West Coast Is Best? Maybe Not To Ali Koehler.

Drummer Ali Koehler was kicked out of Best Coast for reasons allegedly unbeknownst even to her, last month. Super-lame. Line-up changes post-me-getting-into-the-band always suck, especially when I fucking love the band. Oh well. Ali's solo song "Unwell" is pretty good - not too far from early Best Coast and even sweeter with harmonica, trinky-dink Play-Skool-style xylophone and less fuzz. The guitar tone and naked strumming are pretty much the definition of cute bedroom pop.

Listen to "Unwell" and five other songs by Ali Koehler at her Band Camp page. (I should have posted this when the story first broke, and her songs were still available for free download).