Back when I used to spend hours upon hours on Twitter, I was
a groupie for Yellowcard and Imagine Dragons and followed their every tweet
religiously, and tweeted at them constantly though they never tweeted back.
However, because of my ever-present visibility on their pages, some small bands
and beginning artists started following me like wildfire, and some of them are
honestly very good.
One of those many bands is the one I’ll be showcasing today
is Fourth & Coast. They’ve gotten more popular now than when I first
found them, but nonetheless they’re still great so they deserve
a little shine.
This is the kind of band that Hollister picks to blare while you're feeling your way through the darkness trying to find your size in their overly priced cotton t-shirts (I'm being hypocritical right now though cause I love me some Hollister). I would describe their sound as pop punk, so like, All Time
Low-ish...but more like Hot Chelle Rae and Allstar Weekend. It’s the kind of music
you would sashay around your room with hairbrush-microphone in hand and
flinging your mane to a wild mess of tangles, shout singing lyrics a little off-key...or extremely off key.
What is doubly cool about this band (and I use doubly for a
reason) is because they have two albums out now! So double the music, double
the fun, right?
The earlier one is Heavy
Hearts and surprise, surprise, has love-based tunes that someone would
expect to be belted out by that sensitive guy who sits on the lawn outside and
plays his guitar just for anyone listening because “he’s just chill like that,
man.”
The latest EP is called Feels
Like Summer. This is the
stuff you blast on the way to the beach with the windows down doing that stupid
dolphin thing you do with your hand when you stick it out the window that’s
interestingly entertaining and doesn’t have an expiration date on what age is
acceptable to do it. DOLPHIN HANDS 4 LYFE.
Some tracks that I really like off the albums would be:
1.
“Feels Like Summer”, the album titled song that
embodies the carefree summer jams you'd want to blare as soon as you’re finished
with your final exams and finalizing your plans to increase your risk
of skin caner and decrease your amount of stressful occupations.
2.
“Ain’t Got a Care in the World”. You know that song that makes you rock your head/body side to side in pure euphoric bliss in your car, unaware of all the other drivers that are staring at you half judgingly, half wishing that they were having as much fun as you were on their commute? This is that jam.
“Ain’t Got a Care in the World”. You know that song that makes you rock your head/body side to side in pure euphoric bliss in your car, unaware of all the other drivers that are staring at you half judgingly, half wishing that they were having as much fun as you were on their commute? This is that jam.
3.
“Heavy Hearts”. Another album titled song. I
just really like this one because it’s soulful. The simple acoustic quality
just gives it that sweetness that makes you wish you had someone to lay your
head on their shoulder. It’s just that kind of sound.
So! Follow them on
Twitter! @fourthandcoast
They’re also on iTunes and Spotify and of course their Youtube channel: FourthandCoast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwMWQsQeTRgfrf3vEqoS8GA
They’re also on iTunes and Spotify and of course their Youtube channel: FourthandCoast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwMWQsQeTRgfrf3vEqoS8GA
OOH! And a new one that they just released!
Happy listening ya'll!