Combine the sophisticated chill of a New York City winter with the girlish, laid back romance of California in the summertime and what do you get? The answer is Best Coast, the latest musical endeavor by perennially cool, self-described 'weird girl' Bethany Cosentino. Best Coast was born when Cosentino decided to come home to LA after a time in New York City, to get a fresh start at living in the place she knows best--California. Cosentino was drawn to the '50's and '60's aesthetic of The Beach Boys and The Everly Brothers, which, she says, 'made me happy.' She 'wanted to be making the music I wanted to listen to.' Because of this, the project's aesthetic is intended and natural, a combination of Cosentino's influences and her inherent Californian-ness. Although Best Coast began in her bedroom, with Cosentino recording demo's all on her own, she soon realized that she could use a little bit of help getting the vibe exactly right. For this she enlisted Bobb Bruno, a staple of the LA music scene who has previously recorded bands like Mika Miko and Abe Vigoda, played with the likes of Nels Cline, and opened for PJ Harvey and Wilco. Cosentino and Bruno have been friends since Cosentino was a teenager, and she knew right away that he was someone she could trust with her project; 'Bobb's from California, he grew up here, he understands,' Cosentino says, adding that 'he really, totally just gets it.'

11/09/09 - Black Iris Music presents its fifth release, the Best Coast 7"- the musical collaboration between Bethany Cosentino and Bobb Bruno. The release features two new original tracks - 'When I'm With You' A-Side and 'This is Real' B-Side - which were recorded with Lewis Pesacov (Fool's Gold, Foreign Born) who also co-engineered the album with Michael Harris, and produced by the Black Iris collective in their LA studio. The news of this Best Coast 7' follows on the heels of a series of extremely well-received shows at this year's annual CMJ Music Conference in New York City. SPIN included Best Coast in their '25 Must-Hear Artists' preview, FADER featured the duo in their exclusive festival coverage, and critics' raves poured in from outlets including The Village Voice, Pitchfork, and Time Out New York among others.