Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever have shared their new single 'Tidal Fever'.
The Australian band's new album 'Endless Rooms' is out on May 6th, matching punchy, dynamic indie pop to increased lyrical maturity.
New single 'Tidal Fever' works on many levels, with its head-long rush of guitar pop set against lyrics that look at Australian society.
Picking apart its self-proclaimed reputation as the "lucky country" the band instead look at a history of injustice and an ignorance towards the environment.
They sing: “Jetski over the pale reef / chase the pill for some relief / as long as you don’t point out / what’s underneath your feet.”
A song that works on multiple levels, 'Tidal Fever' finds Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever reaching new levels of potency.
The band comment…
“‘Tidal River’ is a little snapshot of living in a place at a time when it feels like there is no-one at the wheel. If there were a complacency Olympics, Australia would win gold by a mile. In the 'lucky country', the luckiest ones jealously guard their fortune, as if it will disappear if they share it around. There is so much potential to do better, but it sometimes seems like progress is two steps forward, two steps back.”
“‘Tidal River’ is located in what Europeans named Wilsons Promontory, where the river meets the ocean. It has great significance for the Gunai/Kurnai and Boonwurrung peoples, who call it Yiruk and Wamoon respectively. No matter the struggles and politics that go on, the river keeps churning into the sea.”
Tune in now.
Photo Credit: Nick Mckk
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