L.A. Times - Entertainment — Of all the cultural archetypes that Southern California has produced, the loosely defined genre known as "beach music" is one of its most enduring. That sunny, harmony-rich, melodically spirited permutation is the rope connecting artists as varied as... more info

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Time — All the fuzz and distance of Best Coast’s previous records has been Lemon Pledged into guitar sparkle more info

Stereogum — Best Coast’s forthcoming album, California Nights, might be their most ambitious work to date, as James mentioned in an earlier post about the single “Feeling OK.” Something about the production on this record sounds bigger than the band’s fi... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher photo: PAWS at CMJ 2014 (more by Chris La Putt) There's a known mutual admiration between blink-182 and a handful of indie rock bands. Best Coast and Colleen Green have covered them. DIIV talked about learning their... more info

Stereogum — Over the past month and a half, Best Coast have been teasing out new material from their upcoming California Nights, the group’s third proper full-length and first since signing with Harvest. So far we’ve had tastes of the record via the title tr... more info

Stereogum — We’ve already heard the title track and “Heaven Sent” from Best Coast’s upcoming full-length, California Nights, and the duo has just shared another new song called “Feeling OK.” As you may have gathered from the last two tracks, it’s p... more info

Stereogum — Best Coast already released a lyric video for their second single “Heaven Sent” off of the duo’s forthcoming album, California Nights, but today the band shared an official music video for the track. Bethany Cosentino and Bobb Bruno perform wit... more info

Stereogum — Upset is something of a supergroup at this point. Previously, vocalist/guitarist Ali Koehler played drums in Vivian Girls and Best Coast, and Upset’s current drummer, Patty Schemel, was formerly Hole’s percussionist. Bass player Rachel Gagliardi ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Amanda Hatfield Kero Kero Bonito / Chastity Belt @ Hype Hotel, SXSW 2015 London trio Kero Kero Bonito seem as much influenced by Blue's Clues as they are by Sleigh Bells and Cibo Matto, so it's no surprise... more info