Sideways to New Italy | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 5 June 2020 | |||
Genre | Indie rock, jangle pop,[1] surf rock[2] | |||
Length | 39:43 | |||
Label | Sub Pop | |||
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever chronology | ||||
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Singles from Sideways to New Italy | ||||
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]
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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]
Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
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The Music | The Music's Top 10 Albums of 2020 | 8
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Rough Trade | Rough Trade's Albums of The Year 2020 | 8
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Double J | Double J's 50 Best Albums of 2020 | 10
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Far Out Magazine | Far Out Magazine's 50 Best Albums of 2020 | 20
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Under the Radar | Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2020 | 34
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Stereogum | Stereogum's 50 Best Albums of 2020 – Mid-Year | 16
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No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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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 |