Sideways to New Italy
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Sideways to New Italy
| type = studio
| artist = Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
| cover = Sideways to New Italy.jpg
| alt =
| released = 5 June 2020
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Indie rock, jangle pop,{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/rolling-blackouts-coastal-fever-sideways-to-new-italy-1010277/|title=Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Deliver Summer Romance on 'Sideways to New Italy'|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=5 June 2020}} surf rock{{Cite web|url=https://riffmagazine.com/album-reviews/rolling-blackouts-coastal-fever-sideways-to-new-italy/|title=ALBUM REVIEW: Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever stroll down memory lane on 'Sideways to New Italy'|date=4 June 2020}}
| length = 39:43
| label = Sub Pop
| producer =
| prev_title = Hope Downs
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Endless Rooms
| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Sideways to New Italy
| type = studio
| single1 = Cars in Space
| single1date = 12 February 2020{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/cars-in-space-single/1495120563|title=Cars in Space - Single by Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever|date=12 February 2020|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=1 June 2020}}
| single2 = She's There
| single2date = 31 March 2020{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/rolling-blackouts-coastal-fever-share-new-single-shes-there-announce-second-album-2638370|title=Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever share new single 'She's There', announce second album|website=NME|last=Martin|first=Josh|date=31 March 2020|access-date=1 June 2020}}
| single3 = Falling Thunder
| single3date = 5 May 2020{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/rolling-blackouts-coastal-fever-share-new-song-falling-thunder-2659628|title=Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever share new song 'Falling Thunder'|website=NME|last=Gallagher|first=Alex|date=5 May 2020|access-date=1 June 2020}}
| single4 = Cameo
| single4date = 3 June 2020{{cite web|url=https://www.subpop.com/news/2020/06/03/rolling_blackouts_coastal_fever_release_new_single_cameo_their_highly_anticipated_new_album_sideways_to_new_italy_is_out_this_friday|title=Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Release New Single, 'Cameo' - Their Highly Anticipated New Album 'Sideways to New Italy' Is out This Friday|website=Sub Pop|date=3 June 2020|access-date=30 June 2020}}
}}
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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.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/rolling-blackouts-coastal-fever-announce-new-album-share-new-song-listen/|title=Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Announce New Album|website=Pitchfork|last=Minsker|first=Evan|date=31 March 2020|access-date=1 June 2020}}
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| MC = 80/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/sideways-to-new-italy/rolling-blackouts-coastal-fever|title=Metacritic Review|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=7 July 2020}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/sideways-to-new-italy-mw0003379004|title=AllMusic Review|publisher=AllMusic|last=Sendra|first=Tim|access-date=7 June 2020}}
| rev2 = Beats Per Minute
| rev2score = 81%{{cite web|url=https://beatsperminute.com/album-review-rolling-blackouts-coastal-fever-sideways-to-new-italy/|title=Beats Per Minute Review|website=Beats Per Minute|last=O'Malley|first=Gareth|date=5 June 2020|access-date=7 June 2020}}
| rev3 = Clash
| rev3score = 7/10{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/rolling-blackouts-coastal-fever-sideways-to-new-italy|title=Clash Magazine Review|work=Clash|last=McDonagh|first=Shannon|date=5 June 2020|access-date=7 June 2020}}
| rev4 = Exclaim!
