INSIDE THE ARTIST: BEST COAST
crazy for you:
Best Coast by William Goodman
56 EasyBeat / April 2012
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he past two years, Los Angeles surf-pop outfit Best Coast have transformed from a tiny blog-buzz band recording lo-fi demos in frontwoman Bethany Cosentino’s bedroom to bona fide breakout indie stars. The group has headlined festivals, collaborated with Drew Barrymore on music videos and just finished their much-anticipated second album, The Only Place, with producer Jon Brion. It’s been a wild, wild ride, and it’s taken its toll on Cosentino, who is channeling what she calls her “quarter-life crisis” into her band’s new LP, out May 15 via Mexican Summer. Cosentino rang us up recently, just before she returns to the road; a place, Cosentino explains, that has taken and given her so much. What’s crackin’, Bethany!?! So. One of the big differences I immediately notice between Best Coast’s debut Crazy for You and the new LP, The Only Place, are the lyrics. They’re much more personal and confessional. These songs are about my reaction to how my life changed and how chaotic it became when Best Cost found success. I was on tour and not sleeping, not taking care of myself. It made me realize that I’m not happy with a lot of the things that I do. That’s the theme that runs through the record, like, questioning yourself. At least I can see these problems head on and challenge them. I want to be a better person and EasyBeat / April 2012
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