I pre-ordered Best Coast’s The Only Place today, and the tracklist for it, revealed this week, has “Up All Night” as the record’s closing track. “Up All Night” is one of my favorite Best Coast songs, but I can’t imagine this version is what to expect on the new record - the band doesn’t hide behind nearly as much noise anymore. I expect lush Jon Brion strings on the album version, actually.

Regardless, it conveys the heartbreak and loneliness present in Best Coast’s best songs in a devastating way - perfect for a closing track, really, now that I think about it. I’m not about to complain about having two different versions of a great song, anyway.

mp3 - Best Coast :: Up All Night (Jeans Wilder / Best Coast split 7” version) (via Stereogum)

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