California (American Music Club album)

California
California
Studio album by American Music Club
Released	November 10, 1988
Genre	Indie rock; slowcore; Americana;
Length	41:32
Label	Frontier
Producer	Tom Mallon
American Music Club chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
NME	8/10^[2]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	9/10^[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.	Title	Length
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

^ Ankeny, Jason. "California – American Music Club". AllMusic. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
^ Pouncey, Edwin (January 21, 1989). "American Music Club: California". NME. p. 25.
^ 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.
^ "MAGNET Magazine on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on April 27, 2022.^{[user-generated source]}
^ ^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.

[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 April 27, 2022.^{[user-generated source]}

[1001albums-5] 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.

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