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Cali band Best Coast is back and are giving fans a taste of their upcoming album with a FREE download of their title track, “The Only Place.” The album be released May 15th and is the follow-up to 2010′s Crazy For You LP. In support of the new album the band has announced a tremendous run of live shows in the US and UK.

For more information on Best Coast check out their official website, MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter pages. Listen and get a free download of “The Only Place” below.

TOUR DATES
5/18 Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern *
5/19 Oakland, CA @ Fox *
5/21 Portland, Or @ Aladdin *
5/22 Seattle, WA @ Neptune *
5/23 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore *
5/25 Aspen, CO @ Belly Up *
5/26 Boulder, CO @ Fox Theater *
5/27 Lawrence, KS @ Granada *
5/29 Omaha, NE @ Slowdown *
5/30 St. Louis, MO @ Firebird *
6/01 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater *
6/02 Houston, TX @ Free Press Fest
6/03 Austin, TX @ Chaos in Tejas

6/16 Glasgow @ Garage
6/17 Manchester @ HMV Ritz
6/18 Birmingham @ Academy
6/20 London @ SBE
6/21 Brighton @ Coalition
6/22 Isle of Wight Festival
6/24 Atlantic City @ Metallica’s Orion Festival ^
7/09 Orlando, FL @ The Social ^
7/10 Miami, FL @ Grand Central ^
7/12 Atlanta, GA @ Variety ^
7/13 Chapel Hill, NC @ Cat’s Cradle ^
7/14 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club ^
7/16 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer ^
7/17 New York, NY @ Terminal 5 ^
7/18 Boston, MA @ Royale ^
7/20 Montreal, QC @ Le National ^
7/21 Toronto, ON @ Pheonix ^
7/23 Columbus, OH @ Newport Theater ^
7/24 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom ^
7/25 Madison, WI @ Majestic ^
7/27 Chicago, IL @ Vic ^

* = w/ Jeff the Brotherhood

^ = w/ Those Darlins

We are stoked! Best Coast’s  next album The Only Place will be released on May 15th by Mexican Summer and was produced by Jon Brion

The new record’s “grown-up” and “seriously emo,” front woman Bethany Cosentino told Pitchfork earlier this year.

Check out the track listing and up coming tour dates below:

The Only Place:

01 The Only Place
02 Why I Cry
03 Last Year
04 My Life
05 No One Like You
06 How They Want Me to Be
07 Better Girl
08 Do You Love Me Like You Used To
09 Dreaming My Life Away
10 Let’s Go Home
11 Up All Night

Best Coast:

03-12 San Antonio, TX - The Big Spill at the Korova
03-15 Austin, TX – Parking Lot at 9th and Trinity – Google Music SXSW Showcase
03-15 Austin, TX – Urban Outfitters Back Lot Performances
03-16 Austin, TX – Stubbs – Spin SXSW Showcase
03-17 The Hype Hotel – Hype Machine SXSW Showcase
05-18 Los Angeles, CA – Wiltern *
05-19 Oakland, CA – Fox *
05-21 Portland, OR – Aladdin *
05-22 Seattle, WA – Neptune *
05-23 Vancouver, British Columbia – Commodore *
05-25 Aspen, CO – Belly Up *
05-26 Boulder, CO – Fox Theater *
05-27 Lawrence, KS – Granada *
05-29 Omaha, NE – Slowdown *
05-30 St. Louis, MO – Firebird *
06-01 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater *
06-02 Houston, TX @ Free Press Fest *
06-03 Austin, TX @ Chaos in Tejas *
06-16 Glasgow, Scotland – Garage
06-17 Manchester, England – HMV Ritz
06-18 Birmingham, England – Academy
06-20 London, England – SBE
06-21 Brighton, England – Coalition
06-22 Isle of Wight, England – Isle of Wight Festival
06-24 Atlantic City, NJ – Metallica’s Orion Festival ^
07-09 Orlando, FL – The Social ^
07-10 Miami, FL – Grand Central ^
07-12 Atlanta, GA – Variety ^
07-13 Chapel Hill, NC – Cat’s Cradle ^
07-14 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club ^
07-16 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer ^
07-17 New York, NY – Terminal 5 ^
07-18 Boston, MA – Royale ^
07-20 Montreal, Quebec – Le National ^
07-21 Toronto, Ontario – Pheonix ^
07-23 Columbus, OH – Newport Theater ^
07-24 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom ^
07-25 Madison, WI – Majestic ^
07-27 Chicago, IL – Vic ^

* with JEFF the Brotherhood
^ with Those Darlins