Best Coast - Crazy For You

Sommerplatte gefällig? Best Coast aus Los Angeles bringen mit ihrer Mixtur aus Garage-Rock und Surf-Pop im Phil Spector-Gewand den Strand und das Meer ihrer Heimat quasi in unser Wohnzimmer. In etwas mehr als einer halben Stunde feiert Songwriterin und Frontfrau Bethany Cosentino zusammen mit Bobb Bruno und Ali Koehler in 13 Songs (hier im Stream) den Beginn der Sommerferien, Jungs, Tagträume, Sonnencreme, Strandlektüre und ähnliches.

Its unlikely that Cosentino’s lyrical conceits would affect the way they do if they weren’t coupled with such winning melodies, such vivid choruses, such memorable hooks (like Summer Mood’s delectable, double-edged “There’s something about the summer” refrain, or the dovetailing harmonies that close Our Deal). Her Spector-esque pop reaches its most ersatz on I Want To, with an intro echoing both Be My Baby and The Leader of the Pack, but the pang of longing that runs through her repeated croon of “I want you so much” melts away such trainspotterism. (bbc)

The sublime lead-off single for the album, ‘Boyfriend’, is straight from the Phil Spector loonbook, with melody and swooning to the forefront and dirty guitars aping a wall of sound. That’s pretty much the template for the entire album, and sure, there’s plenty of these new Shangri-lo-fi bands around at the moment, Dum Dum Girls, Vivian Girls et al, but Best Coast have shot straight to the top of the pile for two reasons: great songs, and immense charm. (NME)

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