• Record Label: BMG
  • Release Date: Jul 1, 2016
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 141 Ratings

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  1. Negative: 7 out of 141
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63

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 8 out of 17
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  1. 80
    California collects 14 hook-drenched punk-pop barnstormers that both reflect nostalgically on their youthful vigours (Bored To Death, Kings Of The Weekend, San Diego) and revisit them impressively (Teenage Satellites, No Future).
  2. 70
    California isn’t a perfect record, nor does it need to be. It displays a band getting back on the right page with great energy yet struggling a bit to find equilibrium.
  3. Jul 6, 2016
    55
    The earnest California takes plenty of time to sprawl out, from wound-licking power ballads (“Home Is Such a Lonely Place,” “Hey I’m Sorry”) to high-shine navel-gazings that hew closely to past hits.