lo-fi.[1] The members are frontwoman/songwriter Bethany Cosentino and multi-instrumentalist Bobb Bruno.[2] While Bruno plays drums on their records, the band has had several drummers for the live setting, most notably former Vivian Girls drummer Ali Koehler. Their single "Boyfriend" was included on the list of best new tracks by Pitchfork Media[3] with their album Crazy for You, ranking 39th on Pitchfork's list "Top 50 Albums of 2010".
The band is recognizable for their fuzzy, low-fidelity sound in the vein of surf rock.[4]
The band is signed to the labels Mexican Summer (US) and Wichita Records (Europe), who released their debut album Crazy for You in July 2010. Prior to this the band released a number of 7" singles on smaller independent labels, including Make You Mine on Group Tightener and Something in the Way on Dean Allen Spunt's (of No Age) Post Present Medium label.[5] The band made a decision not to include material from these releases on their debut album.
The band recently released a music video for their single, "When I'm with You".[6]
In June, 2011, the band released their song "Gone Again" as the second single in Adult Swim's second series of the Kia Singles Program. It was accompanied by a music video.[7][8]
On August 2, 2011, the band released the music video for their single "Our Deal", directed by Drew Barrymore and features Chloë Moretz, Miranda Cosgrove, Tyler Posey, Donald Glover, Shailene Woodley and Alia Shawkat.[9]
Best Coast was the first act announced for the Big Day Out 2012 lineup.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Crazy for You (July 2010, Mexican Summer, Wichita) US #36
- iTunes Session (June 2011, Mexican Summer and iTunes)
[edit] EPs
- Where the Boys Are ((2009, CD/cassette, Blackest Rainbow) 2 officially released covers)
[edit] 7"s
- Sun Was High (So Was I) (2009, Art Fag)
- When I'm with You (2009, Black Iris)
- Make You Mine (2009, Group Tightener)
- Something in the Way (2010, Post Present Medium)
- Far Away (2010, no label) (Includes Enhanced Content of the 'When I'm With You' music video)
[edit] Split 7"s
- Best Coast w/ "Up All Night" and Jeans Wilder w/ "Tough Guy" (2010, Atelier Ciseaux)
- Best Coast w/ "Sunny Adventure" and JEFF the Brotherhood w/ "Bummer" (2011, Volcom and Infinity Cat)
- Best Coast w/ When You Wake Up and Wavves w/ "Stained Glass (Won’t You Let Me into Yr Heart)" on the Summer Is Forever split 7", sold on their Summer Is Forever Tour (2011, Mexican Summer)
[edit] Featured appearances
- Rolling Blackouts by The Go! Team (2011, Memphis Industries) (Bethany Cosentino only, on tracks "Buy Nothing Day" and "Rolling Blackouts")
- Radiosurgery by New Found Glory (2011, Epitaph Records) (Bethany Cosentino only, on the track "Caught in the Act")
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/nov/26/new-band-best-coast
- ^ http://www.spin.com/articles/breaking-out-best-coast
- ^ http://pitchfork.com/news/39299-new-best-coast-boyfriend/
- ^ http://pitchfork.com/news/37917-best-coast-talks-debut-album/
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/artist/Best+Coast
- ^ http://pitchfork.com/forkcast/14163-when-im-with-you/
- ^ www.gorillavsbear.net/2011/06/14/mp3-best-coast-gone-again/
- ^ www.gorillavsbear.net/2011/06/10/video-best-coast-gone-again/
- ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1668301/best-coast-our-deal-supervideo.jhtml
