Bethany Cosentino is best known as the frontwoman for Californian indie rock group Best Coast. Today, however, she's announced she's going her own way: her debut solo album Natural Disaster is out July 28 via Concord Records. The news comes with lead single "It's Fine" and a video directed by Janell Shirtcliff. The album was written in Nashville and Los Angeles and produced by Butch Walker, primarily drawing influence from Sheryl Crow and Bonnie Raitt.
“My identity as a human being, and as an artist, has been so wrapped up in Best Coast for over a decade,” Cosentino said in a statement. “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 video for "It's Fine" below, and pre-order Natural Disaster here.
