| I Heart California | |
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| Released | July 13, 2010 |
| Genre | Indie rock |
| Label | The Ship |
I Heart California is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Admiral Radley, a collaboration of members from the bands Grandaddy and Earlimart. It was released on July 13, 2010, by record label The Ship.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Consequence of Sound |    [1] |
| Filter | 81% [2] |
| Paste | 7.3/10 [3] |
| PopMatters |   [4] |
I Heart California received a generally mixed reception from critics. Phillip Cosores of Consequence of Sound called the album "a muddled mess of having too many cooks in the kitchen and no clear direction from a concept band with seemingly no real concept. Sure there are terrific moments, but by the end, one song stands out for it nearly self-aware statement 'it goes nowhere and it does nothing'." [1]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Heart California" | 4:20 |
| 2. | "Ghosts of Syllables" | 3:51 |
| 3. | "Sunburn Kids" | 3:43 |
| 4. | "Lonesome Co." | 3:49 |
| 5. | "The Thread" | 3:02 |
| 6. | "Red Curbs" | 4:19 |
| 7. | "I'm All Fucked on Beer" | 4:23 |
| 8. | "Ending of Me" | 3:58 |
| 9. | "GNDN" | 6:06 |
| 10. | "Chingas in the West" | 4:55 |
| 11. | "I Left U Cuz I Luft U" | 5:11 |
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