When it comes to writing a space-themed post, you have to planet! It’s new post time!

Good morning to you, I hope that you’re staying safe and healthy! My name is Jacob Braybrooke and I’m here to type up about your daily track on the blog, as it’s my day-to-day pleasure to do so! “Cars In Space” is the new track by Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, an Australian 5-piece Psychedelic Rock group who have enjoyed major breakthrough success with their debut LP, “Hope Downs”, released in 2018 through the Sub-Pop label. They previously had a lot of success with their EP’s “Talk Tight” and “The French Press” when they were signed to Ivy League Records. Last year, they released their “In The Capital” EP to another round of applause from both music journalists and listening fans alike. The band have been praised for their replay value, their punk-inspired approach to songwriting, their accessibility for casual audiences and their experimentation in the many rock genres of the 1970’s, such as Kraut-Rock, Math-Rock and No Wave. Following in the foot steps of commercially successful Australian rock bands like Tame Impala and Pond, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever have a lot of hype built up around them. Can the quintet do it justice? Let’s see below.

The Melbourne 5-piece with an incredibly long name respond to worldwide acclaim with the Julia Jacklin-directed video for “Cars In Space”, a sweeping country-inspired folk rock lullaby about “the swirling words and thoughts before a break-up”, according to lead vocalist Fran Keaney. Aided by in-tone backing vocal harmonies from Tom Russo, Keaney narrates a sun-dripped guitar riff and an uptempo drum rhythm that often feels reminiscent of The Magic Numbers and Supergrass, singing: “Could have been stumbling/On the ancient stone/Four feet, wandering/In the eve before we turn inside”, a choral refrain which repeats to the sound of propellant horn arrangements and intentionally makeshift, jangle-pop bursts of DIY-rock culture. Keaney continues to deliver short and simplistic vocal refrains: “You want it simple/How hard you make it” and “Buzzing overhead/Banging on and on and on”, as Keaney narrates an intense scene of romantic conflict over the top of an emotionally upbeat, reassuringly comforting guitar solo. At a long duration of nearly 6 minutes, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever almost justify the time and energy of the listener with a track that’s simply a bit of fun to make you feel good, as well as operating as a functional throwback to the 1980’s Australian Indie Pop era which housed acts like The Hard-On’s, New Christs and The Rockmelons. Now, I did write almost. I feel the track lacks a bit of boldness, as the tone of the track doesn’t drastically change during it’s long length and lyrically, I don’t feel it’s as engrossing as some of the band’s older work. That said, I still think it’s a welcome return from a well-liked group who have undeniably brilliant chemistry as a band! Let’s hope that a new album is in the works.

Thank you for reading this post! I hope you enjoyed it – keep washing those hands! I’ll be back tomorrow with a look at a slightly older album-only track from one of my personal favourite British Alternative Hip-Hop artists who’s a self-professed “mother’s boy” and sung a song to her on-stage at last year’s Glastonbury Festival – as well as appearing on Channel 4’s Celebrity Gogglebox with her! If you really liked what you just read, why not follow the blog to get notified when every new daily post is up and why not like the Facebook page here?: https://www.facebook.com/OneTrackAtATime/