Sideways to New Italy

2020 studio album by Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever

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 studio album by 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]
Far Out Magazine	Far Out Magazine's 50 Best Albums of 2020	20	^[23]
Under the Radar	Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2020	34	^[24]
Stereogum	Stereogum's 50 Best Albums of 2020 – Mid-Year	16	^[25]

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)^[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

References

^ "Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Deliver Summer Romance on 'Sideways to New Italy'". Rolling Stone. 5 June 2020.
^ "ALBUM REVIEW: Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever stroll down memory lane on 'Sideways to New Italy'". 4 June 2020.
^ "Cars in Space - Single by Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever". Apple Music. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
^ Martin, Josh (31 March 2020). "Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever share new single 'She's There', announce second album". NME. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
^ Gallagher, Alex (5 May 2020). "Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever share new song 'Falling Thunder'". NME. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
^ "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.
^ Minsker, Evan (31 March 2020). "Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Announce New Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
^ "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
^ Sendra, Tim. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
^ O'Malley, Gareth (5 June 2020). "Beats Per Minute Review". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
^ McDonagh, Shannon (5 June 2020). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
^ 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.
^ Rankine, Ollie (1 June 2020). "Loud and Quiet Review". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
^ 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.
^ Russell, Scott (4 June 2020). "Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Go Back to Move Forward on Sideways to New Italy". Paste. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
^ Soto, Alfred (8 June 2020). "Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Sideways to New Italy". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
^ Dolan, Jon (5 June 2020). "Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Deliver Summer Romance on 'Sideways to New Italy'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
^ Hull, Tom (22 June 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – On the Web. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
^ "/". The Music. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
^ "Albums of The Year 2020". Rough Trade. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
^ "The 50 best albums of 2020". Double J. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
^ "The 50 best albums of 2020 - Far Out Magazine". 16 December 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
^ "Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2020". Under the Radar. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ "Best Albums of 2020 So Far". Stereogum. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Sideways to New Italy". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
^ "Ultratop.be – Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Sideways to New Italy" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Sideways to New Italy" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
^ "IRMA Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 September 2022.