Charlie Coast is the long-term project of Canadian singer-songwriter _______. It started in January 2023 with the release of the track "I Am a Familiar Creak in Your Floorboards", a Crywank cover. Over the next year, she would release two singles, "Charlie Is Going To Die Soon" and "Postcards & Polaroids", three EP's, "Silent Treatment", "Charlie Coast" and "Bring Me Back To Life", and an album, "Anywhere But Here". Her second album "Nicotine" released in February 2025 and featured hit singles "Kids Are Why We Drink" and "All We Need". Charlie Coast is best known for having a prolific release schedule, releasing something new every 2 or 3 months for the last 2 and a half years. Despite this, the quality of each release has only continued to improve, both from a writing and production standpoint. Charlie Coast is on track to release her third and final album of the "Kit Blaine Trilogy" in 2027, under the working title Total Eclipse.
On January 13, 2023, Charlie Coast released the track "I Am a Familiar Creak in Your Floodboards" on Bandcamp and YouTube. While unsuccessful on Bandcamp, it's YouTube release would reach nearly 200 views in it's first week. On March 10, another track would be released, titled Wyoming Isn't Real. This was _______'s first original song ever released, and easily the most hated by her. To date, ______ still refuses to talk about it. Less then a month later, on April 7, Charlie Coast released her debut EP "Silent Treatment" to moderate success, by her standards. On April 26, "Charlie Is Going To Die Soon" would be released as a single. Both "Wyoming Isn't Real" and "I Am a Familiar Creak in Your Floorboards" would be included as B-sides on the single, beginning her trend of including B-sides on almost every single. In May, writing and recording began for Charlie Coast's debut self-titled album. However, for unknown reasons, the project wouldn't be properly finished. The songs that were recorded for it would be released as an EP on June 2.
On May 29, 2023, Charlie Coast would record "Home", the track that would end up closing her debut album. On June 21 & 22, the other six tracks, "Narcissist", "90s Rock Band", "Tell Me It's Over", "Clichè", "Pathetic" and "Every Shining Time You Arrive", a Sunny Day Real Estate cover, would be recorded. The album, "Anywhere But Here", would be announced on the 21st, with an initial release date set for that September. The following day, a proper release date would be given: August 11. On July 1, pre-orders for the album would be made available. On July 5, Charlie Coast would annouced the song "Keep It For A While" would be releasing that Friday. It didn't. On July 10, an EP titled "80 Degrees" would be announced with a release date set for "after (Anywhere But Here)". It would never be released. On July 20, the album would be delayed as ______ had a sudden change of heart, believing the album to be unfinished and saying she "(wasn't) ready for this album to be released yet". On July 22, "Narcissist" would be announced as the album's first single. It was released on August 5 without a B-side. Finally, on September 1, the album was released and quickly forgotten about.
In July 2023, ______ started working on her second album, which we now know as Nicotine. A tracklist would be posted to Instagram shortly after, along wiih photos of a few tracks that had been written. On September 8, the first single from the album, a cover of Lovejoy's "Cause For Concern" backed with "2 (It Eats You Alive)". Unfortunatly, the album would be scrapped shortly after, with it's three finished tracks, "If You Can Hear Me", "Revival" and "First Time In A Long Time", plus "Cause For Concern" and "2", becoming the Bring Me Back To Life EP. It was released in October 2023.
Shortly after Nicotine was scrapped, a new album would be created. Initially titled "Charlie Coast II", the album would've contained ten tracks, with one being a cover of Weezer's "Haunt You Every Day". Sometime in late October, the album title would be changed to "Journals", before ultimately being scrapped. The only tracks recorded for it, "Postcards & Polaroids", "Talk To Me" and "Something New" would be released as a single in November.
On January 13, a track called "bloody is moody" was released on bandcamp, along with the announcement of a new single called "Nobody Knows I'm A Ghost", which would release a month later. On February 14, it's second B-side, a cover of The Beatles "And I Love Her" was released, which continued the trend from "bloody is moody" of having a glitchy and distorted track cover. This trend would continue all year.
On February 16, "Nobody Knows I'm A Ghost" was released, with "bloody is moody" and "And I Love Her" as B-sides
A month later, "Escape Plan" was released, backed with a cover of "Here She Comes Now" by The Velvet Underground. This would be the last single before Charlie Coast's extended hiatus.
On September 20, Charlie Coast broke her silence with the release of "The Story Of You", backed with "Ambien (Been Away)". A month later, "Autofocus", backed with "Start Again - Demo" released. Finally, on December 13, "You Are Here", backed with "All Over the Place" and "Wasted Summer" was released.
After the Nicotine/Charlie Coast II/Journals fiasco, ______ once again started recording a new album. This time around, details about it would be kept a close secret, to avoid it getting out of hand again. Recording most likely took place between December 2023 and February 2024, as the album's first single "Escape Plan" would be released in March. The album announcement would also happen around that time, confirming that the new album was called "The Diaries Of Mr. Graves", and that it would be released on May 10. The tracklist was also revealed around this time, with many of that years singles being present on it. "Here She Comes Now", "The Story Of You", "Escape Plan", "Ambien (Been Away)", "Autofocus", and "All Over the Place" are all confirmed tracks on the album.
Allegedly, the album did release on May 10, 2024. However, only a month later, it would be pulled from streaming services for unknown reasons. To date, it's only available on Bandcamp.
In December 2024, Charlie Coast announced her new album "Nicotine" would be releasing on February 14, 2025. Shortly after, the tracklist would be shared on Bandcamp, revealing just 8 tracks and a runtime of 42 minutes
In January 2025, "Kids Are Why We Drink", the album's third track, was announced as it's first single. It was released a week before the album on February 7.
On February 3, two tracks would be uploaded to Bandcamp, "Take Care" and "Nights Like These", both listed as outtakes from a scrapped version of the album called "Dear June, I'll Always Love You".
On February 14, the album released to a little success, even by Charlie Coast standards.
On March 14, the album's second single, "All We Need" was released. The planned final single "In The Meantime..." would be released exclusively on Bandcamp a few weeks later on April 2
The Charlie Coast II EP is currently in production.
_____ first discovered music through pop radio stations in the later 2010s. As bad as most of the songs were in retrospect, they would come to have a massive influence over her songwriting. She would later discover the artist Lemon Demon and indie rock, and the rest is history.
_____ has cited Wilbur Soot, Kurt Cobain and Oasis as major inspirations on the sound and style of her music. Other influences include Crywank, American Football, Twenty One Pilots, Pink Floyd, Nirvana, Sunny Day Real Estate and more.
______ personally identifies and Bisexual and Transgender, although never admits it in public because she hates calling attention to it. Despite initially using the name Charlie Coast for herself, she has since become disillusioned with the name, choosing instead to censor it until she can settle on a new one.
_____ will die on June 19, 2028 after the last show on her "Total Eclipse Tour". The cause of death will be accidental consumption of the water in the Hamilton Harbour while high on Fentynal at after party, probably with a Ticats game on in the background. Truly the most Hamilton death you can think of.