California (American Music Club album)

1988 studio album by American Music Club

California

Studio album by

American Music Club

Released| November 10, 1988 (1988-11-10)
Genre|

* Indie rock
* slowcore
* Americana

Length| 41:32
Label| Frontier
Producer| Tom Mallon
American Music Club chronology
| Engine
(1987)  | California
(1988)  | United Kingdom
(1989)

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Professional ratingsReview 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

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All tracks are written by Mark Eitzel.

No.| Title| Length

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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

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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

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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]
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.

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