Indie Intro: 5 Things You Need To Know About Best Coast

They're probably a good band to namedrop at a dive bar

July 30, 2010

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If you didn't know before, the name Best Coast is probably ringing some bells now. The surf-pop outfit is synonymous with front-woman Bethany Cosentino, but also consists of instrumentalist Bobb Bruno and drummer Ali Koehler (formerly of Vivian Girls), who joined two weeks ago. After touring heavily and releasing a stream of buzzworthy singles (like the Kid Cudi x Vampire Weekend collabo) over the past year, their debut Crazy For Youis finally here. The album is dope, but it's the quirks of Beth's personality that really keep us interested. Click on and learn a little bit more about this badass California girl in our latest Indie Intro...

She's Obsessed With Her Cat.

Bethany recently told the Guardian that Snacks the cat is her "greatest inspiration." He's on the Crazy For You album cover and even has his own Twitter page.

She Dissed Katy Perry.

On June 6, Beth told her followers: "Oh I hate Katy Perry so much, you do not represent California girls, bitch." This was an obvious dig at the pop star's #1 single. Maybe Snacks also inspired her to get into catfights.

She Loves Drake.

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She Was An Intern at The FADER.

Bethany gave NYC a try, and even worked at The FADER when she was here in 2008, but it wasn't long before she headed back home to California. Her former employers say they "would

She's Dating Wavves.

Pretty much everyone knows this by now, but just a few weeks ago the indie community was rife with speculation. Their constant Twitter flirting probably made things clear enough, but Nathan Williams (a.k.a. Wavves) confirmed their relationship in his Complex interview, telling us, "Yeah, I live with her. I