Greatest Coast frontwoman Bethany Cosentino has introduced the July 28 launch, through Harmony Information, of her debut solo album Pure Catastrophe. The brand new document, produced by Butch Walker, was written in Nashville and Los Angeles and is described as a departure from the understated indie-pop that Greatest Coast are identified for.
Pure Catastrophe, “intensely intimate but rooted in common fact,” is launched by the primary single “It’s High quality,” which is out now alongside a music video directed by frequent collaborator Janell Shirtcliff.
As she declares her solo debut, Cosentino has additionally confirmed that Greatest Coast will go on indefinite hiatus. “My id as a human being, and as an artist, has been so wrapped up in Greatest Coast for over a decade,” she says. “The choice to pause the undertaking indefinitely, and discover a brand new facet of myself, was a really tough one to make – however it felt essential for me. Life is simply too brief to not give your self what you are feeling you want and need. I’m enthusiastic about being simply Bethany Cosentino for some time and determining who I’m exterior of the ‘Bethany from Greatest Coast’ field I’ve lived in for such a very long time.”
She muses of her early days within the public eye, in her early 20s: “I checked out myself lengthy and arduous within the mirror, and I noticed that I too had been bringing myself again to that place. I stored proclaiming to the world ‘I’ve modified, I’ve advanced!’ however I hadn’t gotten to the place I actually wished to be but. It grew to become actually clear to me that I wanted to push myself into a totally completely different path. As a result of the street I used to be on was simply finally taking me again to sq. one.”
The brand new set was primarily recorded throughout a collection of journeys to Walker’s Nashville studio, and places her voice entrance and heart, each actually and metaphorically, for the primary time. “Once I have a look at all of the artists I discover most influential, the frequent thread is that they take dangers and proceed exploring completely different variations of themselves,” she says. “My aim is to continue to grow and difficult myself and dwelling exterior any form of field, to maintain on evolving as an artist and an individual.
“And if anybody’s feeling stagnant, I hope this document evokes them to see what else life has to supply. It’s actually scary to take these dangers and make massive adjustments in your life, however what you discover on the opposite facet might be so magical.”
Pre-order Pure Catastrophe, which is launched on July 28.
The total tracklisting is:
Pure Catastrophe
Outta Time
It’s High quality
Straightforward
A Single Day
My Personal Metropolis
For A Second
Calling On Angels
Actual Life
Hope You’re Pleased Now
It’s A Journey
I’ve Received Information For You