Best Coast - California Nights

Ever since the sun-drenched guitars of their debut ‘Crazy For You’, Best Coast have continued to make a name for themselves as the Californian queen and king of lo-fi surf-pop. Needless to say, their newest record isn’t exactly reinventing the wheel, but those familiar scuzzy guitars feel just as satisfying as ever.

While their previous effort, ‘The Only Place’ admittedly saw them veering closer to the more country-tinged aspects of their influences, their third full-length – the follow-up to their self-released mini-album ‘Fade Away’ – sees the duo make a return to the more driven sound of their debut.

There’s something bolder about ‘California Nights’; within the confidence of Bethany Cosentino’s vocals and the brightness of the instrumentation, this is an album that feels to shimmer in the sunshine, and come alive in the darkness. Tracks like ‘Feeling Ok’, ‘Fine Without You’ and ‘So Unaware’ all shine with that quintessential Best Coast sound, but this time around, they feel to be more accomplished.