anyone digging this? feel like she's writes much stronger songs than vivian girls (haven't heard dum dum girls) -- "when i'm with you" is pretty much a perfect flippant summer romance song (i guess it's not necessarily about summer romance or w/e but it evokes that musically at least) & this new joint "our deal" sounds like neko case, which might be an indication that she's not as one-note as other lo-fi reverby indie girls
anyway, this is cool stuff. hope she puts out a full length soon.
― ibaka flocka flame (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 29 April 2010 18:06 (3 years ago) Permalink
she can really sing better than the vivian/dum dums - which normally is not the end of the world if it ain't there - but definitely stands out when you're emulating ronnie spector
― Brio, Thursday, 29 April 2010 18:14 (3 years ago) Permalink
EAST COAST BITCHES
oh, what? sorry.
― Dennis Parrotin' (some dude), Thursday, 29 April 2010 18:29 (3 years ago) Permalink
I'm surprised there wasn't already a thread on her--I know there are a lot of fans here. But yeah, very promising. I know the new lo-fi has (rightfully) gotten a lot of heat, but she does it right. Any detractors?
― AlexPh, Thursday, 29 April 2010 19:15 (3 years ago) Permalink
I like it. "When I'm with you sounds like Glasvegas with good vocals.
― the subject of many men’s thoughts (daavid), Thursday, 29 April 2010 21:42 (3 years ago) Permalink
I don't know. They sound like a bad version of Vivian Girls. And Vivian Girls sound like a bad version of something.
― Shin Oliva Suzuki, Thursday, 29 April 2010 21:46 (3 years ago) Permalink
hmm had no idea this band was making inroads to the indie pop world, given that at least one of them is ex-Pocahaunted which is serious psych/drone territory.
― bug holocaust (sleeve), Thursday, 29 April 2010 21:56 (3 years ago) Permalink
Dennis Parrotin' (some dude)
cold shot
― we got to pray just to win in ok (tremendoid), Thursday, 29 April 2010 22:25 (3 years ago) Permalink
I dig this band mostly. Better than Dum Dum Girls. Probably not quite as good as Vivian Girls. I'm seeing them live next Tuesday woo.
― a fucking stove just fell on my foot. (Colonel Poo), Thursday, 29 April 2010 22:40 (3 years ago) Permalink
"When I'm With You" is insanely catchy, and less overshadowed by the "CAN'T YOU SEE I'M LO-FI" production of her other songs... I hope she keeps moving away from the played-out ultra-reverb stuff. (The video is nice too)
― Becky Facelift, Friday, 30 April 2010 10:20 (3 years ago) Permalink
― Becky Facelift, Friday, 30 April 2010 10:23 (3 years ago) Permalink
I dig this band mostly. Better than Dum Dum Girls. Probably not quite as good as Vivian Girls.
this, pretty much. i like a couple of her 45s a lot, and the EP is pretty strong, but i wouldn't say everything she's done is great. one of the recent singles that i can't immediately remember the title of was weak, as is some/most of her earlier stuff..
― ways t'burg (electricsound), Friday, 30 April 2010 10:25 (3 years ago) Permalink
she's great. i am struggling with song titles but 'this is real' & ' gloomy' are dope too. the neko case thing on the new record was surprising more than super-great
― Earning your Masters in Library and Information Science is beautiful (schlump), Friday, 30 April 2010 11:33 (3 years ago) Permalink
oh dear, were i in a band and someone said i wasn't as good as the godawful vivian girls i would be utterly depressed. best coast is great though.
― keythhtyek, Saturday, 1 May 2010 04:01 (3 years ago) Permalink
when i'm with you is a blast of sunshine.
video's good too.
― Daniel, Esq., Saturday, 1 May 2010 04:03 (3 years ago) Permalink
evil clowns.
for me it goes dum dum/mayfair set>>>viv gals>>>>>>best coast. i like pocahaunted and all, but this stuff just kinda bums me out.
― jonathan - stl, Saturday, 1 May 2010 04:37 (3 years ago) Permalink
love 'em. liked "sun was high" just fine, but flipped over "when i'm with you" and really like "our deal."
dum dum girls remain my fav of this particular scene. does grass widow count? them too.
― mike a, Saturday, 1 May 2010 13:58 (3 years ago) Permalink
yeah, grass widow is better than all of this other stuff. dunno why i forgot about them!
― jonathan - stl, Saturday, 1 May 2010 15:53 (3 years ago) Permalink
thanks, mike and jon. i'd never heard of grass widow before, but their debut disc is on emusic, and the samples sound great. i've earmarked it for download.
i wonder why this band -- unlike, say vivian girls or best coast -- have remained so far beneath the radar.
― Daniel, Esq., Saturday, 1 May 2010 16:02 (3 years ago) Permalink
song sounds like a less interesting Vivian Girls w/ in higher fidelity
― why the hell are you spelling out "donuts" in dunkin donuts (ksh), Saturday, 1 May 2010 16:25 (3 years ago) Permalink
the holding a cat at the end of the video is cute for sure though
― why the hell are you spelling out "donuts" in dunkin donuts (ksh), Saturday, 1 May 2010 16:27 (3 years ago) Permalink
rolling my eyes at everyone who's so off-put by lo-fi, reverb, song titles (wtf). i don't get how that sort of stuff makes people so uncomfortable and hesitant about liking stuff, like as if they're blinded by the trendiness and can't actually tell if they like them or not.
great fan-made video for "sun was high (so was i)": http://vimeo.com/5385161
― passion of the wein (samosa gibreel), Saturday, 1 May 2010 16:27 (3 years ago) Permalink
indie guilt on ILX shocker, film at 11
― why the hell are you spelling out "donuts" in dunkin donuts (ksh), Saturday, 1 May 2010 16:31 (3 years ago) Permalink
it's not really that complicated ppl are just sick of fucking reverb and fake lo-fi production that you don't even need to have in 2010
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 1 May 2010 16:45 (3 years ago) Permalink
you don't "need" to have any aesthetic
― why the hell are you spelling out "donuts" in dunkin donuts (ksh), Saturday, 1 May 2010 16:53 (3 years ago) Permalink
i get what you're saying -- technology has advanced enough that we aren't limited to a lo-fi sound -- but that doesn't mean that sound isn't still available, and that doesn't mean people shouldn't use it. i think it's more interesting to say why that aesthetic does or doesn't work for a particular song or band
― why the hell are you spelling out "donuts" in dunkin donuts (ksh), Saturday, 1 May 2010 16:55 (3 years ago) Permalink
what we really need is a back-to-basics movement. maybe just some guys. with beards. and guitars.
acoustic guitars.
