The Sunset Rollercoaster on Bossa Nova and the Sunset Rollercoaster on Cassa Nova feel like two very different bands for me: not just in the fact that this record switches out their previous garage rock sound for an 80s-influenced synthpop and easy indie vibe, but because Cassa Nova feels like a much more mature and experienced band.

The record starts off really strongly with two great songs in Almost Mature '87 and Greedy before taking a bit of a dip in quality with Cool of Lullaby and Angel ... read more

OskarinBombin

boring, just that so, (-3)

buttface0

Almost Mature '87 - 7/10
- bass is real solid, but its not smth id listen to.

Greedy = 8/10
- sounds so groovy and awesome

Cool of Lullaby - 7.5
-French and groovy. it got kinda lost on me at the end.

Angel Disco Love - 6/10
- felt kinda forgettable?

Slow - 6/10
just like the title says, it feels every slow and long

Oriental - 8/10
- sounds like a slow night in summer time kind of song.

Summum Bonum - 5/10
- meh

Libidream - 5.5/10
- cool guitar solo

10-Year-Taipei (Matured ... read more

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Track List

1	Almost Mature '87 3:21
2	Greedy 4:18
3	Cool of Lullaby 5:22
4	Angel Disco Love 4:08
5	Slow 2:02
6	Oriental 2:39
7	Summum Bonum 4:41
8	Libidream 4:56
9	10-Year-Taipei (Matured ‘17) 3:38