The eponymous New Italy is a village near New South Wales’s Northern Rivers – the area Tussie is from. Sideways To New Italy is an album inextricably tied to RBCF’s time on the road, but they won’t be returning there to play these songs for quite a while. On Sideways to New Italy, the five-piece continues their solid methodology of songcraft, even if it may feel a little stale by the album’s end. It’s the cream of the crop when it comes to modern reverbed-out jangle pop, but there’s really only so much one can take when it comes to this midtempo playlist-rock. Sunglasses At The Wedding 10. Cars In Space 7. Beautiful Steven 5. Cameo 8. The Only One 6. Well-versed in detailed, cinematic song writing, they flick through anecdotal snapshots of rolling hills and inner-city streets, all recounted through wide-angled frames of rose-tinted nostalgia. Sideways To New Italy acts as an abiding memory, a beacon of home and the forgotten fragments that once defined it. continue to make a strong case as one of Australia’s most vital rock acts, if not the world’s. Falling Thunder 3. 2020 Preview Editors’ Notes Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever wanted to get back in touch with the things that bring meaning to their lives after touring extensively in support of 2018’s full-length debut Hope Downs. Sideways to New Italy, the band’s sophomore effort, continues the group’s penchant for high energy thrills while adding more variation to its sound. They’ve upped their game even further on Sideways to New Italy, and the result is a perfect summertime indie-rock record. The Second Of The First 2. Not Tonight 9.

She's There 4. And in heading Sideways to New Italy, Rolling Blackouts C.F. Sideways to New Italy by Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, released 05 June 2020 1.