The Coast Is Never Clear was the third album released by indie rock

Indie rock

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 band Beulah

Beulah (band)

Beulah was an indie rock band from San Francisco, California, often associated with The Elephant 6 Recording Company.-Early Years: 1996-1998:...

 in 2001. Originally planned for release on Capricorn Records

Capricorn Records

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, the label was folded into Island Def Jam Records along with many of its artists including 311

311 (band)

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. However, Beulah, The Glands, Jucifer, and The Honeyrods were not sold along with the other properties of the label. Former employees of Capricorn formed Velocette in order to release albums by the displaced bands, forcing the release date to be pushed back until September 11, 2001. The song "Popular Mechanics for Lovers" was used in the soundtrack for 2010 film Youth in Revolt.

Track listing

(all songs written by Miles Kurosky, except where noted)

1. "Hello Resolven" – 1:49
2. "A Good Man Is Easy to Kill" – 4:20
3. "What Will You Do When Your Suntan Fades?" – 4:05
4. "Gene Autry" – 3:35
5. "Silver Lining" – 2:35
6. "Popular Mechanics for Lovers" – 3:04
7. "Gravity's Bringing Us Down" (Kurosky/Noel) – 4:39
8. "Hey Brother" – 3:28
9. "I'll Be Your Lampshade" – 4:12
10. "Cruel Minor Change" – 2:26
11. "Burned By the Sun" (Noel) – 2:47
12. "Night Is the Day Turned Inside Out" (Kurosky/LaFollette) – 4:12

Note: ^ denotes that the song was released as a single.

Trivia

• The album was released on September 11, 2001, and coincidentally has a plane flying over the horizon on the back of the cover.
• The song "Silver Lining" was used in a commercial for Target
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   stores.
• The song "A Good Man Is Easy To Kill" is featured in the trailer for The Perfect Score
  The Perfect Score
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