Rolling Blackouts Coastal FeverBest Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Albums Ranked

Hope Downs

pastemagazine

8.9

“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 ”

Sideways to New Italy

pastemagazine

8.6

“The Melbourne quintet prove you can go home again on their terrific sophomore album”

Hope Downs

pitchfork

8.1

“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.”

The French Press - EP

pitchfork

8.1

“Working from an old, dog-eared indie rock blueprint, this Melbourne trio delight in redrafting the lines. The French Press shines just as bright as their last EP, but the songs cast darker shadows.”

Endless Rooms

nme

8.0

“Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever’s latest record ‘Endless Rooms’ started to percolate two years ago, during the 2020 lockdown. With live shows cancelled and everyone stuck at home, the Melbourne quintet started working on new material, sharing ideas between themselves, and leaning into new sounds. But an isolated pandemic project, this is not. As soon as they could, the band decamped to a secluded ”

Sideways to New Italy

nme

8.0

“Life is rarely straightforward – as we’ve all been reminded lately – and it’s even less so on the road. Pre-lockdown, Melbourne band Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – singer-songwriters and guitarists Tom Russo, Joe White and Fran Keaney and bassist Joe Russo and drummer Marcel Tussie – spent 18 months on a gruelling world tour, and it seems that endless staring out of plane windows left them ques”