Best Coast Talks Dad Rock at Co-Op 87

Best Coast has had a good three years. The band was formed by Bethany Cosentino and Bob Bruno just three years ago, and now the surf-pop/garage rock band is opening for acts like Green Day. The duo is currently on tour with Green Day for their rescheduled tour, and after that ends they’ll set off on their own for some smaller venue performances.

Signed on with Mexican Summer Records, it seemed appropriate when Best Coast were interviewed for Pitchfork.tv at Co-op 87, which was opened in 2009 by Andres Santo Domingo & Co.’s Kemado/Mexican Summer labels. It is one of Brooklyn’s top destinations for LP junkies, collectors, and music lovers.

In their interview with Pitchfork, Best Coast talked about what they call “dad rock” (AKA music your dad would rock out to). They went through some of their top dad rock bands, some of which they said had influenced their latest album. Leading lady Bethany Cosentino and her partner Bob Bruno flashed LPs from artists like The Doobie Brothers, The Eagles, Fleetwood Mack, Saturday Night Fever, America, The Beach Boys, and Bread.

Best Coast will be playing shows from New York to Los Angeles over the coming months, finishing up in early June. The tour will promote their 2012 The Only Place. As part of Record Store Day 2013, the band is also going to be releasing a new 7” on April 20^th that will feature two brand new recordings: “Fear of My Identity” and “Who Have I Become?”