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Westkust

by Westkust

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1.
Swebeach 02:26
They’re holding on, and it’s getting old Waiting for the day, tangled up in space I found it once, you’ll do it twice
 You want to be the one, and not just for fun This is all we’ve got, you know it’s not a lot You have to level up, or else it’s gonna stop And I can see it when you lie, why do you even try You try to see it but it doesn’t show 
Was it all in your mind?
 You try to see it but it doesn’t show Was it all in your mind?
2.
Rush 03:38
I want to see you, laying in my bed
 I want to do you, and then tell all my friends That I am so fond of you
 Baby can you see me through? It’s what you do, don’t leave me blue 
All my tears gone dry, I’m high up in the sky And you’re like honey, so and sweet to me I have to taste you, I feel the summer breeze And I am so fond of you
I stick to you just like glue It’s what you do, don’t leave me blue
 All my tears gone dry, I’m high up in the sky
3.
Drive 03:29
Stop it baby, you drive too fast
 You know you can’t make it, it won’t ever last Don’t care about them, as long as you’re good You’re so talented, so misunderstood And in your head, you’ve got it all
 All you ever said, you’ll never fall
 Stay in bed, or try to stand up tall Don’t look back, in case it gets too dark You’ve been lost in yourself Every time you push too hard Dedicated to it, you’re gonna be a star You’re so tired now, spinning around Will you grow older? Will you fall down? And in your head, you’ve got it all 
All you ever said, you’ll never fall
 Stay in bed, or try to stand up tall Don’t look back, in case it gets too dark You’ve been lost in yourself
4.
Daylight 03:56
All our days are gone, am I lonely 
No I never le my dream, no I never le my dream When my mind gets o , try to stop it
 Could I stand another year 
Do I stand another year Am I holding on, know you’re gone now 
How could I forget, my dear 
Could I stand another year
 Are you under my skin, am I breathing
 No I never le my dream, no I never le my dream And in the daylight, I will be brighter Baby you know I have done my best And you are see-through 
And there’s still haze in you
5.
Cotton Skies 03:39
See the days go by
 How do you live your life
 You try to gure out how to 
Staying on the ground 
And the days move faster than they ever did before Why are you so sad, you know one day we will go Come on with me and we’ll go own the streets And I won’t leave you behind 
Or else I’ll see you standing in line
 You don’t have to, no need to hide Come and look outside ‘cause we have cotton skies And there’s no place around here for me
 I’ll love you till I die Come on with me and we’ll go own the streets And I won’t leave you behind 
Or else I’ll see you standing in line 
You don’t have to, no need to hide
6.
Do you feel it, do you feel it all come through? Like I do 
Don’t stay here, we can’t stay it’s been too long And I’m not done I’ll never fall asleep I will go on
 And then I will be waiting for the sun And in your eyes I see the owers in bloom 
Will you take a look?
 Feel my hands now, we can watch the days go by Just you and I I’ll never fall asleep I will go on
 And then I will be waiting for the sun And I will be waiting for the sun Never fall asleep, I will go on
7.
Junior 02:52
You and I won’t wait 
And we’ll grow up too late
 With you in my arms I can beat them down And then I walk among the clouds You and I will sway 
High all through the day 
And we are too young to lay down and die We’ll stick to our dreams to be safe and sound Baby I am all alone
 Don’t leave me now, you turn me on I won’t ever get it done
 Don’t leave me now, you turn me on And we are too young to lay down and die We’ll stick to our dreams to be safe and sound
8.
Adore 04:34
You know that I’ve been told you’re kissed by the sun I feel it in my bones when I know you’ll come around You know that I’ve been told summertime will come 
I feel it even more and I choose you every time And baby you shut down my eyes No one’s ever made me y like you You know that I’ve been told you’re kissed by the sun What’s it all good for if you’re not always on my mind You know that I’ve been told summertime will come You’re all that I adore and I want to see you downtown And baby you shut down my eyes
 No one’s ever made me y like you
 And the weekends go by 
I’ll be dreaming on the whole night through
9.
Oh the time has come it’s up to me
 And all the city lights, I want them to seduce me And the two of us we are so far away
 And you are always on my mind and it’s not ction I see the waves, will they take us? 
I want to feel all your heat on the inside You’re so likeable and you’ll be famous 
I breathe in and out and I wait, when can I see you? I see the waves, will they take us? 
I want to feel all your heat on the inside

about

From the opening salvo of their self-titled sophomore LP, Westkust’s mission is clear: envelop the listener with sunny, soaring melodies cascading through upbeat walls of sound, all the while imbuing the songs with their own unique sense of cool. Opener ‘Swebeach’ immediately announces the album like announcing spring has arrived - with a warm, ringing-alarm guitar riff soon met by vocalist/guitarist Julia Bjernelind’s atmospheric croon.

With amped up production, the Gothenburg, Sweden quartet continue navigating the infectious and layered dream pop that made their 2015 album Last Forever so memorable and fun. In the four years since the RFC/Luxury-issued Last Forever (which included Pitchfork-approved Best New Track Swirl), Westkust have undergone a transformation anchored in friendship, providing the upbeat undercurrent to the new album. Following the departure of three of the quintet’s members (including two they shared with fellow Gothenburg band and labelmates Makthaverskan), vocalist Julia Bjernelind also assumed guitar duties alongside guitarist Brian Cukrowski and drummer Philip Söderlind and added Pär Karlsson on bass.

“We wanted to make songs that just feel good to listen to,” says Bjernelind. “The thing that holds this band together is the friendship we’ve had for several years. We love playing together and enjoy each others company which still makes it fun.” The warmth of that friendship shines throughout the record. Songs shift from the fast and driving opening trio of Swebeach/Rush/Drive to the mellow, Ride-inspired track Daylight with finesse, capturing an array of moods and moments with ease. Single Cotton Skies pulls the band into twee territory, bringing a laid back tambourine rhythm into the mix before soaring off again with an anthemic guitar riff. As the record continues to blossom and deliver one memorable melody after another, Westkust becomes the feeling of stepping outside eyes closed feeling the first warm sunshine on your skin - carrying with it with all the promise and joy of the coming seasons.

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released March 1, 2019

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