Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever share first song in 4 years

Australian quintet Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever are back with their first new music in four years, a six-minute travelogue titled “Sunburned in London” and written by Tom Russo, one of the band’s three singer-guitarists. It was co-produced by Anna Laverty and RBCF’s Joe White, and features backing vocals from Sophia Donnelly, Jan Donnelly, Sophie Ozard, Ullah Annert and Julia Wallace.

“As a band, we have always made songs about cities,” Tom Russo says. “I was thinking about sensory overload and relentless beauty, and the creeping feeling in the streets that the party’s winding up and the lights are about to come on.” As usual, the band’s unique guitar interplay is at the core of this one, and those backing vocals give things extra lift. You can listen to the studio version and watch the band play it live below.

No word on whether this is the first taste of Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever’s new album but my money is on yes. No word on live dates yet, either. Stay tuned.