Coasting - (2010) Same Old Same Old 7''

Brooklyn's cheery, shambolic, noise-fucked surfcore kiwi-punks Coasting they were new, they were nervous, and they were recording their songs on a laptop plopped on a couch. Since then they've released a wealth of well-received cassettes and 7"s, drummer Fiona Campbell has become a fulltime Vivian Girl and--well, some things never change. Their brand new 7" (out via M'ladys) is as lo-fi as ever, featuring fabulous a-side, "Same Old Same Old." The track is a cheery blowout where "Wipeout" meets the Ronettes under Reverb Boardwalk. But the disc's real charm comes when you turn out the lights--the record glows in the dark! "United in Nashville had just finished making that weird Triple Decker record for the Dead Weather--you know the one with the 7" inside the 12"? And they had all this glow in the dark compound left over from that," says drummer Fiona Campbell. "Good timing I guess, and lucky for us, it's so pretty! It's this mint green, and the paper stock for the art work is sheer so you can see it even when it's in the sleeve. It lights up the artwork."