Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Sister's Jeans

What this video is

Released September 2018 during the international breakthrough moment for Melbourne's Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, following their Sub Pop debut LP Hope Downs (June 2018). The video arrived at the conclusion of a successful US tour, functioning as a tour-diary artefact as much as a promotional clip. Funded by The Levi's® Music Prize—a brand-sponsored initiative supporting emerging Australian music—the production…

Why it matters

A key artefact of the late-2010s Australian jangle-pop international resurgence. The video's Levi's Music Prize provenance and Sub Pop distribution illustrate the brand-partnership infrastructure supporting independent guitar music in this period. Blakeway's documentary-pastoral direction…

The director

Australian-born award-winning filmmaker raised bi-nationally between Sydney and California. Began filmmaking at age 12 in surf and skate subcultures before transitioning to music videos and commercial work. Clients include Nike, Levi's, Samsung, and…