Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Hope Downs [LP]

It's rare that a band's debut album sounds as confident and self-assured as Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever's Hope Downs. To say that the first full-length from the Melbourne quintet improves on their buzz-building EPs from the last few years would be an understatement: the promise those early releases hinted at is fully realized here, with ten songs of urgent, passionate guitar pop that elicit warm memories of bands past, from the Go-Betweens' jangle to the charmingly lo-fi trappings of New Zealand's Flying Nun label. But don't mistake Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever for nostalgists: Hope Downs is the sound of a band finding its own collective voice. Tracklist: An Air Conditioned Man Talking Straight Mainland Time in Common Sister's Jeans Bellarine Cappuccino City Exclusive Grave How Long? The Hammer UPC: 098787122015 Label: Sub Pop Release Date: 6.15.18 Format: Vinyl