Record of Week 06 ‘10 Best Coast - Something In The Way (2010)
Record of Week 06 ‘10
Best Coast - Something In The Way (2010)
I don’t know about your city, but today Brooklyn’s streets are cold. Snow banks between cars, under cars, and on top of cars. Coffee’s hot, but that brings you to fast, loose stools in that coffee shop’s bathroom. So, like, February is so gross. So, how about some summer escapism? Perfect timing, Best Coast, drop that warm lo-fi beach sound on us! You know when the sun is setting on the Pacific and everything looks gold? That’s what Best Coast sounds like. That, or, more literally, contemporary sisters such as Dum Dum Girls. Early sixties pop structured songs that are okay with shitty production. “How did something this good come out of nowhere?!” you ask/exclaim. Well, singer/guitarist of Best Coast, Bethany Cosentino, was previously in hippie-drone Pocahaunted. If you’re okay with better weather, catchy choruses, and crushing on girlie vocals, Best Coast is your ticket to June. And perfect lyrics? I’m always waking up with something in my head/It’s 6 a.m. and I’m in someone else’s bed/I wish he was you/I wish he was you Yes, perfect lyrics. All the meanwhile Bethany overdubs “Ooh”s and “Ahh”s. Hurry up, Summer! I wanna jam Best Coast while wearing shorts and shades!
