California Nights
California Nights layers the fuzz back on top of Bethany Cosentino's distinct voice for a radio-friendly take on '90s alt-rock—an attempt to stay part of the establishment as natural questions arise over the diminishing returns of the band’s core formula.
If reviewers talk about pretty much the same thing in every Best Coast review, it’s because Best Coast does pretty much the same thing on every album. Despite a few variations in delivery—country-influenced here, hazy dream pop there—what remains constant are the band’s soaring, summery melodies and catchy choruses.…
The third record from California's sunniest pop exports is an impressive return to form.
For purists holding their noses with one hand, Best Coast will never be "lo-fi" enough; to them, the heart-on-sleeve…
On California Nights, Best Coast go bigger than big and it proves to be exactly the right move.
Calling out Bethany Cosentino, a 20-something, vaguely famous woman, for chronicling the trials and tribulations of 20-something, vaguely fa...
Best Coast’s third album offers melancholic heartbreak ballads alongside thrashier lo-fi fare, but is best taken in small doses…
Review of Best Coast's new album 'California Nights', the LP comes out on May 4th via Harvest records. The lead single is "California Nights."
A knowing third album from Bethany and Bob nags at you until you can’t help falling for its gawky charms