― Daniel, Esq., Saturday, 1 May 2010 16:56 (3 years ago) Permalink
of course, i could see why an indie fan would be "sick of" that aesthetic, because it's been a thing in indie for forever. but, like, even you like the Vivan Girls' last record, right? some people still pull it off well. i like the first Vivian Girls' record
― why the hell are you spelling out "donuts" in dunkin donuts (ksh), Saturday, 1 May 2010 16:56 (3 years ago) Permalink
Daniel, I think you should join Fleet Foxes
― why the hell are you spelling out "donuts" in dunkin donuts (ksh), Saturday, 1 May 2010 16:57 (3 years ago) Permalink
i cannot grow a beard that majestic.
also, i am too old to be in a band. even the fleet foxes.
― Daniel, Esq., Saturday, 1 May 2010 16:58 (3 years ago) Permalink
one is never to old to play acoustic guitar & have a beard, as patchy or unmajestic as it may be
― why the hell are you spelling out "donuts" in dunkin donuts (ksh), Saturday, 1 May 2010 16:59 (3 years ago) Permalink
patchy it would be.
― Daniel, Esq., Saturday, 1 May 2010 17:01 (3 years ago) Permalink
anyway, nothing wrong with a lo-fi aesthetic filled with reverb. done well, i still appreciate it. besides, does that really characterize best coast's sound? its more 60s-girl group/surf rock homage, to me.
― Daniel, Esq., Saturday, 1 May 2010 17:02 (3 years ago) Permalink
if you buy an electric instead of an acoustic, you can start a lo-fi band, forgo the beard completely, *and* save money on production costs by using a cassette deck instead of a modern studio
― why the hell are you spelling out "donuts" in dunkin donuts (ksh), Saturday, 1 May 2010 17:04 (3 years ago) Permalink
ksh, there are days where, if i could give up my law practice for a gig with a band, i would.
of course, i'd have to be able to play even passably.
― Daniel, Esq., Saturday, 1 May 2010 17:05 (3 years ago) Permalink
not in indie rock you wouldn't -- buy a guitar, learn a handful of chords, and start singing the first thing that comes to mind. send the demo to a blog. you will be featured on Stereogum in a month's time
― why the hell are you spelling out "donuts" in dunkin donuts (ksh), Saturday, 1 May 2010 17:07 (3 years ago) Permalink
xxxp yeah that's getting at the problem--a lot of bands are trying to explicitly give themselves a "retro" aesthetic through recording techniques. i think it rarely works well. it's not really a problem with the second vivian girls record because a) the songwriting is going in a completely different direction and b) i'd characterize their production more as just "noisy" than anything
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 1 May 2010 17:07 (3 years ago) Permalink
wait, you're saying . . .
I COULD BE FEATURED ON STEREOGUM?!?
― Daniel, Esq., Saturday, 1 May 2010 17:08 (3 years ago) Permalink
within a week's time, if you're very lucky & willing to eventually have your lo-fi tunes featured in a KFC commercial
― why the hell are you spelling out "donuts" in dunkin donuts (ksh), Saturday, 1 May 2010 17:13 (3 years ago) Permalink
xpost to cad
sure. one of the problems with indie rock, and with any genre, really, occurs when a band assumes certain signifiers (lo-fi production, a certain guitar sound) w/o its being an "essential" part of their sound. it's the difference between a band's putting on ill-fitting clothes b/c tradition or current trends present those clothes to you as an option & having a certain aesthetic as an inherent, "essential" part of one's aesthetic
things are more nuanced than that, but that's the best way i can think to describe it right now
― why the hell are you spelling out "donuts" in dunkin donuts (ksh), Saturday, 1 May 2010 17:14 (3 years ago) Permalink
having a certain aesthetic as an inherent, "essential" part of one's aesthetic
switch that first "aesthetic" for "sound or production choice"
― why the hell are you spelling out "donuts" in dunkin donuts (ksh), Saturday, 1 May 2010 17:22 (3 years ago) Permalink
The true test is whether the songs hold up despite the lo-fi aesthetic. I'd argue that "When I'm With You," the stuff on the DDG album, etc. are sturdy enough to withstand any production approach. Same as the Shrimper acts from a decade ago; as we now know, the Mountain Goats' songwriting lends itself to boombox production or lush 4AD-sponsored studio craft.
― mike a, Saturday, 1 May 2010 17:28 (3 years ago) Permalink
And I happen to like a minimal, low-tech approach anyway. If I haven't gotten sick of it since playing early Beat Happening on the radio in 1985, it's not going to happen now.
― mike a, Saturday, 1 May 2010 17:29 (3 years ago) Permalink
it's just another production option for an artist. there's nothing inherently wrong with it at all.
― Daniel, Esq., Saturday, 1 May 2010 17:34 (3 years ago) Permalink
there's a band called Grass Widow, too? fuck, i've fallen asleep
― why the hell are you spelling out "donuts" in dunkin donuts (ksh), Saturday, 1 May 2010 17:40 (3 years ago) Permalink
― call all destroyer, Saturday, May 1, 2010 12:45 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark
maybe i just like lo fi more than most but it's hard for me to relate to people who are all "i can't tell if i like this song because its LOFI and REVERB and SUMMER and i hate all those things because they're so trendy right now." are people just really picky about production or
― passion of the wein (samosa gibreel), Saturday, 1 May 2010 19:33 (3 years ago) Permalink
i am pretty picky abt production so
this really isn't about trendiness--it's about laziness, and bands choosing production techniques that cover up poor musicianship, singing, and songwriting and then saying it's an aesthetic choice. i'm not saying this is happening intentionally, but i do think it is happening.
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 1 May 2010 19:42 (3 years ago) Permalink
since there's no way to judge why an artist is making a particular production choice--unless you ask them, and even then "intentional fallacy" yada yada--i just try to judge them on the final product & whether it sucks or not
― ksh, Saturday, 1 May 2010 19:47 (3 years ago) Permalink
ppl are just sick of fucking reverb and fake lo-fi production
by "ppl," i assume you mean ILM posters who still maintain some sort of an interest in indie rock, b/c most indie kids probably don't care & the majority of the population doesn't know that Japandroids or No Age exist
― ksh, Saturday, 1 May 2010 19:55 (3 years ago) Permalink
(No Age isn't even a great example -- a lot of the Losing Feeling EP doesn't even sound lo-fi)
― ksh, Saturday, 1 May 2010 19:56 (3 years ago) Permalink
it seems some people are pretty sick of lo-fi production at this point, and now any band regardless of how good they are will just get this knee-jerk "I AM SO FED UP WITH THIS SHIT" as if people have lost all ability to discern good from bad and are so repulsed by the ubiquity of the production style it's like their way of rebelling against it by just complaining and shitting on every instance of it. i think best coast's best songs pull it off beautifully, reverb et al all perfectly complementary to the style and overall vibe imo.
