A note from Best Coast:
In 2009, I started writing songs, locked in the bedroom of my mom's house in Burbank, no clue what I was going to do with my life. I had just dropped out of college (not the first time I had dropped out of school) and was living back in my home state of California, with no fucking idea what my life was about to become. Everyday I would write a song or two about the angst, confusion, anxiety, and existential dread I felt as an early 20-something college drop out. I would sit in that little room, on a mattress on the floor, and have what felt to me like a therapy session with my guitar and a notepad. I started sending these songs to my friend Bobb Bruno, who I'd known since I was 17, and he started sprinkling his parts on top of them.
I really wish I could explain Best Coast's story in a more profound way, but in all honesty, I can't -- because I remember so little of it. Before I knew it, we were a band with a record deal touring the world, playing on late night TV, signing peoples LP sleeves, and doing music videos with Drew Barrymore. The majority of the time that my band was taking off, I was stuck in a dark daze. My romantic relationship was a topic of conversation, my cat was asked about in interviews, my drug and alcohol abuse was on public display. Everyday was like Groundhog's Day -- I was repeating the same self-destructive patterns day in an day out.
We played Lollapooloza in 2011 and I literally started the set by flipping someone off in the crowd and saying, "Fuck you, we're Best Coast." I didn't do that because I was some badass Joan Jett rock star. I did that because I was deeply miserable and deeply insecure about what you thought of me so I wanted you to see me as someone who didn't give a fuck.
After we finished the album cycle for California Nights, something terrifying happened to me. I felt creatively paralyzed. I couldn't write music. For the first time in my entire life, I had nothing to say. There was so much bubbling inside of me, so many things happening, so much to process, but I couldn't get any of it out. I didn't leave my house. I drank wine alone on my couch. I watched every season of Vanderpump Rules available on Hulu. Trump had won the election. I was miserable and nothing was ever going to change. One day, I locked myself in my closet and I forced myself to write. It was the first time in years I was able to get something out. And out came "Everything Has Changed." The song was like a vision of life I wished I was living. A life in which things didn't look so foggy. A life in which I didn't drink anymore. It wasn't the life I was living. Not yet. But that song was prophetic. It described the life I would soon be living.
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We are devastated to announce that our upcoming Finally Tomorrow tour is unfortunately canceled. It was an incredibly difficult decision to make, but one that we ultimately felt was right.
The last two years have been so difficult for us as a band (and the entire world) - and we appreciate your support through it all.
At this time, we are not rescheduling any of these dates, as the rollercoaster of the reschedule-announcement-cancelation cycle we’ve been stuck in is incredibly exhausting (for you too I’m sure!) and we just need a moment to decompress.
We love you SO much and we hope to safely see you soon. Hang in there ❤️
love, bethany and bobb
We love you SO much and we hope to safely see you soon. Hang in there ❤️
love, bethany and bobb
In 2009, I started writing songs, locked in the bedroom of my mom's house in Burbank, no clue what I was going to do with my life. I had just dropped out of college (not the first time I had dropped out of school) and was living back in my home state of California, with no fucking idea what my life was about to become. Everyday I would write a song or two about the angst, confusion, anxiety, and existential dread I felt as an early 20-something college drop out. I would sit in that little room, on a mattress on the floor, and have what felt to me like a therapy session with my guitar and a notepad. I started sending these songs to my friend Bobb Bruno, who I'd known since I was 17, and he started sprinkling his parts on top of them.
I really wish I could explain Best Coast's story in a more profound way, but in all honesty, I can't -- because I remember so little of it. Before I knew it, we were a band with a record deal touring the world, playing on late night TV, signing peoples LP sleeves, and doing music videos with Drew Barrymore. The majority of the time that my band was taking off, I was stuck in a dark daze. My romantic relationship was a topic of conversation, my cat was asked about in interviews, my drug and alcohol abuse was on public display. Everyday was like Groundhog's Day -- I was repeating the same self-destructive patterns day in an day out.
We played Lollapooloza in 2011 and I literally started the set by flipping someone off in the crowd and saying, "Fuck you, we're Best Coast." I didn't do that because I was some badass Joan Jett rock star. I did that because I was deeply miserable and deeply insecure about what you thought of me so I wanted you to see me as someone who didn't give a fuck.
After we finished the album cycle for California Nights, something terrifying happened to me. I felt creatively paralyzed. I couldn't write music. For the first time in my entire life, I had nothing to say. There was so much bubbling inside of me, so many things happening, so much to process, but I couldn't get any of it out. I didn't leave my house. I drank wine alone on my couch. I watched every season of Vanderpump Rules available on Hulu. Trump had won the election. I was miserable and nothing was ever going to change. One day, I locked myself in my closet and I forced myself to write. It was the first time in years I was able to get something out. And out came "Everything Has Changed." The song was like a vision of life I wished I was living. A life in which things didn't look so foggy. A life in which I didn't drink anymore. It wasn't the life I was living. Not yet. But that song was prophetic. It described the life I would soon be living.
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