Photo Credit: Pooneh Ghana
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever have delivered an intense new video for ‘Read My Mind’ from their ‘In the Capital’ b/w ‘Read My Mind’ 7” single out today on Sub Pop.
The sobering visual was directed by Warwick Baker and edited by Bill Irving. The band had this to say, “We gave the song to our close friend Baker, a respected Australian photographer, to interpret visually.”
And Baker elaborates, “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 theatre and ritual of the rodeo without glorifying or condemning it.”
What people are saying about Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever:
“Hope Downs more than delivers on the promise of the Melbourne quintet’s two early EPs, doubling down on the melancholy pop it forged on 2015’s Talk Tight and last year’s The French Press while also polishing its sound.” – [Hope Downs, Grade: A-] – The AV Club
“It’s entirely addictive–one fix and you’re hooked” [Hope Downs,9/10] – Uncut
“Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever have more tricks up their sleeves, it seems. For a debut, though, a couple of tricks are enough, especially when you’ve already mastered them. [Hope Downs, 8.9/10] –PASTE
“A three-guitar front line — plucked, sustained and most often busily strummed — gives this Australian band its brisk pacing. Topped with semi-spoken, Dylan-tinged vocals and lyrics that switch between candour and drollery, its music is like folk-rock wrapped around a post-punk armature.” [SXSW Review] – NY Times
“Sophisticated and subversive in equal measure, their staccato sing-alongs come on pristine and precise, then unspool in surprising directions as decorum gives way to abandon.” [Hope Downs, 8.1/10] – Pitchfork
“Every amp tone on this album is just sweet enough, every jangling rhythm hits exactly where it should. Rolling Blackouts are playing an old game, but they’re damned good at it.” [Hope Downs, 4/5] – Rolling Stone
“Even at their most fervent, the characters of Hope Downs remain soaked in sun, able to convince themselves that one great night could be enough to set them straight again. At about 35 minutes, Hope Downs is a brief vacation, and so are many of its songs.” [Hope Downs, 4/5] – SPIN
