California (American Music Club album)

California
Studio album by
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]

  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.