Album Review: Best Coast - California Nights

On their third full-length, Best Coast manage to maintain their lo-fi surf pop foundation while sounding scuzzier and more confident.

Lead single, Heaven Sent, is a contender for one of the catchiest songs of the year – an aggressive rock-out where the riffs are loud and Bethany Cosetino’s vocals, layered with harmonies and reverb, are strong and purposeful. Even in the more doleful tracks like Fading Fast and Sleep Won’t Ever Come, Cosentino seems to be searching for answers rather than simply lamenting. You can tell there’s been a lot of growing up since 2010’s Crazy For You.