Best Coast

Bethany Cosentino Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Best Coast performing live for World Cafe Jamie Stow/WXPN hide caption

Map of the Soul: 7, the latest album from the K-pop band BTS, is among our picks for the week's best new releases. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Clockwise from upper left: Beck, Cate Le Bon, Arp's Alexis Georgopoulos, Best Coast Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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Best Coast, performing live at the 9:30 Club, in Washington, D.C. Mike Katzif/NPR hide caption

Clockwise from upper left: Kishi Bashi, Simone White, Bobby Womack, Aleksa Palladino of Exitmusic, Sinead O'Connor. Courtesy of the artists hide caption

Clockwise from top left: Best Coast, Patti Smith, Debo Band, fun. Courtesy of the artists / NPR hide caption

Best Coast's new album, The Only Place, comes out May 15. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

A 12-inch record tips onto the spindle at EKS Manufacturing. Jacob Ganz hide caption

The Los Angeles music scene churned out some of 2010's best albums. iStockphoto hide caption

Best Coast's "Boyfriend" is a perfect soundtrack for bumming around the beach on a sweltering day. courtesy of the artist hide caption