Spend The Night With Best Coast

Marking the act’s third full-length, California Nights is due out May 5 on Harvest Records. The LP was produced by Wally Gagel and recorded at WAX LTD in Hollywood. Best Coast’s PR reps promise that the release delivers more & more & more – it’s “brighter, more sparkly, more sophisticated, more psychedelic.”

Presales are ongoing now. If you pre-order from Best Coast’s online store, you’ll get an instant download of the title track, two additional singles before the release date and exclusive ticket access to the spring tour.

Or, head down to your local participating independent record story and pre-order a copy on vinyl. The vinyl pre-order comes with a limited edition 10” boasting three tracks from California Nights, including one tune that will be available exclusively a week earlier than any other digital retailer.              

“If you have ever lived in California, you know what nighttime here feels like,” Cosentino said. “You know what the sky looks like when those epic sunsets begin, and you understand that feeling and the way things change when the sun finally sets. In LA, or maybe just personally to me, when the sun sets – I feel like there is a large sense of calmness in the air, and I feel like everything that happened to me prior in the day, whether crappy experiences or good ones, at night, it all goes away and I sink deep into this different kind of ‘world.’

“It also ties in with the idea that, in LA, there’s a real darkness that you don’t see unless you know where to look. That’s a theme we very consciously decided to explore and play with when making this record.  We related to the idea that things may LOOK or SOUND fun and upbeat, but they may not actually always BE that way – much like our songs.  A lot of the writing for this record consisted of me getting to know myself again and remembering where Bethany ended and Best Coast began. I took a much needed step back and I was able to breathe deep for a moment and really focus on what I was doing. The end result of all of that, is California Nights. It’s about a journey, accepting the things you have no control over; it’s about dealing with life like an adult, and at the end of the day, reminding yourself that there really is no reason to be sad, and you have every right to feel okay.”

Check out the new video of the title track below, followed by the tour routing.  

March 14 – Phoenix, Ariz., Various Venues (Viva Phx)
April 11 – San Antonio, Texas, La Villita Historic Arts Village (Maverick Music Festival)
May 10 – Atlanta, Ga., Central Park (Shaky Knees Music Festival)
June 3 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Imperial      
June 4 – Seattle, Wash., The Showbox          
June 5 – Portland, Ore., Alhambra Theatre   
June 8 – Minneapolis, Minn., First Avenue   
June 10 – St. Louis, Mo., Ready Room         
June 12 – Boston, Mass., Paradise Rock Club          
June 14 – Philadelphia, Pa., Union Transfer  
June 16 – Washington, D.C., 9:30 Club        
June 18 – Columbus, Ohio, Newport Music Hall
June 19 – Detroit, Mich., The Majestic Theatre  
June 20 – Toronto, Ontario, Various Venues (NXNE Festival)              
June 24 – Dallas, Texas, Granada Theater     
June 26 – San Diego, Calif., The North Park Theatre           
June 27 – Los Angeles, Calif., The Wiltern

More dates will be announced soon.

Tickets for the new headline dates go on sale to the general public Friday, Feb. 27. Visit BestCoast.net for more info.