Sideways to New Italy

Sideways to New Italy
Studio album by
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
Released5 June 2020
GenreIndie rock, jangle pop,[1] surf rock[2]
Length39:43
LabelSub Pop
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever chronology
Hope Downs
(2018) 		Sideways to New Italy
(2020) 		Endless Rooms
(2022)
Singles from Sideways to New Italy
  1. "Cars in Space"
    Released: 12 February 2020[3]
  2. "She's There"
    Released: 31 March 2020[4]
  3. "Falling Thunder"
    Released: 5 May 2020[5]
  4. "Cameo"
    Released: 3 June 2020[6]

Sideways to New Italy is the second studio album by Australian indie rock band Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever. It was released on 5 June 2020 under Sub Pop.[7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.7/10[8]
Metacritic80/100[9]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
Beats Per Minute81%[11]
Clash7/10[12]
Exclaim!7/10[13]
Loud and Quiet7/10[14]
NME[15]
Paste8.6/10[16]
Pitchfork6.6/10[17]
Rolling Stone[18]
Tom HullB+ ((2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention))[19]

Sideways to New Italy was met with universal acclaim through critics' reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 80, based on 17 reviews.[9]

Accolades

Accolades for Sideways to New Italy
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
The Music The Music's Top 10 Albums of 2020
8
[20]
Rough Trade Rough Trade's Albums of The Year 2020
8
[21]
Double J Double J's 50 Best Albums of 2020
10
[22]
Far Out Magazine Far Out Magazine's 50 Best Albums of 2020
20
[23]
Under the Radar Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2020
34
[24]
Stereogum Stereogum's 50 Best Albums of 2020 – Mid-Year
16
[25]

Track listing

Sideways to New Italy track listing
No.TitleLength
1."The Second of the First"3:40
2."Falling Thunder"4:05
3."She's There"3:44
4."Beautiful Steven"3:48
5."The Only One"3:46
6."Cars in Space"4:58
7."Cameo"4:07
8."Not Tonight"4:00
9."Sunglasses at the Wedding"3:32
10."The Cool Change"4:03
Total length:39:42

Charts

Chart performance for Sideways to New Italy
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[26] 4
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[27] 64
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[28] 66
Irish Albums (IRMA)[29] 77
Scottish Albums (OCC)[30] 8
UK Albums (OCC)[31] 45
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[32] 1

References

  1. ^ "Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Deliver Summer Romance on 'Sideways to New Italy'". Rolling Stone. 5 June 2020.
  2. ^ "ALBUM REVIEW: Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever stroll down memory lane on 'Sideways to New Italy'". 4 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Cars in Space - Single by Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever". Apple Music. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  4. ^ Martin, Josh (31 March 2020). "Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever share new single 'She's There', announce second album". NME. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  5. ^ Gallagher, Alex (5 May 2020). "Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever share new song 'Falling Thunder'". NME. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Release New Single, 'Cameo' - Their Highly Anticipated New Album 'Sideways to New Italy' Is out This Friday". Sub Pop. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  7. ^ Minsker, Evan (31 March 2020). "Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Announce New Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  8. ^ "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  10. ^ Sendra, Tim. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  11. ^ O'Malley, Gareth (5 June 2020). "Beats Per Minute Review". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  12. ^ McDonagh, Shannon (5 June 2020). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  13. ^ Regan, Sarah (4 June 2020). "Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Find a New Sense of Home on 'Sideways to New Italy'". Exclaim!. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  14. ^ Rankine, Ollie (1 June 2020). "Loud and Quiet Review". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  15. ^ Buchanan, Rhys (6 June 2020). "Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – 'Sideways To New Italy' review: sunny indie hints at melancholia within". NME. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  16. ^ Russell, Scott (4 June 2020). "Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Go Back to Move Forward on Sideways to New Italy". Paste. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  17. ^ Soto, Alfred (8 June 2020). "Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Sideways to New Italy". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  18. ^ Dolan, Jon (5 June 2020). "Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Deliver Summer Romance on 'Sideways to New Italy'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  19. ^ Hull, Tom (22 June 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – On the Web. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  20. ^ "/". The Music. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  21. ^ "Albums of The Year 2020". Rough Trade. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  22. ^ "The 50 best albums of 2020". Double J. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  23. ^ "The 50 best albums of 2020 - Far Out Magazine". 16 December 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  24. ^ "Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2020". Under the Radar. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  25. ^ "Best Albums of 2020 So Far". Stereogum. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  26. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Sideways to New Italy". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  27. ^ "Ultratop.be – Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Sideways to New Italy" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  28. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Sideways to New Italy" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  29. ^ "IRMA Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  30. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  31. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  32. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 September 2022.


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