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Ride Your Heart

Bleached

Ride Your Heart

Debut album of garage rock from LA-based twins Jessica and Jennifer Calvin

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6.7

Label
Dead Oceans
UK Release date
01/04/2013
US Release date
02/04/2013
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  1. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    What sets Bleached apart is their palpable energy, consistent catchiness, and the sheer effortlessness of their sound
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  2. 8.0 |   NME

    The universal themes of ‘Ride Your Heart’ manage to transcend the dated California girl stereotype while knowingly plugging into what still makes the myth so appealing
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  3. 8.0 |   Mojo

    A master class in girl group jangle pop. Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   The Quietus

    It is classic pop, and brilliantly devoid of cliché
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  5. 7.1 |   AltSounds

    It's tempting to be disappointed with Ride Your Heart, but the handful of promising moments here are enjoyable enough to return to
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  6. 7.0 |   Slant Magazine

    An above-average debut that proves the Calvin sisters are willing to shed a good deal of their rough exteriors while still maintaining the alluring audacity that elevated them from relative unknowns to L.A. indie-rock keystones
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  7. 7.0 |   All Music

    At its best Ride Your Heart captures Bleached's carefree, slightly scuzzy California cool-girl charm
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  8. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Much of the nuance of these songs comes from the compositions and instrumentations
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  9. 7.0 |   The 405

    For lovers of big pop choruses with more rebellious and ambitious undertones, Ride Your Heart is a solid body of infectious tracks
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  10. 6.6 |   Pitchfork

    Though there's an electric current coursing through Ride Your Heart, it's too often wasted on mundane material
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  11. 6.5 |   Under The Radar

    The album is over in less than 37 minutes; not too long, but just long enough to leave you wanting more
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  12. 6.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    ‘Ride Your Heart’ is as pedestrian as it is monotonous, but it doesn’t detract from its blithe likeability
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  13. 6.0 |   DIY

    There are a few nice moments that could have been pared back to an EP
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  14. 5.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    A cozy debut from a reeling band of rogue Californians. It isn’t remarkable, but it’s memorable in the way old photos crinkle in your hands
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  15. 4.0 |   No Ripcord

    The fact is, there’s nothing that hasn’t been said, performed and expressed before and in the same manner, so why bother?
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