California X

California X - California X
Critic Score
Based on 7 reviews
2013 Ratings: #85 / 1115
User Score
Based on 66 ratings
2013 Rank: #320
January 15, 2013 / Release Date
LP / Format
Don Giovanni / Label
- / Genre
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CRITIC REVIEWS

100
The Fly

‘California X’ is reminiscent of J. Mascis and co in full lank-haired fuzz. It might be as modern as loincloth, but ‘California X’ is surely a future classic.

84
Beats Per Minute

California X’s self-titled first toe-dip into the indie-rock hot springs pulls off that magical feat of sounding like all those bands you love while still coming off fresh and original

80
No Ripcord

California X sound rather placeless, and not necessarily like a band that simply missed the boat for the late ‘80s underground scene. 

80
Consequence of Sound

The electric camaraderie, chrome riffs, and crisp production make for a record that not only kicks, but shows how fun it can be to make music with your friends.

80
Exclaim!
Playing up their influences without becoming trapped by them, California X deliver a fantastic debut that matches its raw physicality with hooks that won't quit.
78
Pitchfork

Mostly, though, California X just goes, roaring through one deafening, full-tilt tune, stopping briefly to catch its breath, then tearing into the next.

Ronania
35

bruh

CheapandLethal
90

Superb

FinalLifeline
72

California X feels like it's over too soon, and I almost thought I had missed something. Or are the songs just blase enough that my mind shut them out? In the end, I found CX to be a good album, although I know I'm going to have to listen to it again if I really want to catch hold of it.

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Track List

  1. Sucker
  2. Curse Of The Nightmare
  3. Pond Rot
  4. Hot Hed
  5. Spider X
  6. Lemmy's World
  7. Spirit World
  8. Mummy

Year End Lists

#33/The Fly
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Added on: January 16, 2013