California (American Music Club album)

California
Studio album by
American Music Club
ReleasedNovember 10, 1988 (1988-11-10)
Genre
Length41:32
LabelFrontier
ProducerTom Mallon
American Music Club chronology
Engine
(1987) 		California
(1988) 		United Kingdom
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
NME8/10[2]
Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10[3]

California is the third studio album by American indie rock band American Music Club. It was released on November 10, 1988 on Frontier Records.[4]

The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[5] In the album's article in the book, reviewer Arnar Eggert Thoroddsen, from Iceland's daily newspaper Morgunblaðið, describes the album as the band's "definitive statement."[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mark Eitzel

No.TitleLength
1."Firefly"2:49
2."Somewhere"3:01
3."Laughingstock"4:17
4."Lonely"2:42
5."Pale Skinny Girl"3:33
6."Blue and Grey Shirt"3:33
7."Bad Liquor"1:57
8."Now You're Defeated"2:28
9."Jenny"2:38
10."Western Sky"3:28
11."Highway 5"3:49
12."Last Harbor"4:35

Personnel

American Music Club
  • Mark Eitzel – vocals, guitars
  • Tom Mallon – drums, production, engineering
  • Dan Pearson – bass
  • Vudi – guitar, accordion
Additional musicians
  • Bruce Kaphan – pedal steel
  • Lisa Davis – bass on "Firefly"
Artwork and design
  • Bobby Neel Adams – photography

References

  1. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "California – American Music Club". AllMusic. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  2. ^ Pouncey, Edwin (January 21, 1989). "American Music Club: California". NME. p. 25.
  3. ^ Weisbard, Eric (1995). "American Music Club". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 11–12. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  4. ^ "MAGNET Magazine on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-27.[user-generated source]
  5. ^ a b Thoroddsen, Arnar Eggert (2006). "American Music Club: California". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Universe Publishing. p. 599. ISBN 978-0-7893-1371-3.