GOSPELBEACH: BEST COASTS
Brent Rademaker would like to think that GospelbeacH’s Pacific Surf Line (Alive Naturalsound) is a celebration of our country’s two left coasts—though maybe he would’ve preferred a bit more Old Florida charm to counter the L.A. swagger. “I miss the beach there; I miss the feeling in the air after it rains,” says Rademaker, a native of the Gulf Coast. “I really wanted to make this album sound like the kinds of music I listened to growing up in the ’70s.”
By and large, though, Pacific Surf Line celebrates Rademaker’s return to Southern California, its title referencing the modern trains that now traverse its dramatic coastline. “I love the people out here,” says Rademaker. “I work at Commune Design, which is known for being quintessentially California. I work with my wife and a ton of creative people. Once I started working there, that’s when the record really started taking shape.”