columns of the Sunday supplements, it is very much now. The main reasoning for this, though, must predominantly be taken as the music featuring on the new record itself. There had previously been some hesitancy shown to the band, some apprehension to give complete credit even when it was certainly due. It may have been the joyfully nave lyrical matter, a truthful manifestation of modern woes it could be deemed, Ivor Novello fodder it certainly could not. There was a general critical view that stripping away the production values of an artist like Best Coast, or any of the other hazy shoegaze-nostalgists that came to prominence a few years back, may reveal a certain lack of depth underneath. In this day and age when high-end recording techniques are manageable to almost all, deriders would suggest, there's no need for such distortionto be chic. Whether a response to this criticism or simply a product of more money to work with (Bethany tells The Line of BestFit that she's long given up reading the reviews), the new record is predominantly 'fuzz-free'. "I hope it shows that we're not just some gimmicky band who can only do one thing," Cosentino says of the sonic shift. Sure, the ice-cool sun-pop feel remains but things are a lot clearer this time round, and varied too. While Crazy For You could probably have been summed up by of the songs featured like the whimsical tune 'Boyfriend', this is definitely not the case with this LP. Tracks