With delicate vocals floating above restrained guitars, ambient stirrings, soft percussion and melodies as sweet as hot cocoa, Coastal's winter is perfect for lazy evenings spent at home, slow dancing in the kitchen with a loved one, or dreaming of distant worlds in front of the fireplace. Through the laconic pacing of "Winter", the elegiac piano and vocal harmonies of "San Malo", the spacey atmospherics of "Ashes", and lush interpretation of the Cocteau Twins' "Primitive Heart", Coastal retains a dreaminess that "invites you to close your eyes, lay down, and be carried away by the soft sounds, letting go your thoughts until you abandon yourself in (their) mesmerizing music." (Losing Today Magazine)

TRACKLISTING | Play All
01 Winter
02 San Malo
03 Ashes
04 Primitive Heart

All tracks written by Coastal except "Primitive Heart" written by Robin Guthrie, Elizabeth Fraser and Simon Raymonde.

WINTER was named "Best EP of 2002" by Somewherecold.

"The first installment in [ the seasons series ] is WINTER, as seen through the gauzy eyes of Utah's Coastal. Capturing the stark isolation of a late night snowstorm (or the peaceful morning after), the opening track, "Winter," shows Coastal to be a band akin to Low or American Analog Set, while other moments on winter add a hint of Slowdive, et al... Warm songs for cold nights."
FakeJazz

"On Winter's four songs, (Coastal) continues to delicately explore the spartan dynamics of their debut LP, combining wistful male and female vocals, delicate guitars, understated keys, and wispy rhythms into appealingly restrained, minimal compositions."
Epitonic

"Coastal applies a very dry production to their already very spartan songs, leaving plenty of room for the notes to seek drama, theatricality, and tension... certainly for those who need more Red House Painters or Codeine in their lives."
Aquarius Records