― passion of the wein (samosa gibreel), Saturday, 1 May 2010 19:59 (3 years ago) Permalink
lol ksh you accused "ppl" of indie guilt and i am saying it is much more likely that "ppl" are not into this particular aesthetic
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 1 May 2010 20:00 (3 years ago) Permalink
the problem with best coast was as soon as the youtube video started i was like "oh, it's this again"--i mean it wasn't offensive as a song or anything, i can't even really remember it atm, and i am NOT saying i hate all or even most of the stuff we're talking about, but like, it just seems like more of the same to me at this point.
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 1 May 2010 20:02 (3 years ago) Permalink
but i'm really only arguing this because ksh thought it was a good opportunity to be all lol indie guilt as if he wasn't starting new threads about wilco 6 months ago
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 1 May 2010 20:03 (3 years ago) Permalink
i think best coast transcends "oh, it's this again" by not being one of these ppl
― call all destroyer, Saturday, May 1, 2010 2:42 PM (21 minutes ago) Bookmark
― ibaka flocka flame (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 1 May 2010 20:05 (3 years ago) Permalink
i totally get that for someone who actually dislikes and has to, like, overcome the production it would be a nuisance. but if you're already into or unaffected by low fidelity, wouldn't you just listen to the actual song and respond to its melodies/chords/performance isntead of making such a big deal out of the use of reverb?
― passion of the wein (samosa gibreel), Saturday, 1 May 2010 20:07 (3 years ago) Permalink
ksh do you still like indie rock?
― passion of the wein (samosa gibreel), Saturday, 1 May 2010 20:12 (3 years ago) Permalink
i've seen you blaspheme its name in a few threads recently
― passion of the wein (samosa gibreel), Saturday, 1 May 2010 20:13 (3 years ago) Permalink
xxp i respond to all components of the song at once--when i'm with you is a decent song that i would probably like more if it didn't sound the way it did
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 1 May 2010 20:15 (3 years ago) Permalink
i totally think some of the hatred for these bands is due to lol indie guilt, but i'm not denying that your reaction, cad, is a legitimate one either
― ksh, Saturday, 1 May 2010 20:16 (3 years ago) Permalink
ksh do you still like indie rock?― passion of the wein (samosa gibreel), Saturday, May 1, 2010 3:12 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalinki've seen you blaspheme its name in a few threads recently― passion of the wein (samosa gibreel), Saturday, May 1, 2010 3:13 PM (3 minutes ago)
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― passion of the wein (samosa gibreel), Saturday, May 1, 2010 3:13 PM (3 minutes ago)
just bought the new Caribou this week. i am still on board w/ indie rock. when i criticize it, i do it from the perspective of someone who still cares about it a lot
― ksh, Saturday, 1 May 2010 20:17 (3 years ago) Permalink
i'm super excited for the new Sleigh Bells
― ksh, Saturday, 1 May 2010 20:19 (3 years ago) Permalink
i wouldn't write this in as indie, unless you're just saying indie is all underground rock and pop music, and this trend is more on the 60s garage pop revival axis than actual indie pop. this is pretty distinctly not indie pop, in my mind at least. very possible that i am totally wrong, though.
― passion of the wein (samosa gibreel), Saturday, 1 May 2010 20:21 (3 years ago) Permalink
i'm using indie as the almost impossible to define umbrella term it's become
― ksh, Saturday, 1 May 2010 20:22 (3 years ago) Permalink
not sure what difference it makes, but it makes more sense to me to not treat this as indie. like to my mother indie rock is when she asks me "is this david bowie?" and i say no and she says "hm, could've sworn it was david bowie." i play guitar in a 50's pop band, we do mostly covers but recently have written some original material, and i wd probably be really upset if someone called us an indie pop band not because i dislike indie pop (which i don't) but because it's not twee or weird or affected or whatever. same with best coast, the songs are so clear, simple and straightforward, if it weren't for the recording (which still isn't an indie signifier to my mind) you definitely wouldn't id it as indie.
― passion of the wein (samosa gibreel), Saturday, 1 May 2010 20:35 (3 years ago) Permalink
fair enough, but i bet you if your band were to release a record it'd be covered by indie publications & your audience would be primarily indie kids. right?
― ksh, Saturday, 1 May 2010 20:46 (3 years ago) Permalink
really, this is all about the definition of the term "indie," which is a whole fuckin can of worms it's probably not a good idea to open. even after reading a million ILM threads & being part of the indie subculture, i still don't feel comfortable putting out a definition
― ksh, Saturday, 1 May 2010 20:48 (3 years ago) Permalink
xp praps, or 60+ year olds. hipsters are definitely shifting away from indie (as identifiable to someone who doesn't subscribe to pitchfork rss) but i suppose now if we just call everything indie it's still a big thing? yer right this is all pretty unrelated to best coast though.
― passion of the wein (samosa gibreel), Saturday, 1 May 2010 20:53 (3 years ago) Permalink
hipsters are definitely shifting away from indie
when you say this, do you mean that "hipsters" are focusing on music that isn't clearly influenced by the Sonic Youth/Dinosaur Jr/Pavement sort of line of bands?
― ksh, Saturday, 1 May 2010 20:54 (3 years ago) Permalink
(as a sidenote, i was asking ppl what good indie records have come out this year over here -- A bunch of 2¢: Rolling Indie Thread 2010 -- and i'd be interested in hearing from you, samosa, if you think any good indie records have come out this year that the two ppl who already responded so far didn't list)
― ksh, Saturday, 1 May 2010 20:57 (3 years ago) Permalink
i'm not a big indie guy, but this year i like white hinterland and vampire weekend alot.
― passion of the wein (samosa gibreel), Saturday, 1 May 2010 21:03 (3 years ago) Permalink
oh, and titus andronicus.
― passion of the wein (samosa gibreel), Saturday, 1 May 2010 21:05 (3 years ago) Permalink
thanks, i'll look into the White Hinterland.
what do you mostly listen to?
