Dec. 08, 2010 - Issue #790 : Holiday Guide
I Heart Calfornia
Admiral Radley {recordings_bands_mg} I Heart Calfornia {/recordings_bands_mg}
The Ship, 2010
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Earlimart and Grandaddy have coalesced to become Ad Rad, a band with a strange dichotomy of silly party-rock songs and straight-faced indie-pop ballads that are both altogether indicative of the title, I Heart California: sunny, self absorbed, swimming-pool-in-the-backyard vibes. There are Yo La Tengo-like moments that are simply dreamy and the compositions themselves are out of sight but some of
the toying immaturity can get pretty aggravating, especially on "I'm All Fucked On Beer" and the title track. The hazy pop numbers do a lot to cancel those jams out though. They are so afloat with sunshine you can't help but float along. vueweekly.com comments: powered by Disqus
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