Alternative rock pioneers Camper Van Beethoven have returned with a new album, LA COSTA PERDIDA their 8th studio album and first since 2004. Their new album steeps their connection to Northern California, specifically the areas where the band and members first nurtured their musical talents Redlands, Santa Cruz and San Francisco. With a geographical jumping off point, the band fills in the dramatic, joyous, interpersonal and psychological aspects of the locales as only CVB can.