California Nights (album)

California Nights
Studio album by Best Coast
Released May 1, 2015 (2015-05-01)
Studio Wax Ltd
(Hollywood, California)
Genre
Length 43:22
Label Harvest
Producer Wally Gagel
Best Coast chronology
Fade Away
(2013)Fade Away2013		 California Nights
(2015)
Singles from California Nights
  1. "California Nights"
    Released: February 24, 2015
  2. "Heaven Sent"
    Released: March 11, 2015
  3. "Feeling Ok"
    Released: April 14, 2015
  4. "In My Eyes"
    Released: June 26, 2015

California Nights is the third studio album by American indie rock duo Best Coast, released on May 1, 2015 by Harvest Records.[2] It was produced by Wally Gagel, who also produced the duo's 2013 EP Fade Away.[2]

The band announced the album along with tour dates and the release of a "dreamlike" video directed by Adam Harding for the title track, which also served as the lead single.[3] On the band's official website, singer-songwriter Bethany Cosentino described the band's approach to the making of the album, stating: "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."[4]

A video for second single "Heaven Sent" directed by Lana Kim and Cosentino was released on April 1, 2015.[5] Third single "Feeling Ok" followed in mid-April, which the duo performed on Conan on May 5.[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
Consequence of SoundB−[9]
Drowned in Sound5/10[10]
The Guardian[11]
Los Angeles Times[12]
NME7/10[13]
Pitchfork6.4/10[14]
PopMatters7/10[1]
Rolling Stone[15]
Spin8/10[16]

California Nights has received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 69 based on 26 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[7]

Track listing

All tracks written by Bethany Cosentino.

No.TitleLength
1."Feeling Ok"3:16
2."Fine Without You"3:21
3."Heaven Sent"3:25
4."In My Eyes"3:46
5."So Unaware"3:03
6."When Will I Change"3:52
7."Jealousy"3:27
8."California Nights"5:11
9."Fading Fast"2:11
10."Run Through My Head"4:00
11."Sleep Won't Ever Come"3:58
12."Wasted Time"3:52
Total length:43:22

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] 43
US Billboard 200[18] 53
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[19] 3
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[20] 4
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[21] 5

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Australia[22] May 1, 2015 Capitol
Germany[23]
United Kingdom[24] May 4, 2015 Virgin EMI
United States[25] Harvest

References

  1. 1 2 Hardmeyer, Casey (May 5, 2015). "Best Coast: California Nights". PopMatters. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "California Nights by Best Coast". iTunes Store (AU). Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  3. ↑ Spanos, Brittany (February 24, 2015). "Best Coast Detail New Album, Release Dreamlike Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Best Coast". Bestcoast.net. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  5. ↑ Claymore, Gabriela Tully (April 1, 2015). "Best Coast – "Heaven Sent" Video". Stereogum. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  6. ↑ Tan, Emily (May 6, 2015). "Watch Best Coast Perform 'Feeling OK' on 'Conan'". Diffuser.fm. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Reviews for California Nights by Best Coast". Metacritic. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  8. ↑ Sendra, Tim. "California Nights – Best Coast". AllMusic. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  9. ↑ Brennan, Collin (April 29, 2015). "Best Coast – California Nights". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  10. ↑ Moore, Sam (May 1, 2015). "Album Review: Best Coast – California Nights". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  11. ↑ Gibsone, Harriet (April 24, 2015). "Best Coast: California Nights review – LA teen rock demands attention". The Guardian. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  12. ↑ Roberts, Randall (May 4, 2015). "Review: Best Coast's 'California Nights' has a dark side". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  13. ↑ Andrews, Charlotte Richardson (April 21, 2015). "Best Coast – 'California Nights'". NME. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  14. ↑ Gordon, Jeremy (May 6, 2015). "Best Coast: California Nights". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  15. ↑ Hermes, Will (May 5, 2015). "Best Coast: California Nights". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  16. ↑ Carley, Brennan (May 4, 2015). "Review: Best Coast, 'California Nights'". Spin. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Best Coast – California Nights". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Best Coast – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Best Coast. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Best Coast – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Best Coast. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Best Coast – Chart history" Billboard Top Alternative Albums for Best Coast. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Best Coast – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Best Coast.
  22. ↑ "California Nights Best Coast". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  23. ↑ "California Nights" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  24. ↑ "California Nights". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  25. ↑ "California Nights by Best Coast". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved May 8, 2015.
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