Reverb...Check!
California sun...Check!
Clangy guitars and jangle pop tunes...Check!
You have the debut record from "Best Coast - Crazy for you."
The album sounds like it was recorded in a bathroom and that doesn't bother me a bit. I miss the way records used to sound and this sounds like it should be in the cassette player of your car while you're cruising the down the sunny coast.
Vocalist, Bethany Cosentino, has a twang in her voice which drones on at times, but the beauty here is that if starts to get annoying, you only have about 2 and a half minutes to the next song. With that said, after 13 songs, it probably could have been narrowed down to 10 songs for a perfect pop record, but it is what it is.
Lyrically, it can get a little...amateur, but I don't think "Best Coast" is trying to make an artistic statement or reinvent the wheel here, just craft some pure summertime pop, and they have succeeded.
The Score: 6.5 out of 10 bells
The Math: Beach Boys - the harmonies - the orchestration + female vocals = Crazy for You
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