West Coast Drive (song)

"West Coast Drive"
Single by Coterie
from the album Coterie
Released9 September 2022 (2022-09-09)[1]
Genre
Length3:46
LabelMassive Records
Songwriter(s)
  • Brandford Fisher
  • Conrad Fisher
  • Daniel Skeed
  • Joshua Fisher
  • Tyler Fisher
Producer(s)
Coterie singles chronology
"Killing It Off"
(2022) 		"West Coast Drive"
(2022) 		"Deja Vu"
(2022)
Music video
"West Coast Drive" on YouTube

"West Coast Drive" is a song by Australian-New Zealand band Coterie, released as a single in September 2022. The song references West Coast Drive in Perth.

Background and composition

The song references the band's home in Perth, along West Coast Drive.[2] The song took inspiration from the surf and art culture of Perth,[3] and was written as a "good vibes anthem" with a "summer house party" sound.[4]

Release

"West Coast Drive" was released as a single on 9 September 2022,[2] a week after the Māori language version of "Cool It Down" was released for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori.[5][6][7] A music video was shot for the song, and was filmed on West Coast Drive in Perth.[8]

Critical reception

Australian drummer and music reviewer Vince Leigh called the song a "soulful pop hybrid", praising the track as "slick and sophisticated, littered with bite-sized hooks and some decent heft in the drum department, and all augmented by a thoughtful, inventive approach".[9] Dave Ruby Howe of Triple J Unearthed gave the song a five-star review, calling the song a "summer anthem" with "vibes from tip to toe",[10] and Claire Mooney (also of Triple J) gave the song four and a half stars; calling it a "blissed out specialty".[11]

Credits and personnel

  • Coterie – performer, producer
  • Robby De Sá – producer
  • Marlon Gerbes – producer
  • Antoni Fisher – engineer
  • Brandford Fisher – songwriter
  • Conrad Fisher – songwriter
  • Joshua Fisher – songwriter
  • Tyler Fisher – songwriter
  • Raúl López – mixing engineer
  • Daniel Skeed – songwriting
  • Brody Simpson – engineer
  • Hector Vega – mastering engineer

Charts

Chart (2022) Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 16
New Zealand Artist Hot Singles (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 1

References

  1. ^ "West Coast Drive - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b "COTERIE Share New Single 'West Coast Drive' New Single and Video Out Now". New Zealand Music Commission. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  3. ^ Billy, August (12 September 2022). "Love Letter to a Record: Coterie on The Beatles' 'Here Comes the Sun'". Musicfeeds. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  4. ^ "COTERIE Share The Inspiration Behind Their Self-Titled Debut Album". The Music. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Purea / Cool It Down - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  6. ^ Haimona-Riki, Mare (22 March 2022). "Māori band of brothers to translate hit single to te reo". Te Ao Māori News. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  7. ^ Maia Studio (4 October 2022). "Not Just Normalisation, But Celebration: Another Year Of Success For Waiata Anthems". Scoop. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  8. ^ "West Coast Drive - Coterie". Mai FM. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  9. ^ Leigh, Vince (9 September 2022). "Single Review: West Coast Drive by Coterie". Sheldon Ang Media. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  10. ^ Ruby Howe, Dave (12 September 2022). "West Coast Drive". Triple J Unearthed. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  11. ^ Mooney, Claire (13 September 2022). "West Coast Drive". Triple J Unearthed. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Hot 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Hot 20 NZ Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.