― ksh, Saturday, 1 May 2010 22:10 (3 years ago) Permalink
I saw Best Coast on Tuesday night in London. Her voice is really great - it seemed stronger and more varied than on record. They had the drummer from Vivian Girls backing them, who was in a terrible mood and seemed to be having a great deal of trouble. The other guitarist (who I think was in The For Carnation) is a lot of fun to watch - he's got long black hair, was dressed like an 80s metalhead, and somehow manages to shred these little runs on his long necked guitar. I really liked them. If they know what's good for them they'll get an album out in time for Summer, because that's kind of what they're all about.
The opening band was called Yuck and even though they all looked about 18 they played an incredible approximation of Dinosaur Jr./Built to Spill with a dash of Lemonheads. It was an appealing throwback. I would have bought some music if they had some for sale.
― Becky Facelift, Saturday, 8 May 2010 00:27 (3 years ago) Permalink
wow, one of the chicks from the vivian girls is destructively petulant? i'm shocked
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 8 May 2010 00:32 (3 years ago) Permalink
Yuck used to be, the frankly awful, Cajun Dance Party. So yeah, they must be 19ish.
Smirking hard@ J0rdan.
― Dwight Yorke, Saturday, 8 May 2010 14:14 (3 years ago) Permalink
I was at the London gig on Tuesday as well - Yuck were pretty good. I figured them as Dinosaur Jr + Pavement + a bit of shoegaze. There was another band before them, something about Philadelphia something or other. They were very energetic but not all that good.
I thought the drummer looked like the Vivian Girls drummer, which makes sense if it actually was the Vivian Girls drummer. They had to replace the bass drum halfway through although it sounded alright to me. I picked up the 7" but I was hoping to buy When I'm With You cos that song is awesome, I guess it's sold out now.
― a fucking stove just fell on my foot. (Colonel Poo), Saturday, 8 May 2010 14:27 (3 years ago) Permalink
For what it's worth, the merch guy said the Best Coast 7" they were selling is from a super limited run of a couple hundred that were meant to be giveaways with the purchase of some expensive headphones, so you got a very rare one.
I have one Cajun Dance Party song that was a free iTunes download that doesn't sound anything like Yuck did - is it the same members under a different name? I guess when you're 19 you might change the type of music you want to play all the time. Either way, I thought they did a pretty good approximation of "Alternative Nation."
The first band was called The Philadelphia Grand Jury (maybe "Juries"?) and they indeed had a lot of energy. They kept saying they were from Miami, Florida but they had Australian accents, so I guess that was supposed to be some kind of gag. They looked young except for the drummer, who looked like he might have been in his mid-50s (so it was nice not being the oldest person in the room for once). They played a "wacky" rock cover of "99 Problems" and played the longest set of any of the three bands.
I had never been to that venue before but I liked it. The bands ended by 11 and a DJ kicked in after that.
― Becky Facelift, Saturday, 8 May 2010 18:09 (3 years ago) Permalink
(venue = Madame Jo Jo's in Soho)
Did you stick around for the club night? Cuz that's a pivotal part of White Heat*
*not just saying this because my friend is one of the resident DJs
― Dwight Yorke, Saturday, 8 May 2010 19:18 (3 years ago) Permalink
The sunken stage set up is quite good for letting a lot of people see properly but could really do with another way in/out, and I automatically hate any venue that has a toilet attendant, but Madame Jo Jos is very convenient for me since I work just down the road.
I've never stayed for the club night, because the few times I've been to White Heat I've gone on my own to see the bands, plus it's mid-week and I have to get up for work/am probably too old to go to club nights!
― a fucking stove just fell on my foot. (Colonel Poo), Monday, 10 May 2010 05:41 (3 years ago) Permalink
listening to "When I'm With You" on lol Hype Machine right now, and i really like it -- nothing mindblowing, but it pulls off the whole lo-fi w/ pretty melodies deal really well
― ksh, Sunday, 6 June 2010 04:50 (2 years ago) Permalink
Not heard them yet but I love Pocahaunted. I'm guessing this is much poppier? Is it like any of the woodsist label kinda stuff?
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Sunday, 6 June 2010 10:47 (2 years ago) Permalink
Saw them at Primavera...holy christ it was dull. Got no desire to go back to the records now.
― Dwight Yorke, Sunday, 6 June 2010 11:26 (2 years ago) Permalink
Do they even have a record? Just a couple of limited 7"s I thought. Anyway, "When I'm With You" is by far the catchiest thing they've put out (oh, incidentally, Best Coast really doesn't sound anything like Pocahaunted - totally different vibe).
― Becky Facelift, Sunday, 6 June 2010 12:00 (2 years ago) Permalink
yeah, they recently released an EP on the "emusic selects" label/program. they're supposedly working on a full-length album.
nothing of theirs grabbed me like when i'm with you (which i love).
― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 6 June 2010 12:04 (2 years ago) Permalink
I want to thank ye posters for turning me on to this! Terrific from what I've heard so far.
― ImprovSpirit, Monday, 7 June 2010 04:28 (2 years ago) Permalink
Mexican Summer are elated to announce their latest artist and full length release from California’s Bethany Cosentino and Bobb Bruno, aka Best Coast. Crazy for You is a twelve track, twenty-nine minute collection of genuinely romantic sandy jams. Hazy, dreamy and genre-defining, Crazy for You proves that the impressive amount of press hype for Best Coast is more than warranted, especially coming off of her previous sold out singles on Group Tightener, Atelier Cuseaux, Art Fag, Black Iris, PPM and Eskuche. The band’s much-awaited debut album was recorded at Black Iris, a studio in LA’s Echo Park neighborhood, by Lewis Pesacov of the bands Fool’s Gold and Foreign Born. The result is a collection of maudlin and magical songs that approach relationships with a pure heart, a cloudy mind and pair of gas station sunglasses. None of the songs on Crazy for You were previously released on the earlier 7-inches. For the album’s sessions Cosentino brought in a collection of demos she had never sent to Bruno. “I wanted the record to be something completely fresh and new,” says Cosentino. “I just felt like my first record needed to be really special.”
1. Boyfriend2. Crazy For You3. The End4. Goodbye5. Summer Mood6. Our Deal7. I Want To8. When the Sun Don't Shine9. Bratty B10. Honey11. Happy12. Each and Everyday13. When I'm With You
― Boo Radley (Bee OK), Sunday, 11 July 2010 03:30 (2 years ago) Permalink
i'm loving this stuff:
― Boo Radley (Bee OK), Sunday, 11 July 2010 03:34 (2 years ago) Permalink
i dig that song. melodic, punky girl-group vibe.
― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 11 July 2010 03:39 (2 years ago) Permalink
i'm going to end up buying this record, aren't I?
― ksh, Sunday, 11 July 2010 03:55 (2 years ago) Permalink
man, the lyrics are really corny though and they're kinda impeding my enjoyment of the song
her vocals are also on some lesser Jenny Lewis thing
― ksh, Sunday, 11 July 2010 03:57 (2 years ago) Permalink
Kind of like this era's "that dog"
― Evan, Sunday, 11 July 2010 06:22 (2 years ago) Permalink
I was hoping it would be aislers set-ish but yeah that dog seems about right. Pretty uninspiring.
― keythhtyek, Sunday, 11 July 2010 15:21 (2 years ago) Permalink
Musically I like it though (I am no authority on lyrics).
― Evan, Sunday, 11 July 2010 15:51 (2 years ago) Permalink
the right mix of poppy, upbeat summer tunes with a good guitar melodies.plus the cat with sunglasses on the actual cd is pretty rad.thumbs up!
― juicebox, Sunday, 11 July 2010 20:29 (2 years ago) Permalink
her sound reminds me a lot of the concretes first couple albums
― plax (ico), Sunday, 11 July 2010 20:45 (2 years ago) Permalink
record isn't anything daring or innovative, but it's enjoyable! Cosentino's vocals remind me of Jenny Lewis's, which isn't a bad thing. also, I love the fact that it's just over a half hour. wish more records were
― ksh, Monday, 12 July 2010 02:37 (2 years ago) Permalink
This is killer. Holy mackerel, I am so down with Best Coast.
― kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 13 July 2010 00:56 (2 years ago) Permalink
this album is really good of course
― de jong and the restless (J0rdan S.), Monday, 19 July 2010 20:26 (2 years ago) Permalink
Its good, but I feel like it works much better in small doses because its all pretty one note.
― he's always been a bit of an anti-climb Max (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 19 July 2010 22:55 (2 years ago) Permalink
There's way less variety across the album in terms of the songwriting than there was across her run of singles/EPs over the last year. Or maybe I just like the songs less and it's making the flaws of her approach more apparent to me.
― rope (lloydwabbitt), Monday, 19 July 2010 23:02 (2 years ago) Permalink
nice review, and i kinda want to hear this disc.
― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 27 July 2010 05:30 (2 years ago) Permalink
I am now going to go read a P4k review at 1:31 AM
― markers, Tuesday, 27 July 2010 05:31 (2 years ago) Permalink
lol, well, before you get too excited about this disc. . .
― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 27 July 2010 05:33 (2 years ago) Permalink
NO, DUSTED MAGAZINE
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 27 July 2010 05:35 (2 years ago) Permalink
I've already heard it!
record isn't anything daring or innovative, but it's enjoyable! Cosentino's vocals remind me of Jenny Lewis's, which isn't a bad thing. also, I love the fact that it's just over a half hour. wish more records were― ksh, Sunday, July 11, 2010 10:37 PM (2 weeks ago)
― ksh, Sunday, July 11, 2010 10:37 PM (2 weeks ago)
Fitzmaurice's review is solid, will go read the Dusted one too
― markers, Tuesday, 27 July 2010 05:35 (2 years ago) Permalink
Dusted review is terrible
― markers, Tuesday, 27 July 2010 05:37 (2 years ago) Permalink
haha, in general, i kind of like dusted magazine. they review a lot of interesting stuff (lots of soundways discs, for instance).
but yeah, that review, in particular, was unimpressive.
― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 27 July 2010 05:38 (2 years ago) Permalink
If the difference between Best Coast and hazed-out pop revivalists like The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Crystal Stilts, and Vivian Girls is one of degree, not of kind, then Best Coast have gone past pleasant nostalgia into some kind of mega-pointless, post-post-grunge echo chamber.
like, what in the world is this? "post-post-grunge echo chamber"?
― markers, Tuesday, 27 July 2010 05:41 (2 years ago) Permalink
OK I haven't heard the album yet, but absolutely nothing I've previously heard by Best Coast sounds anything like Belly!
― a fucking stove just fell on my foot. (Colonel Poo), Tuesday, 27 July 2010 07:53 (2 years ago) Permalink
All I can think about after that Dusted review is my cat talking. It'd probably be pretty awesome at first, but get annoying as hell really quickly.
― GM, Tuesday, 27 July 2010 14:43 (2 years ago) Permalink
Turns out that I am not interested in "getting burritos" with Brad LaBonte after all!
― Becky Facelift, Tuesday, 27 July 2010 15:40 (2 years ago) Permalink
<3 this so much
― Mr. Que, Wednesday, 28 July 2010 15:46 (2 years ago) Permalink
yeah. it's v. good. perfect summer music.
― Daniel, Esq., Wednesday, 28 July 2010 15:47 (2 years ago) Permalink
http://pitchfork.com/features/guest-lists/7829-best-coast/
― markers, Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:22 (2 years ago) Permalink
i would totally be best friends with this chick
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:22 (2 years ago) Permalink
bong shaped like a cat! c'mon!
as long as we didn't have to listen to drake/kid cudi
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:23 (2 years ago) Permalink
i feel like everyone should be able to sum up their interests in life by combining two objects
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:24 (2 years ago) Permalink
mine would be "playstation 3 that plays gay porn"
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:25 (2 years ago) Permalink
irl lol
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 28 July 2010 22:43 (2 years ago) Permalink
surprised at the love this is getting.
― my stomach is full of anger. and pie. (Hunt3r), Thursday, 29 July 2010 16:51 (2 years ago) Permalink
(its not v good imo)
http://twitter.com/bestycoastyy/status/20030156250http://twitter.com/SNACKSTHECAT
― markers, Sunday, 1 August 2010 03:16 (2 years ago) Permalink
are there any intellectually torpid newish buzz bands jordan does not love
― ice cr?m, Sunday, 1 August 2010 03:29 (2 years ago) Permalink
wait, which ones do i love?
― righteous lecoq (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 1 August 2010 03:31 (2 years ago) Permalink
i don't love this album, for one
http://twitter.com/bestcoast/status/2589351761
― markers, Sunday, 1 August 2010 03:32 (2 years ago) Permalink
― ibaka flocka flame (J0rdan S.), Thursday, April 29, 2010 2:06 PM (3 months ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
love^^^
― ice cr?m, Sunday, 1 August 2010 03:38 (2 years ago) Permalink
surprised at the love this is jordaning.