| rev4score = 7/10{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/rolling_blackouts_coastal_fever_sideways_to_new_italy_album_review|title=Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Find a New Sense of Home on 'Sideways to New Italy'|website=Exclaim!|last=Regan|first=Sarah|date=4 June 2020|access-date=7 June 2020}}
| rev5 = Loud and Quiet
| rev5score = 7/10{{cite web|url=https://www.loudandquiet.com/reviews/rolling-blackouts-coastal-fever-sideways-to-new-italy/|title=Loud and Quiet Review|work=Loud and Quiet|last=Rankine|first=Ollie|date=1 June 2020|access-date=1 June 2020}}
| rev6 = NME
| rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/rolling-blackouts-coastal-fever-sideways-to-new-italy-review-2662443|title=Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – 'Sideways To New Italy' review: sunny indie hints at melancholia within|website=NME|last=Buchanan|first=Rhys|date=6 June 2020|access-date=7 June 2020}}
| rev7 = Paste
| rev7score = 8.6/10{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/rolling-blackouts-coastal-fever-/sideways-to-new-italy-review/|title=Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Go Back to Move Forward on Sideways to New Italy|work=Paste|last=Russell|first=Scott|date=4 June 2020|access-date=7 June 2020}}
| rev8 = Pitchfork
| rev8score = 6.6/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/rolling-blackouts-coastal-fever-sideways-to-new-italy/|title=Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Sideways to New Italy|work=Pitchfork|last=Soto|first=Alfred|date=8 June 2020|access-date=14 June 2020}}
| rev9 = Rolling Stone
| rev9score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/rolling-blackouts-coastal-fever-sideways-to-new-italy-1010277/|title=Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Deliver Summer Romance on 'Sideways to New Italy'|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Dolan|first=Jon|date=5 June 2020|access-date=7 June 2020}}
| rev10 = Tom Hull
| rev10Score = B+ ({{Rating-Christgau|hm2}}){{cite web|last=Hull|first=Tom|author-link=Tom Hull (critic)|date=June 22, 2020|url=http://www.tomhull.com/ocston/blog/archives/2859-Music-Week.html|title=Music Week|website=Tom Hull – On the Web|access-date=June 23, 2020}}
}}
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.
=Accolades=
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|+Accolades for Sideways to New Italy ! scope="col"| Publication ! scope="col"| Accolade ! scope="col"| Rank ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
scope="row"| The Music
| The Music{{'}}s Top 10 Albums of 2020 | {{center|8}} |
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scope="row" | Rough Trade
| Rough Trade's Albums of The Year 2020 | {{center|8}} |
scope="row"| Double J
| Double J{{'}}s 50 Best Albums of 2020 | {{center|10}} |
scope="row"| Far Out Magazine
| Far Out Magazine{{'}}s 50 Best Albums of 2020 | {{center|20}} |
scope="row" | Under the Radar
| Under the Radar{{'}}s Top 100 Albums of 2020 | {{center|34}} | {{center|{{cite web|url=http://www.undertheradarmag.com/lists/under_the_radars_top_100_albums_of_2020/|title=Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2020|website=Under the Radar|date=January 15, 2021|access-date=6 February 2021}}}} |
scope="row"| Stereogum
| Stereogum{{'}}s 50 Best Albums of 2020 – Mid-Year | {{center|16}} | {{center|{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/featured/best-albums-2020-midyear-list/|title=Best Albums of 2020 So Far|website=Stereogum|date=June 10, 2020|access-date=16 June 2020}}}} |
Track listing
{{Tracklist
|headline =Sideways to New Italy track listing
|total_length=39:42
|title1=The Second of the First
|length1=3:40
|title2=Falling Thunder
|length2=4:05
|title3=She's There
|length3=3:44
|title4=Beautiful Steven
|length4=3:48
|title5=The Only One
|length5=3:46
|title6=Cars in Space
|length6=4:58
|title7=Cameo
|length7=4:07
|title8=Not Tonight
|length8=4:00
|title9=Sunglasses at the Wedding
|length9=3:32
|title10=The Cool Change
|length10=4:03
}}
Charts
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|+Chart performance for Sideways to New Italy |
scope="col"| Chart (2020)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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{{album chart|Australia|4|artist=Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever|album=Sideways to New Italy|rowheader=true|accessdate=27 June 2020}} |
{{album chart|Flanders|64|artist=Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever|album=Sideways to New Italy|rowheader=true|accessdate=12 June 2020}} |
{{album chart|Netherlands|66|artist=Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever|album=Sideways to New Italy|rowheader=true|accessdate=12 June 2020}} |
scope="row"| Irish Albums (IRMA){{cite web|url=http://www.irma.ie/#chartTab2|title=IRMA Charts|publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association|date=12 June 2020|access-date=12 June 2020}}
| 77 |
{{album chart|Scotland|8|date=20200612|rowheader=true|accessdate=12 June 2020}} |
{{album chart|UK2|45|date=20200612|rowheader=true|accessdate=12 June 2020}} |
{{album chart|UKIndependent|1|date=20200612|rowheader=true|access-date=6 September 2022}} |
References
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