It’s a massive risk for a band, at any stage, to have a sudden change in musical direction. It can alienate and devastate fans and cause momentum to die. This is about 10x worse for bands that are gradually establishing themselves and coming through, being a bit like career suicide. Given that the last I heard of Coasts was ‘Oceans’, ‘A Rush Of Blood’ comes as a huge change of pace. A lot more soft-alternative than their former self-defined ’emo’ […]

Categories: Review, Track Review • Tags: A Rush Of Blood, Coasts, Oceans, Zane Lowe