{"id":14142,"date":"2010-12-25T10:51:42","date_gmt":"2010-12-25T15:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/?p=14142"},"modified":"2010-12-25T10:53:10","modified_gmt":"2010-12-25T15:53:10","slug":"2010-in-music-8-best-coast-crazy-for-you-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/2010-in-music-8-best-coast-crazy-for-you-2\/","title":{"rendered":"2010 in Music: #8 Best Coast &#8211; Crazy for You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Best-Coast-banner.jpg\" alt=\"Best-Coast-banner.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"550\" height=\"242\" class=\"centered\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>[#8-12 on this countdown are basically tied. I&#8217;ve put them in order of release date.]<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"firstletter\">I<\/span> have moved this album up and down on my list so many times it was starting to get a little ridiculous. That&#8217;s because on the one hand, these songs are fairly simplistic, don&#8217;t stray far melodically, and have pretty superficial lyrics. On the other hand, I CANNOT STOP LISTENING TO THEM. Despite the songs&#8217; simplicity (or maybe because of it), Bethany Cosentino has somehow managed to nail the earworm factor squarely on the head. And it&#8217;s so wonderfully attuned to the California coast that it was a big part of my summer&#8217;s soundtrack.<\/p>\n<p>Best Coast is kind of the darling of the LA indie music scene right now (especially in concert with her boyfriend, Nathan Williams of Wavves). So much so that I&#8217;ve seen numerous comparisons between Bethany and Jenny Lewis, who along with her band Rilo Kiley was the toast of LA five years ago. She&#8217;s not nearly as nuanced lyrically as Jenny, but I can&#8217;t deny that her almost manically upbeat songs about unrequited love and happy relationships strike a chord somehow.<\/p>\n<p>This album comes after a year or more of singles and brief EPs that were nonetheless touted constantly by the music blogs, and already in that time, the band&#8217;s sound has gotten cleaner and stronger while still retaining its &#8217;60s pop vibe and noise pop aesthetic. I&#8217;m really curious to see where she goes from here. Honestly, the only thing I could really wish for is a bit more thought put into the lyrics, but it&#8217;s possible that their directness is an intentional part of the style. 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