Single Review: Highest Heights

Just a couple of years after forming in high school, Coast Arcade are killing it! The indie pop-rock band is made up of brothers Chris and Nate Tims, Thom Boynton, and Bella Bavin who have found themselves performing at popular festivals and supporting Kiwi icons The Beths and Princess Chelsea.

Highest Heights is the follow up single from their successful debut Tattoo, and is a similarly infectious tune – guitars riffs and drums creating a bed of surf pop for the tortured young love lyrics to cry into.

Beth’s vocals are strong and remind me of Gwen Stefani in her early No Doubt days. The song is catchy and upbeat despite its moody matter, and overall there’s a confident tone to it which in my mind bodes well for these fresh faces and their future.

Recorded at Joel Little’s Big Fan studio with engineer Noema Te Hau and mixed by Jono Pearce (The Beths), Highest Heights is a banger of a song made with the support of NZ On Air and is accompanied by a great music video the band created with Dave Thompson and Imaginary Friends.