Sideways to New Italy

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Sideways to New Italy
Sideways to New Italy.jpg
Studio album by
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
Released5 June 2020
Genre Indie rock, jangle pop, [1] surf rock [2]
Length39:43
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
  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]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.7/10 [8]
Metacritic 80/100 [9]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Beats Per Minute 81% [11]
Clash 7/10 [12]
Exclaim! 7/10 [13]
Loud and Quiet 7/10 [14]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [15]
Paste 8.6/10 [16]
Pitchfork 6.6/10 [17]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [18]
Tom Hull B+ ( Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg ) [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
PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
The Music The Music's Top 10 Albums of 2020
8
Rough Trade Rough Trade's Albums of The Year 2020
8
Double J Double J's 50 Best Albums of 2020
10
Far Out Magazine Far Out Magazine's 50 Best Albums of 2020
20
Under the Radar Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2020
34
Stereogum Stereogum's 50 Best Albums of 2020 – Mid-Year
16

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

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