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Apr 26, 2019 By Christopher Roberts Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever

Melbourne, Australia five-piece Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever shared a new song, “In the Capital,” back in February (it was one of our Songs of the Week) and announced that it would be released as a 7-inch today via Sub Pop. Now the B-side, “Read My Mind,” has been shared via a video for the track. Warwick Baker directed the video, which features black & white slow motion footage of a rodeo. Watch it below, followed by the band’s upcoming tour dates.

The band simply had this to say about the video in a press release: “We gave the song to our close friend Baker, a respected Australian photographer, to interpret visually.”

Baker said this: “I hoped to observe and document the spectacle of the rodeo, focusing on the performers rather than the audience. Being a vegetarian I found the event confronting, but wanted to document the theater and ritual of the rodeo without glorifying or condemning it.”

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever released their debut album, Hope Downs, back in June 2018 via Sub Pop. Hope Downs was our Album of the Week, one of our Top 100 Albums of 2018, and our #1 Debut Album of 2018. You can also read our review of it.

When Hope Downs was announced the band shared a video for a new song, “Talking Straight” (which was one of our Songs of the Week). Then they shared a lyric video for another song from the album, “An Air Conditioned Man” (which was also one of our Songs of the Week), as well as album closer “The Hammer” (also one of our Songs of the Week). The album also includes the previously shared single “Mainland.” After the album’s release they shared a black & white video for “Time In Common” and a video for “Sister’s Jeans.”

Read our 2018 interview with Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever.

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Tour Dates:

May 03 - Castlemaine, AU - Theatre Royal
May 04 - Melbourne, AU - Croxton
May 10 - Sydney, AU - Manning Bar
May 26 - Boston, MA - Boston Calling
May 28 - Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts
May 29 - Washington, DC - U Street Music Hall
May 31 - New York, NY - Governors Ball (early)
May 31 - Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw (late)
Jun. 02 - Toronto, ON - The Mod Club
Jun. 04 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall
Jun. 06 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile
Jun. 07 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre
Jun. 08 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
Jun. 10 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
Jun. 11 - Los Angeles, CA - The Lodge Room
Jun. 13 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo
Jul. 03 - Roskilde, DK - Roskilde Festival
Jul. 05 - Ewijk, NL - Down the Rabbit Hole Festival
Jul. 07 - Paris, FR - Le Point Ephémère
Jul. 09 - Liverpool, UK - Invisible Wind Factory
Jul. 11 - Dublin, IE - The Iveagh Gardens
Jul. 12 - Madrid, ES - Mad Cool Festival
Jul. 13 - Lisbon, PT - NOS Alive
Jul. 15 - Glasgow, UK - St. Luke’s
Jul. 16 - Sheffield, UK - The Leadmill
Jul. 18 - Cardiff, UK - Clwb Ifor Bach
Jul. 19 - Bedford, UK - Esquires
Jul. 21 - Suffolk, UK - Latitude Festival
Jul. 22 - Birmingham, UK - Mama Roux’s
Jul. 23 - Reading, UK - Sub89
Jul. 25 - Nyon, CH - Paleo Nyon Festival
Jul. 27 - Thirsk, UK - Deer Shed Festival

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