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9.0
105328
9.0 |
No Ripcord
Not a single bad song on here
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9.0
105363
9.0 |
All Music
It's a small-scale triumph of hooks and guitars from a band whose members have figured it all out and delivered a debut album that comes as close to perfect as any guitar pop album can
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9.0
105759
9.0 |
Uncut
Timeless in its past and future reach
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8.9
105413
8.9 |
Paste Magazine
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever have more tricks up their sleeves, it seems. For a debut, though, a couple tricks are enough, especially when you’ve already mastered them
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8.1
106041
8.1 |
Gig Soup
At the first listen you may really like this record, and the following time it is already on loop. While going through the third play, you have missed the bus downtown for the appointment you had
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8.1
105334
8.1 |
Pitchfork
Applies their infectious brand of motorik jangle rock to lovelorn ruminations and geopolitical laments
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8.0
105335
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
RBCF have pulled together ten songs that drift from indie, to country, to pop, inside a single verse
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8.0
105336
8.0 |
The Irish Times
The rolling riff of Sister’s Jeans is so damn good the listener is forced to throw any cynicism to the wind
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8.0
105337
8.0 |
The Skinny
As good a reminder as any that life’s a blast
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8.0
105329
8.0 |
Rolling Stone
Full of instantly memorable tunes with echoes of classic bands like R.E.M. and the Cure
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8.0
105330
8.0 |
God Is In The TV
A tremendously satisfying listen
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8.0
105332
8.0 |
The Music
Confident guitar interplay abounds, complex without becoming histrionic, while their default laid-back vibe permeates the lyrics, rhythms and melodies of catchy tunes like Mainland, Time In Common and Exclusive Grave
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8.0
105549
8.0 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
Keeping guitar rock on life support
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8.0
105699
8.0 |
Q
Make jangling indie sound vital again. Print edition only
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7.5
105355
7.5 |
Under The Radar
With their debut full-length Hope Downs, the band look to consolidate their justified amount of hype, and, for the most part, generally succeed
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7.0
105360
7.0 |
Exclaim
RBCF are a welcome addition to the range of Australian guitar bands taking the world by storm, their confident debut an exploration of angular v. melodic guitars and energetic rhythms
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7.0
105327
7.0 |
Clash
Far from perfect, but it has charm in abundance
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6.9
105333
6.9 |
Earbuddy
One thing noticeable about Hope Downs is how much the band frontloads the album. It feels like its best songs come at the beginning
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6.0
105361
6.0 |
DIY
Sunny, memorable hooks by the pound
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