Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever

Playing bright, energetic indie rock with sharp hooks, and dry wit, the Australian group Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever turn the clock back to the glory days of 1980s jangle pop while giving it a tough, no-nonsense three-guitar update in the process. After two EPs, the second of which was released by Sub Pop, the band's first two albums -- 2018's Hope Downs and 2020's Sideways to New Italy -- showed they were in firm control of their songcraft and sound. 2022's Endless Room expanded their lyrical purview to include politics while keeping the hook ratio impressively high. Hai...