Art History - California Wives
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  • Summary: The debut full-length release for the Chicago band influenced by 1980s new wave and alternative rock was produced by Claudius Mittendorfer.

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  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
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  1. Paste Magazine
    Sep 25, 2012
    75
    All in all, Art History is a safe, solid debut effort from a band in the process of defining their sound.
  2. PopMatters
    Oct 3, 2012
    60
    Take the record for what it is--a breezy, fun but ultimately unfulfilled attempt at an electro-pop statement album.
  3. Prefix Magazine
    Sep 27, 2012
    55
    California Wives' music is soft and pleasant and fully formed and vague. Their lyrics are ciphers.
  4. Consequence of Sound
    Sep 25, 2012
    50
    The disc steadily loses steam after its first two tracks.

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