On the Radar: Coast Arcade
Coast Arcade is made up of Bella Bavin (vocals, lead guitar), Hans Setiawan (bass), Thom Boynton (drums) and Chris Tims (guitar). Photo credit: Coast Arcade’s Facebook.
Coast Arcade are a bright, young, vibrant band pushing their way into the New Zealand music scene with their surf-indie-rock style that has made impressions with myself and others across the country.
Rising above from Auckland, this talented four-piece have started up in 2021 and not let lockdown slow down their vibes and creativity, using the likes of Zoom and GarageBand to keep them on the path towards where they want to be during this ongoing pandemic.
After performing and working very hard in this years Smokefree Rockquest, they are just starting to turn up the notch on what our little ears can expect and they clearly have a bright future ahead as they are hoping to record and release a couple of new songs over the coming months, as well as starting live shows back up again.
What makes Coast Arcade unique is that they have a strong-vocal frontwoman, Bella, who is passionate about making her voice known and she has a great way of incorporating her vocals with the other instruments that Chris, Thom and Hans play in the band - a wonderful mix where they all compliment each other superbly. You can tell that all four members are really into what they are doing and enjoy perfecting their art, an outstanding attitude to have.
Coast Arcade get a huge thumbs up from team Welcome to the Gig and I cannot wait to see what they release next!
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Catch up on Coast Arcade’s adventures below -