Alt/Punk |
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May 19, 2012
"Why would you live anywhere else? We've got the ocean, got the babes, got the sun, we've got the waves," Bethany Cosentino gushes over surf guitar and brisk beats on the title track opener of Best Coast's sophomore album. But soon the fog (or the smog) starts to creep in. The lo-fi scrappiness of the duo's debut has been buffed with Jon Brion's velvety production, as Cosentino turns on the melancholic alt-country charm, like fellow L.A. girl Jenny Lewis. And though she sings with more confidence, her lyrics still suggest a girl eternally stuck in teen-love hell. At least she's got California.
No song captures the cocaine-fuelled roller coaster members of Fleetwood Mac rode during the recording of Tusk better than the erratic, heart-pounding title track, written by Lindsey Buckingham. Buckingham, the creative push behind this album, orchestrates an ambitious, mostly solid double album that was overshadowed by its predecessor, Rumours.
On The Record Best Coast Talks Fleetwood Mac
On the Record is a video series where rock stars gush about their favorite records -- in exactly 45 seconds. Click above to watch Best Coast give it up for Fleetwood Mac.
