Great summer record.
― Mr. Que, Thursday, 9 September 2010 19:29 (thirteen years ago) link
thought it was boring on the first few listens but it's growing on me
― consolation pies (electricsound), Thursday, 9 September 2010 23:45 (thirteen years ago) link
KILL IT WITH FIRE
― Badmotorfinger Debate Club (MFB), Friday, 10 September 2010 02:53 (thirteen years ago) link
Fuck this band.
ilxor.
― surfboard dudes get wiped out, totally, Friday, 10 September 2010 03:18 (thirteen years ago) link
ilxor has very odd vendettas
― J0rdan S., Friday, 10 September 2010 03:19 (thirteen years ago) link
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 (thirteen years ago) link
i'm feeling queasy
― surfboard dudes get wiped out, totally, Friday, 10 September 2010 15:18 (thirteen years ago) link
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 (thirteen years ago) link
go somewhere else for future haircuts imo
― markers, Wednesday, 6 October 2010 13:17 (thirteen years ago) link
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 (thirteen years ago) link
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 (thirteen years ago) link
The thing is, though, that Best Coast isn't chillwave.
― markers, Wednesday, 6 October 2010 13:33 (thirteen years ago) link
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 (thirteen years ago) link
― markers, Wednesday, October 6, 2010 9:17 AM (20 minutes ago)
― markers, Wednesday, 6 October 2010 13:38 (thirteen years ago) link
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 (thirteen years ago) link
:-)
― markers, Wednesday, 6 October 2010 13:42 (thirteen years ago) link
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 (thirteen years ago) link
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 (thirteen years ago) link
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 (thirteen years ago) link
i am listening to this for the first time and loving it. sorry carles.
― "jobs" (a hoy hoy), Wednesday, 12 January 2011 16:08 (thirteen years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
I was there at the Arches in Glasgow too tonight...
http://krakow.zenfolio.com/img/s1/v22/p906546732-3.jpg
― food critic-esque fanny (krakow), Wednesday, 27 April 2011 22:54 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
'gone again' feels like self parody
― edit piaf (electricsound), Monday, 27 June 2011 00:14 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
want
http://www.bluecollardistro.com/bestcoast/product_info.php?products_id=5562&cPath=1180_1194&store=0
― markers, Tuesday, 19 July 2011 20:17 (twelve years ago) link
can u hide ur weed in it
― johnny crunch, Tuesday, 19 July 2011 20:29 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
― 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 (twelve years ago) link
is it good? xpost
― Gukbe, Tuesday, 19 July 2011 22:54 (twelve years ago) link
coozie
what a stupid name for a stubbie holder
― daft (by daft) (electricsound), Tuesday, 19 July 2011 23:05 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
you'd better be sorry
*shudders preemptively, clicks links*
― sade lo (flopson), Wednesday, 20 July 2011 00:16 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
yes, i second that.
― phantompenguin, Tuesday, 2 August 2011 16:41 (twelve years ago) link
Donald Glover underutilized.
― Gukbe, Tuesday, 2 August 2011 16:50 (twelve years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/Q4sWB.png
― markers, Saturday, 17 September 2011 05:45 (twelve years ago) link
look at that fucking snacks
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Saturday, 17 September 2011 05:48 (twelve years ago) link
LOOK AT HIM
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Saturday, 17 September 2011 05:49 (twelve years ago) link
That is one super pussy
― kornrulez6969, Saturday, 17 September 2011 14:30 (twelve years ago) link
late pass alert: this album is great
― Bam! Orgasm explosion in your facehole. (DJP), Friday, 6 January 2012 20:55 (twelve years ago) link
http://pitchfork.com/news/45012-best-coast-talks-grown-up-new-album-working-with-jon-brion/
― markers, Friday, 6 January 2012 21:11 (twelve years ago) link
really late to the game on this one, it's nice, although a little forgettable.
― akm, Sunday, 8 January 2012 16:38 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
jon brion is totally awful
― call all destroyer, Monday, 9 January 2012 13:54 (twelve years ago) link