Best Coast
Best Coast artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music
Concerts
July 15, 2012 Hear the band recorded live in concert from the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.
May 28, 2011 The Gorge amphitheater outside Seattle is the backdrop to a long weekend of amazing music.
January 31, 2011 It got loud when NPR Music webcast full concerts from both artists, live from Washington, D.C.
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March 18, 2010 In this concert from KEXP, Best Coast plays '60s girl group-influenced indie-rock at SXSW 2010.
Studio Sessions
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September 24, 2012 The California duo returns with its second album, the effervescent international hit The Only Place.
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October 21, 2010 The surf-rock trio brings its hazy and distorted pop to the studios of WXPN.
Interviews & Profiles
July 25, 2010 Download "Boyfriend," the first track from the California duo's upcoming debut, here.
Discover Songs
August 24, 2010 "Boyfriend" is a perfect soundtrack for bumming around the beach on a sweltering day.
July 6, 2010 The All Songs Considered gang previews some of the summer's most anticipated new albums.
News
March 2, 2011 As other formats have come and gone, a small but devoted audience has kept the LP alive.
July 27, 2010 We check in with five record stores to see what new releases they have in the building.
Reviews
August 24, 2010 "Boyfriend" is a perfect soundtrack for bumming around the beach on a sweltering day.
More Stories
June 26, 2012 For Best Coast's Bethany Cosentino, covering "Rhiannon" clearly requires quite a bit of reverence.
June 12, 2012 The All Songs gang discusses surprises, new artists, albums and songs from the first half of 2012.
May 8, 2012 On this week's show, hear some of our favorite new tracks, plus a few musical surprises.
May 6, 2012 The Only Place doesn't just advance the band's irresistible garage-pop formula; it perfects it.
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December 10, 2010 Los Angeles spawned remarkable music in 2010. And no one knows L.A. better than NPR station KCRW.
December 8, 2010 NPR Music contributor Carrie Brownstein shares some of her favorite recordings of the year.
December 7, 2010 Take a listen to our biggest musical surprises of 2010, songs of the year, and more.