― my stomach is full of anger. and pie. (Hunt3r), Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:51 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
^^
― ice cr?m, Sunday, 1 August 2010 03:39 (2 years ago) Permalink
tru
― righteous lecoq (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 1 August 2010 03:40 (2 years ago) Permalink
see ok
― ice cr?m, Sunday, 1 August 2010 03:43 (2 years ago) Permalink
http://twitter.com/bestcoast/status/2587101977
― titchyschneiderhouserules (s1ocki), Sunday, 1 August 2010 05:15 (2 years ago) Permalink
Avenged Sevenfold isn't the only SoCal group to post an impressive showing on this week's sales chart. Retro-pop act Best Coast, the indie faves of the moment, enter at No. 36 with "Crazy for You," an album that sold 10,000 copies in its debut week. The buzz on Best Coast's '50's-meets-Ramones-inspired sound began at the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas, in March, and has only increased in the weeks since.
The 10,000 copies sold is more than respectable, and in line with other hotly tipped indie acts. Joanna Newsom, for instance, who recently performed a critically adored show at the Orpheum, opened with about 7,000 copies sold of her "Have One on Me" earlier this year.
― buzza, Thursday, 5 August 2010 16:19 (2 years ago) Permalink
music buyers otm
― righteous lecoq (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 5 August 2010 16:20 (2 years ago) Permalink
lol from that same billboard reportTrouble, however, could be in for M.I.A.'s "MAYA." Though the aggressiveness of the effort rewards after repeated listens, it's falling swiftly, resting at No. 66 after just three weeks, and totaling 46,000 copies sold.
― buzza, Thursday, 5 August 2010 16:22 (2 years ago) Permalink
http://twitter.com/bestcoast/status/2620358308
― markers, Thursday, 5 August 2010 16:26 (2 years ago) Permalink
Best Coast is the fastest growing auto insuranceagency in California. We are comprised of professional andexperienced insurance agents who have many years in thebusiness and fully understand what people are looking forin an insurance agency.Click the "Instant Quote" button to request your free quote. We'll get youinsured online or over the phone within minutes for as low as $25 a month!
― buzza, Thursday, 5 August 2010 16:27 (2 years ago) Permalink
this bodes well for the trailer trash tracys' album.
― keythhtyek, Thursday, 5 August 2010 16:35 (2 years ago) Permalink
http://twitter.com/RiversCuomo/status/21533351944
― markers, Tuesday, 24 August 2010 20:05 (2 years ago) Permalink
rivers is a troll
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 24 August 2010 20:06 (2 years ago) Permalink
http://twitter.com/RiversCuomo/status/21721232765
― markers, Tuesday, 24 August 2010 20:07 (2 years ago) Permalink
http://twitter.com/RiversCuomo/status/18169627829
\(O_O)/
― markers, Tuesday, 24 August 2010 20:08 (2 years ago) Permalink
love it
http://twitter.com/bestycoastyy/status/21639703290
― markers, Tuesday, 24 August 2010 20:10 (2 years ago) Permalink
http://twitter.com/bestycoastyy/status/22666161251http://twitter.com/RiversCuomo/status/22675860591
― markers, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 23:33 (2 years ago) Permalink
<3 the internet
@bestycoastyy amazing! and I'm in California listening to "Boyfriend". about 5 hours ago via web in reply to bestycoastyy Retweeted by 4 people
RiversCuomoRivers Cuomo
― markers, Thursday, 9 September 2010 19:11 (2 years ago) Permalink
Fuck this band.
― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Thursday, 9 September 2010 19:24 (2 years ago) Permalink
Great summer record.
― Mr. Que, Thursday, 9 September 2010 19:29 (2 years ago) Permalink
thought it was boring on the first few listens but it's growing on me
― consolation pies (electricsound), Thursday, 9 September 2010 23:45 (2 years ago) Permalink
KILL IT WITH FIRE
― Badmotorfinger Debate Club (MFB), Friday, 10 September 2010 02:53 (2 years ago) Permalink
ilxor.
― surfboard dudes get wiped out, totally, Friday, 10 September 2010 03:18 (2 years ago) Permalink
ilxor has very odd vendettas
― J0rdan S., Friday, 10 September 2010 03:19 (2 years ago) Permalink
Washington Post live review captures the good and bad (plus includes references to Tallulah Gosh and Shop Assistants):
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/clicktrack/2010/09/in_concert_best_coast_at_rock.html
excerpt:
Amiable to a fault, Best Coast played its raucous pop at a ladylike volume, and paused now and then for offhand chatter. Cosentino wished the crowd a happy Rosh Hashanah, and talked a bit about her boyfriend. (That would be Wavves' frontman Nathan Williams, Sonny to Cosentino's Cher in today's Cali slacker-pop universe.) As for the songs, they involved a lot of "oohs,'' "las,'' and "whoas,'' and proceeded at one of two tempos: medium or fast. Faster was better, since the velocity somewhat compensated for the thin, sound-alike melodies.
Such tunes as "Boyfriend'' and "Summer Mood'' might have seemed more distinctive if they hadn't been part of a 55-minute set that included almost twice as many numbers as the band's 13-song debut album. The occasional guitar solo wasn't enough to inject variety into a set whose musical style (and psychological profile) never shifted. Rather than leave the crowd wanting more, Best Coast left the lingering sense that it had shown everything it might do in its entire career.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 10 September 2010 15:15 (2 years ago) Permalink
i'm feeling queasy
― surfboard dudes get wiped out, totally, Friday, 10 September 2010 15:18 (2 years ago) Permalink
So I was getting my haircut last night and the guy cutting it was talking to me about music and we had the following exchange:
Him: "Have you ever heard Best Coast?"Me: "Yeah, I like a couple of her songs."Him: "Oh man, so you're totally into chillwave then?"Me: "I don't know if I would say that."
― he's always been a bit of an anti-climb Max (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 6 October 2010 13:09 (2 years ago) Permalink
go somewhere else for future haircuts imo
― markers, Wednesday, 6 October 2010 13:17 (2 years ago) Permalink
Still never heard a note of this lot yet have been prejudiced against them due to Hipster Runoff slandering
― Morcheeba, simply happening. (PaulTMA), Wednesday, 6 October 2010 13:30 (2 years ago) Permalink
Its a good formula I think, just gets wearying over a full-length.
