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]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	9/10^[2]

California is the third studio album by American indie rock band American Music Club. It was released on November 10, 1988 on Frontier Records.^[3]

The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.^[4] In the album's article in the book, reviewer Arnar Eggert Thorradsen, from Iceland's daily newspaper Morgunblaðið, describes the album as the band's "definitive statement."^[4]

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.
^ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
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[1] Ankeny, Jason. "California – American Music Club". AllMusic. Retrieved February 14, 2018.

[2] Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.

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