Mixing bubble gum lyrics with a distinctly garage rock sound, Best Coast certainly brought a different taste to the largely electronic selections at Buku.

Hailing from SoCal, Best Coast delivers the sunny California beach pop in a more jam-worthy way. Armed with killer pop lyrics and resounding guitar chords, Best Coast sounds like a modern day Nirvana mixed with Fiona Apple. The band played a wide range of songs, each one delving into the woes of love and heartache, a concept which Best Coast seems to be achingly familiar with. Even though all of Best Coast’s songs essentially say the same thing, the band manages to do it in a way that sounds completely different each time, making each song an absolutely worthwhile listen.

Best Coast’s set was a nice break from the flashing lights and continuous DJs overtaking the evening, though it did not lack the energy of the electronic sets. The set’s audience seemed to take in Best Coast in stride; though the crowd was sparse to begin with (the set’s time slot conflicted with Flying Lotus), it fleshed out towards the middle of the set and continued to grow throughout.

Ever the indie-rock poster girl, Best Coast’s Bethany Consentino’s overall look seemed as though it could have been taken straight out of Alexa Chung’s closet. Her innocently cute look of a long-sleeved, collared dress paired with tights matched her seemingly middle school crush lyrics perfectly. Even Consentino’s humor matched this overall persona. At one point in the set, when a few members of the crowd were chanting a resounding “boyfriend,” Consentino jabbed back “Don’t you guys know any other songs?”

Overall, Best Coast’s show was top-notch. The energy was great and the music was even better.