Is there anything more typical of music publications in the 21st century than waiting for an indie rock band to fail miserably with the release their second record? Don’t let them tell you “Sideways to New Italy” is lacking something important. The new Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever album has all the melodies and hooks you need to survive this festival-less summer so you can pretend everything’s fine. We’re adding a fourth sentence to this paragraph because it seems like it’s mandatory to reference the Go-Betweens and/or the Feelies every single time we talk about this band.
Plus: new tracks by Run The Jewels, DJ Lycox, Pop Dell’Arte, No Age, Lithics, Ohmme, Dougie Poole, Whiskey Wolves of the West, Swampmeat Family Band, Crystal Shipsss, Helvetia, Muzz, The Clientele, LA Priest, Becca Mancari, Sarah Louise, Brigid Mae Power, The World of Dust, Samantha Crain, Camille Delean, Modern Nature, Mt. Joy, Joan Shelley, and Torres.
Bolachas Now Playing, 23/2020 (#235): http://bit.ly/bolachasnowplaying
Run The Jewels – walking in the snow
DJ Lycox – Yella Dos Enjoados
Pop Dell’arte – Freaky Dance
No Age – Head Sport Full Face
Lithics – Mice In the Night
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – The Only One
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Not Tonight
Ohmme – The Limit
Dougie Poole – The Who’s Who of Who Cares
Whiskey Wolves of the West – Out of My Everloving Mind
Swampmeat Family Band – Monkey See Monkey Do
Crystal Shipsss – Control Your Fear
Helvetia – Reaktor
Muzz – Bad Feeling
The Clientele – Closer
LA Priest – Rubber Sky
Becca Mancari – Lonely Boy
Chelsea Williams – Beautiful and Strange
Sarah Louise – Your Dreams
Brigid Mae Power – I Was Named After You
The World of Dust – The Life of Gods
Samantha Crain – Pastime
Camille Delean – Afraid of People
Modern Nature – Mayday
Mt. Joy – Every Holiday
Joan Shelley – Bed In The River
TORRES – Too Big for the Glory Hole