8.1
Avg Score
5
Opinions
#2,889
All Time
10
Tracks
“Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever wastes no time in getting to their strength—jangling, propulsive pop-rock—on their debut full-length Hope Downs. There is no table-setting track here. No slow fade in or superfluous into. In fact, opener “An Air Conditioned Man” almost seems to pick up in medias res when you press play. This seems appropriate for R.B.C.F., an Australian quintet that hit the ground ”
“The “120 Minutes” revivalists trade manic exuberance for panicked agitation on a debut album that applies their infectious brand of motorik jangle rock to lovelorn ruminations and geopolitical laments.”
“Maybe it’s down to the name, but Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever are undoubtedly a seaside band. The Melbourne quintet’s debut record’s lo-fi jangle brings to mind sunshine and saltwater, murderous seagulls with death in their hearts and chips on their mind. In fairness, this association might also have something to do with the fact that ‘Hope Downs’ is due out in June, and it’s finally starting t”
“Hope Downs is a warm and vivid debut from Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever”