― he's always been a bit of an anti-climb Max (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 6 October 2010 13:30 (2 years ago) Permalink
The thing is, though, that Best Coast isn't chillwave.
― markers, Wednesday, 6 October 2010 13:33 (2 years ago) Permalink
Well, yeah, that was kind of my point about posting that exchange.
― he's always been a bit of an anti-climb Max (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 6 October 2010 13:36 (2 years ago) Permalink
― markers, Wednesday, October 6, 2010 9:17 AM (20 minutes ago)
― markers, Wednesday, 6 October 2010 13:38 (2 years ago) Permalink
Except he did a really good job of cutting my hair. :/
― he's always been a bit of an anti-climb Max (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 6 October 2010 13:41 (2 years ago) Permalink
:-)
― markers, Wednesday, 6 October 2010 13:42 (2 years ago) Permalink
update from Snacks
http://hipsterrunoff.com/altreport/2010/10/op-ed-snacks-cat-tired-vibes-being-harshed.html
― markers, Tuesday, 26 October 2010 17:53 (2 years ago) Permalink
i was pretty resistant to this album at first but i have to concede it's won me over
― dronestorm (electricsound), Friday, 29 October 2010 00:09 (2 years ago) Permalink
I still grumble about When I'm With You being so bloody rare, I mean £40 on Ebay come on now. I know it's on the CD, but I kinda want to get this on vinyl.
― a fucking stove just fell on my foot. (Colonel Poo), Friday, 29 October 2010 00:12 (2 years ago) Permalink
i am listening to this for the first time and loving it. sorry carles.
― "jobs" (a hoy hoy), Wednesday, 12 January 2011 16:08 (2 years ago) Permalink
So I've been roped into seeing these guys tonight. I liked the Vivian Girls first album, but not enough to invest in the follow-ups and all these inter-related bands got too confusing and numerous for me to keep track of (!), so I'm only listening to this for the first time but I'm actually quite looking forward to seeing them now, even if every live review I've seen hasn't been brimming with enthusiasm.
It helps, of course, that it's an absolutely glorious sunshine-filled afternoon here.
― ha ha ha ha jack my swag (boxedjoy), Wednesday, 27 April 2011 12:11 (2 years ago) Permalink
I was there at the Arches in Glasgow too tonight...
― food critic-esque fanny (krakow), Wednesday, 27 April 2011 22:54 (2 years ago) Permalink
What a brilliant picture! Were you caught up in the crowdsurfing too? Been a while since I've seen that level of it at a gig here.
― ha ha ha ha jack my swag (boxedjoy), Wednesday, 27 April 2011 23:06 (2 years ago) Permalink
Thanks! No, I was in the photo pit and then watched from the back of the arch.
― food critic-esque fanny (krakow), Thursday, 28 April 2011 09:46 (2 years ago) Permalink
'gone again' feels like self parody
― edit piaf (electricsound), Monday, 27 June 2011 00:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
complete with cat and dope refs
and OOOOOOOOs.
But still, I like it. Everything she seems to do is good.
― kornrulez6969, Monday, 27 June 2011 01:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
want
http://www.bluecollardistro.com/bestcoast/product_info.php?products_id=5562&cPath=1180_1194&store=0
― markers, Tuesday, 19 July 2011 20:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
can u hide ur weed in it
― johnny crunch, Tuesday, 19 July 2011 20:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
Lindstrom remix of "Boyfriend" exists, I did not see that coming.
― ha ha ha ha jack my swag (boxedjoy), Tuesday, 19 July 2011 22:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
― johnny crunch, Tuesday, July 19, 2011 4:29 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark
she does sell a coozie
― tupac, bach (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 19 July 2011 22:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
is it good? xpost
― Gukbe, Tuesday, 19 July 2011 22:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
coozie
what a stupid name for a stubbie holder
― daft (by daft) (electricsound), Tuesday, 19 July 2011 23:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
http://www.gorillavsbear.net/2011/07/19/mp3-lindstrom-remixes-best-coast/sorry for the gvb link but you can stream the lindstrom remix of 'boyfriend' without having to 'like' something on facebook
― ILX Point Never (diamonddave85), Wednesday, 20 July 2011 00:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
you'd better be sorry
*shudders preemptively, clicks links*
― sade lo (flopson), Wednesday, 20 July 2011 00:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
I like the remix but to be fair I yield to nobody in my Lindstrom stannery
― And we were wearing a lot of athletic shorts. (jamescobo), Friday, 22 July 2011 03:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
Ohh, really love the new video, directed by Drew Barrymore, for 'Our Deal'.
― I for one am (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 2 August 2011 16:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
yes, i second that.
― phantompenguin, Tuesday, 2 August 2011 16:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
Donald Glover underutilized.
― Gukbe, Tuesday, 2 August 2011 16:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
― markers, Saturday, 17 September 2011 05:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
look at that fucking snacks
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Saturday, 17 September 2011 05:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
LOOK AT HIM
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Saturday, 17 September 2011 05:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
That is one super pussy
― kornrulez6969, Saturday, 17 September 2011 14:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
late pass alert: this album is great
― Bam! Orgasm explosion in your facehole. (DJP), Friday, 6 January 2012 20:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
http://pitchfork.com/news/45012-best-coast-talks-grown-up-new-album-working-with-jon-brion/
― markers, Friday, 6 January 2012 21:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
really late to the game on this one, it's nice, although a little forgettable.
― akm, Sunday, 8 January 2012 16:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
Oh I can't wait to hear Best Coast go "emo," aided by Jon fucking Brion. Jesus fucking christ.
― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Monday, 9 January 2012 04:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
do you really hate jon brion or?
i don't know that "some punk girl sings shangri-la-esque guitar jams with harmonies & ~guitar effects~!" would have sounded so alluring. one of the nicest parts of her record was our deal; i am into some slow jams.
― quick brown fox triangle (schlump), Monday, 9 January 2012 10:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
jon brion is totally awful
― call all destroyer, Monday, 9 January 2012 13:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
Maybe I'm just a philistine but I can't tell how this new album is going to sound any different from the previous one
― Bam! Orgasm explosion in your facehole. (DJP), Monday, 9 January 2012 14:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
well, if i had to venture a guess, i'd say that it will sound different because jon brion will find a way to put some dorky keyboard bullshit all over it.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 9 January 2012 14:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
Hahaha
― Bam! Orgasm explosion in your facehole. (DJP), Monday, 9 January 2012 14:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
He just better not fuck with the OOOOOOOOsss
― kornrulez6969, Monday, 9 January 2012 14:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
apparently there are less OOOOOOOOOOOsss on this record
― quick brown fox triangle (schlump), Monday, 9 January 2012 14:31 (1 year ago) Permalink
As long as they are OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOs and not the annoying OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWAAAA she was singing live last time I saw them.
