Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast has officially announced her debut solo album Natural Disaster, as well as released the lead single “It’s Fine.”
Set to release on July 28, Natural Disaster hears Cosentino step away from the indie pop/rock tone of Best Coast to a more ’90s pop-rock/country sound as she takes influences from the likes of Bonnie Raitt and Sheryl Crow. “When I look at all the artists I find most influential, the common thread is that they take risks and continue exploring different versions of themselves,” she said in a statement. “My goal is to keep growing and challenging myself and living outside any kind of box, to keep on evolving as an artist and a person. And if anyone’s feeling stagnant, I hope this record inspires them to see what else life has to offer. It’s really scary to take those risks and make big changes in your life, but what you find on the other side can be so magical.”
With the announcement of the album, she also confirmed that Best Coast — her band with Bobb Bruno — will go on an indefinite hiatus, “My identity as a human being, and as an artist, has been so wrapped up in Best Coast for over a decade. The decision to pause the project indefinitely, and explore a new side of myself, was a very difficult one to make – but it felt necessary for me. Life is too short to not give yourself what you feel you need and want. I am excited about being just Bethany Cosentino for a while and figuring out who I am outside of the ‘Bethany from Best Coast’ box I’ve lived in for such a long time.”
Watch the music video for Bethany Cosentino’s “It’s Fine” above. Natural Disaster drops July 28.
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