“California on My Mind”
from the album Adult Nights
2009
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There’s one major downside to Wild Light’s debut single, the classic-rock sing-along “California on My Mind.“ With its joyously gratuitous use of obscenities, any opportunities to hear the song outside of the anything-goes-world of the Internet will be severely limited. But who needs radio play? Wild Light has already performed at the Hollywood Bowl with cult faves LCD Soundsystem and has a 29-city winter tour ongoing with indie rockers Tapes ‘n Tapes. And while “California on My Mind” isn’t totally kind to our friends in the Bay Area, it’s a pop anthem that is hard to resist. It celebrates a kind of random frustration anyone can relate to, and it’s embellished with a wayward harmonica, a galloping piano, and some scrappy vocals. The East Coast band will release its Rob Schnapf-produced debut album, Adult Nights, on March 3 via Columbia Records-affiliated StarTime International/Almost Gold Records.