― The Eyeball Of Hull (Colonel Poo), Monday, 9 January 2012 14:33 (1 year ago) Permalink
If I were her producer, I would do away with the WAAA part of the OOOOOOOOO. Keep it pure, y'know?
― kornrulez6969, Monday, 9 January 2012 14:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
I totally didn't recognize that the dude was Brion's longtime tech/roadie. Different haircut, I guess.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 9 January 2012 14:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
as long as the keybs are covered in hiss i'm down
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Monday, 9 January 2012 16:20 (1 year ago) Permalink
Anticipation for this record is bringing out my inner Mike Love. I don't want them to fuck with the formula. There better be plenty of cat and weed references and at least 8 combined minutes of OOOOOOOOO.
― kornrulez6969, Wednesday, 18 January 2012 04:02 (1 year ago) Permalink
whenever I hear them it only makes me wish that amy linton or linton was not retired or designing houses or whatever.
― keythhtyek, Wednesday, 18 January 2012 04:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
The title track is now available for free download. The California tourism board will be very pleased. I'm going to have to give it a few more listens, but I'm not happy about no cats/pot/ooooooooos. The production makes it very easy to understand the lyrics, which could be a problem.
― kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 27 March 2012 14:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
look what i found tonight:
The Only Place is the second studio album by duo Best Coast. It is to be released on May 15, 2012 on Mexican Summer Records.
Track listing:
No. Title Length1. "The Only Place" 2:402. "Why I Cry" 2:173. "Last Year" 3:334. "My Life" 2:125. "On One Like You" 3:026. "How They Want Me to Be" 3:527. "Better Girl" 2:548. "Do You Love Me Like You Used To" 3:169. "Dreaming My Life Away" 3:2210. "Let's Go Home" 2:3511. "Up All Night" 4:37
― Bee OK, Friday, 27 April 2012 05:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
I think the band's alright but reading this makes me realize I pretty much have the exact same thought every time I give them a listen.
― "Fourvel - it's like Fievel, but one less." (R Baez), Friday, 27 April 2012 05:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
This is streaming at NPR
― kornrulez6969, Monday, 7 May 2012 19:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
thanks
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 04:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
CTRL + F "whiney" = 0 results
what the hell, this is like a gimme for whinehate™
― cosi fan whitford (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 07:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
wasn't into the first single, maybe I'll check out the second if they release a video. liked their first few 7" a lot.
― UnderControl, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 08:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
Can we talk about this record? All my worst fears are confirmed. No pot, cats or ooooooh.
― kornrulez6969, Friday, 18 May 2012 02:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
i really dislike the sound, it's bizarrely muffled and tubby with harsh resonances all at the same time
makes it difficult to focus on the not-bad songs, despite their cat-free qualities
― mexican sumner (electricsound), Friday, 18 May 2012 02:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
I actually kind of like this new one, I was subjected to it while browsing at a bookstore. Her lyrics are still awful and rhymes painfully obvious, but I think Brion's production kind of fits it. I don't love it or anything, but it wasn't as terrible as everyone is trying to claim.
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 18 May 2012 03:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
is this the record that will finally let everyone know how terrible jon brion is?
i mean the songs are no great shakes but my god
― call all destroyer, Friday, 18 May 2012 03:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
no no no it's terrible xp
― call all destroyer, Friday, 18 May 2012 03:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
didn't realise it was a brion thing, i think his ego might have taken over his ears
― mexican sumner (electricsound), Friday, 18 May 2012 03:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
i don't really have deep evidence to back this up but everything i've ever knowingly heard that he's been involved with has sounded really, really bad
― call all destroyer, Friday, 18 May 2012 03:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
dude has more vintage wank equipment than vincent gallo and this is the sound he gets? he should be drawn and quartered
― mexican sumner (electricsound), Friday, 18 May 2012 03:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
haha
posts very much in character /\/\/\\/\
― www.gbokchoymail.com (admrl), Friday, 18 May 2012 03:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
Almost afraid to stick my head over the trench here but Bachelor No. 1 was great and that was a Brion joint i think.
― calstars, Friday, 18 May 2012 03:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
bachelor no. 1 is......ok and not because of him
― call all destroyer, Friday, 18 May 2012 03:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
― cosi fan whitford (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 07:54 (1 week ago) Permalink
CTRL + F "best coast" on spin.com = 1 result under "SPIN ESSENTIALS"
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Friday, 18 May 2012 04:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
The production isn't helping her at all. Plus She has a tendency to draw out the last syllable of every line which makes the banality of her rhymes even more glaring.
― kornrulez6969, Friday, 18 May 2012 09:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah i wanna withdraw whatever "maybe it'll be good! jon brion isn't so bad is he?" remarks i made earlier itt. she should do super early-eps fuzzy stuff or should go all out & do the full band fleetwood mac thing that some of these songs want. it sounds so clean and terrible, with its little jaunty indie movie drumming.
some of the songs are okay though.
― blossom smulch (schlump), Friday, 18 May 2012 10:34 (1 year ago) Permalink
I was going to pick it up earlier this week, but the shop had the new Sinead on LP so I grabbed that instead, trusting my gut vs my hipster elbow..anyway I think I can safely say I've already clocked more hours with "How About I Be Me (And You Be You)" then I have clocked with any album with the words Coast, Best, Bells or Broken in it...funny thing about Sinead is she can still write a smoking tune despite being obviously mad as shit...I know, this is not a Sinead Mad as Shit or Still Writing Bangers thread, but it is all I got....NP: Dr Dee
― Napo, Friday, 18 May 2012 12:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
im into this 1
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 3 June 2012 19:13 (11 months ago) Permalink
yeah that's probably the best track
― molly olsen (electricsound), Sunday, 3 June 2012 22:40 (11 months ago) Permalink
i think this one is pretty fab (previous distorto version of same song notwithstanding):
― fact checking cuz, Wednesday, 6 June 2012 19:37 (11 months ago) Permalink
http://instagram.com/p/V8SxgZMcBX/
― markers, Saturday, 23 February 2013 18:10 (3 months ago) Permalink
:3
― rave revue (electricsound), Saturday, 23 February 2013 21:25 (3 months ago) Permalink