Name: Fade Away [Vinyl] [EP]
Brand: Jewel City
SKU: 43096792
Availability: OutOfStock

Fade Away [Vinyl] [EP]

Rating

Album: Fade Away [Vinyl] [EP]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	This Lonely Morning	More Info...	0:02
2)	I Wanna Know	More Info...	0:03
3)	Who Have I Become?	More Info...	0:05
4)	Fear of My Identity	More Info...	0:03
5)	Fade Away	More Info...	0:04
6)	Baby I'm Crying	More Info...	0:04
7)	I Don't Know How	More Info...	0:03

Performer Notes

After the release of 2012's The Only Place, Best Coast parted ways with their label, Mexican Summer, and Bethany Cosentino started her own label, Jewel City, to release the Fade Away EP. That is basically the only thing that's changed in the Best Coast camp. The sound is slick and punchy, the songs are straightforward and hooky, and Cosentino's lyrics are slightly awkward but kind of endearingly so. The first two tracks sound the way Blondie would sound in 2013 if they were stoned all the time and saw the sun occasionally, especially the super-catchy "This Lonely Morning," and the rest of the album splits the difference between the Ramones' poppier moments and a slightly less creepily deranged Hole circa Celebrity Skin (especially on the powerful title track). Business as usual, in other words, but business slightly better than on The Only Place. The absence of Jon Brion behind the desk means there are fewer little musical tricks to distract from the songs and a tighter, leaner sound overall. The EP format also serves the band well, since it ends right about the same time the average person's tolerance for Cosentino's endlessly introspective lyrics abruptly gives out. When the EP clicks and the music, words, and playing all get it right, one is reminded of the energy and fun that made the band worth checking out in the beginning. ~ Tim Sendra

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (p.75) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Cosentino peels off lyrics that cut to the heart of romantic torment and psychological torpor."

Alternative Press - 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "Lyrically introspective, musically tightÿand vocally resolute, FADE AWAY is Best Coast's best work to date."