Fade Away

'Fade Away' is the first release on Bethany Cosentino's Jewel City label, setting Best Coast off on a new burst of independence and creativity, which includes another album the band will start recording in November for release in the first part of 2014.

The EP's seven tracks reflect the increased confidence that Cosentino and her bandmate, multi-instrumentalist Bobb Bruno, gained in the three surreal years since their break-through, beautifully lo-fi album 'Crazy For You'. The freedom of having her own label led Cosentino to a faster-paced, energetic set of songs inspired by Mazzy Star, Patsy Cline, My Bloody Valentine and Ambien.

"When I would drive to and from the studio I would listen to My Bloody Valentine. I was really into the new My Bloody Valentine record. I remember thinking, 'OK, I want to make this record a little bit noisier. I want it to have more.' I wanted to use weirder instruments, high guitar parts, weird, fuzzy, faded sounded guitar parts, throwing them in and layering things, hence why I named it 'Fade Away'. I was in a zone where everything seemed faded to me."