ROLLING BLACKOUTS COSTAL FEVER - CARS IN SPACE

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ROLLING BLACKOUTS COSTAL FEVER

SONGWRITERS: Fran Keaney; Joe Russo; Tom Russo; Marcel Tussie & Joe White

COUNTRY: AUSTRALIA

ALBUM: CARS IN SPACE

LABEL: IVY LEAGUE RECORDS

GENRE: INDIE

YEAR: 2020

According to Metacritic, The French Press has a score of 81 out of 100, based on 4 reviews, indicating that it has received "universal acclaim" from critics. One favorable review of the EP was written by Pitchfork Media's Stuart Berman, who gave it an 8.1/10 rating, writing that the French Press "shines just as bright as their last EP [Talk Tight], but the songs cast darker shadows." In a more mixed review, Landon MacDonald of PopMatters gave the EP a 5 out of 10 rating, writing that "Ultimately, this record is for indie rock fans alone and can’t stretch past the borders of the genre."

Robert Christgau gave Talk Tight an A grade, writing that "If you like the [guitar] effect—and why not, it's beautiful—you'll gravitate to it on sound alone. But what I'm loving at least as much is lyrics that suit the bright white male culture the sound implies." He also compared the band's sound to that of the Go-Betweens, a comparison that has also been made by critics like Stephen Deusner. The band has also been aligned with Melbourne's dolewave scene. 

[Verse 1]

You trace your hands around the wheel

Your face, it shines in the flicker of the film

[Pre-Chorus]

It sounds like rain, I hear the beating in my heart

You want it simple, how hard you make it

[Chorus]

Could have been stumbling on the ancient stone

Four feet wandering in the eve before we

Turn inside, turn inside

Turn inside

[Post-Chorus]

Buzzing overhead

Banging on and on and on

[Verse 2]

Come around, come around, through the cold, in the warmth

Of the car, I'm the raven, I'm the keeper of your secrets

[Pre-Chorus]

It sounds like rain, I hear the beating in my heart

You want it simple, how hard you make it

[Chorus]

Could have been stumbling on the ancient stone

Four feet wandering in the even before we

Turn inside, turn inside

Turn inside

[Post-Chorus]

Buzzing overhead

Banging on and on and on

[Instrumental Break]

[Outro]

At the intersection, waiting on the corner

Bottom of the freeway, before it opens up

At the intersection, waiting on the corner

Bottom of the freeway, before it opens up.