Fast rising Los Angeles group Best Coast have spoken of their fascination with the Beach Boys.
California has a curious musical heritage. Besides hair-metal, the area has also also given birth to both the Beach Boys and a seminal punk rock scene. Reconciling a joint love of SST and surf-pop, Best Coast represent both strands.
Set to release their new album 'Crazy For You' on August 2nd, the duo match catchy melodies to a love affair with noisy guitars. Singer Bethany Cosentino recently revealed her love of the Beach Boys.
Yep, set to reform soon it seems that evergreen surf-pop icons The Beach Boys are the secret inspiration behind 'Crazy For You'. Speaking to Pitchfork the singer explained her love of the 60s heroes.
"My favorite song of all time is 'Don't Worry Baby' by the Beach Boys. It's a pretty generic Beach Boys song, and a pretty generic favorite song to have, but it's just incredible" the singer said.
"When we were in Europe, I listened to it probably 50 times a day 'cause it would just push me through the anxiety and the homesickness and stuff. I just think that's the best song ever."
The two groups share a love of the Danelectro guitar, perhaps the definitive surf group instrument. Continuing, Cosentino reveals that her six-string was a gift from her father, who was himself a musician.
"My dad gave me an original Danelectro. It was his guitar, and he gave it to me when I was 16 or 17. He bought me a Strat as a Christmas gift when I was 13, so that was my first guitar, but the Danelectro is the guitar that I wrote most of the Best Coast songs on and the guitar that I used when we first started playing" she said.
"But I think (the Danelectro) is my favorite piece of musical equipment, because my dad gave it to me and it got to go on a tour and do cool stuff."
Best Coast are set to release 'Crazy For You' on August 2nd.