Best Coast - Best Coast 7'' (Art Fag, 2010)

Best Coast
Best Coast 7''
Art Fag
2010

Rating: 7 unmarried heterosexuals out of 10

Best Coast are kinda hot shit these days and I've been unwilling to pay the steeper ticket prices, but they can write a pop song.  I think I picked up this orange vinyl when I saw them play the first Hopscotch festival back in 2010.  The standout track is the last one of the three, a cover of the Lesley Gore song "That's the Way Boys Are."  Catchy shit. 

Bleached - Carter 7'' (Art Fag, 2011)

Bleached

Carter 7''

Art Fag

2011

Rating: 7 expo catchers out of 10

Bleached sound like a classic girl group crossed with a scuzzy garage band, and I mean that as a compliment.  Catchy pop vocals without the overproduced sheen on top of, well, some pretty sloppy (but endearing) music...it's this sort of thing that always catches my ear.   I'd guess if you like Best Coast and that ilk you'd really dig this.  They've only released a couple of seven inches so far, I'm curious to see if they can keep up the hooks on a long player, and I'll certainly be paying attention.