Best Coast

Best Coast is an American rock duo formed in 2009 in Los Angeles, California. Bethany Cosentino, songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist, and guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Bobb Bruno make up the band. Former child actress Cosentino began writing music as a teenager and was a member of the experimentalist drone group Pocahaunted. Cosentino returned to the West Coast after a brief stint at college in New York City and began recording lo-fi demos with Bruno, whom she met in the Los Angeles music scene. Following a series of 7-inch and cassette-only singles, the band signed with Mexican Summer, who released Crazy for You in 2010. Following the Internet buzz surrounding the duo, it became an unexpected commercial success. Lewis Pesacov of Fool's Gold and Foreign-Born produced, engineered, and mixed the album.

From January to April 2010, the duo recorded their debut album, Crazy for You, for Black Iris at Mexican Radio Studios in Echo Park, California. On June 29, 2010, the album's lead single, "Boyfriend", was released. As a result of Internet buzz, Crazy for You became a mainstream success upon its July 2010 release. With 10,000 units sold, it debuted at No. 36 on the Billboard 200 and No. 10 on Digital Albums. The band's popularity grew further in 2010 and 2011, thanks in part to touring and festival appearances. The band's sophomore album, The Only Place, was inspired by the band's extensive travel schedule (2012). The Only Place, released in May 2012, was recorded at Capitol Records Studio B in Los Angeles, California. While previous recording sessions were marked by goofing off and studying, the duo took their sophomore effort more seriously and strove to create a different sound. Best Coast's next release, an EP entitled Fade Away, was released on October 22, 2013, on singer Bethany Cosentino's new label, Jewel City. The duo released their third studio album, California Nights, on May 5, 2015. It was recorded, like Fade Away, with Wally Gagel at his Wax Ltd studio. The album was completed in April 2014. On September 11, 2017, Best Coast began touring as support on Paramore's tour for their new release After Laughter. In October 2017, the band headlined the first-ever VintageVibe Festival with groups such as Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears and Nick Waterhouse in Palm Springs, California. In June 2018, Best Coast released its first album targeted at children called Best Kids. On January 17, 2020, Best Coast released a new single, "Everything Has Changed". On the same day, they announced in an Instagram post the release of their fourth album, Always Tomorrow, which was released on February 21, 2020, via Concord Records.

Origin: Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres: Indie pop, surf, indie rock, alternative rock, power pop
Year of the start of operation: 2009