West Coast Drive (song)

"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. The song took inspiration from the surf and art culture of Perth, and was written as a "good vibes anthem" with a "summer house party" sound.

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

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". 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", and Claire Mooney (also of Triple J) gave the song four and a half stars; calling it a "blissed out specialty".

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