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

Best Coast
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Bobb Bruno and Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast. David Black/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Japandroids' music celebrates the joy of a life lived loudly. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Best Coast On World Cafe
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Best Coast, performing live at the 9:30 Club, in Washington, D.C. Mike Katzif/NPR hide caption
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Clockwise from upper left: Kishi Bashi, Simone White, Bobby Womack, Aleksa Palladino of Exitmusic, Sinead O'Connor. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
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Clockwise from top left: Best Coast, Patti Smith, Debo Band, fun. Courtesy of the artists / NPR hide caption
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Best Coast's new album, The Only Place, comes out May 15. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Hear 'The Only Place' In Its Entirety
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A 12-inch record tips onto the spindle at EKS Manufacturing. Jacob Ganz hide caption
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The Los Angeles music scene churned out some of 2010's best albums. iStockphoto hide caption