Sideways to New Italy

Sideways to New Italy
Studio album by Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
Released	5 June 2020
Genre	Indie rock, jangle pop, [1] surf rock [2]
Length	39:43
Label	Sub Pop
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever chronology
Hope Downs (2018) Sideways to New Italy (2020) Endless Rooms (2022)
Singles from Sideways to New Italy
"Cars in Space" Released: 12 February 2020 [3] "She's There" Released: 31 March 2020 [4] "Falling Thunder" Released: 5 May 2020 [5] "Cameo" Released: 3 June 2020 [6]

Sideways to New Italy is the second album by the 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
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.7/10 [8]
Metacritic	80/100 [9]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[10]
Beats Per Minute	81% [11]
Clash	7/10 [12]
Exclaim!	7/10 [13]
Loud and Quiet	7/10 [14]
NME	[15]
Paste	8.6/10 [16]
Pitchfork	6.6/10 [17]
Rolling Stone	[18]
Tom Hull	B+ ( ) [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]
Under the Radar	Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2020	34	[23]
Stereogum	Stereogum's 50 Best Albums of 2020 – Mid-Year	16	[24]

Track listing

Sideways to New Italy track listing

No.	Title	Length
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) [25]	4
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [26]	64
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [27]	66
Irish Albums (IRMA) [28]	77
Scottish Albums (OCC) [29]	8
UK Albums (OCC) [30]	45
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [31]	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. "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.
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22. "The 50 best albums of 2020". Double J. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
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24. "Best Albums of 2020 So Far". Stereogum . 10 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
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26. "Ultratop.be – Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Sideways to New Italy" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
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28. "IRMA Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
29. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
30. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
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