I can't think of anything to add to what I've already written about this wonderful neo-yacht band. The duo's debut album is fantastically smooth; I dig the thing and have for over a decade. If you're of a certain age (born sometime in the 1960s) and listened to pop music in the late '70s (preferably on AM radio), you should check out any music from this duo. But don't take my word for it, let's see what the brain trust over at Amazon has to say about this album:
- "Just like a 70's mix tape but modern!"
- "Close your eyes and you'd swear you are relaxing on a California beach circa 1978 with a record player going in the background"
- "What a blissfully laid-back, summer vibe album"
- "Planning a garden party? Use this as a background sound experience."
- "The music is based on its idols but does not reach the originals."
The bloggers liked it, too:
- Spill Magazine: "Hands down, West End Coast is sonic gold."
- Written In Music (★★★★): "perfectly executed pop"
- Sonic Soul Reviews: "Absolutely fantastic."
Peak on the US Billboard Top 200 chart: Did not chart
Tracks: It's all delightfully derivative and on most tracks they perfectly capture the tones, instrumentation, and production of the era. One can easily listen to any of the ten tracks here and think, "that sounds like [insert name of '70s soft rocker]." For example, if track 4, Distance Between Us, doesn't immediately remind you of the 1977 Player tune Baby Come Back, then you're at the wrong blog. I can't pick any favorites here, just press play.
Personal Memory Associated with this CD: None
Previously revisited for the blog:
Pleasure (2025)
Ticket To Shangri-La (2022)
Canyons (2020)
AM Waves (2018)
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