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MojoApr 9, 2013Ignoring the meek opener Looking For A Fight and any rote lyrics, the instantly likable Outta My Mind and Dead in Your Head are a master class in girl group jangle pop. [May 2013, p.95]
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Apr 8, 2013Each track, although dressed in punk scuzz, is whip-smart and perfectly framed
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Apr 5, 2013Bleached’s Ride Your Heart blends just the right amount of catchy melodies and guitar fuzz with the rollercoaster ride known as love.
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Apr 3, 2013Bleached have discovered that they have a canny knack for inoffensive rhythms, melodies and harmonies which will immediately appeal. But where this record needed to provide an abrasive counterpoint in the lyrics, they’re more sickly sweet than the music.
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Apr 3, 2013The lyrics here are basic, sometimes effectively playing on tropes (“Waiting for the Phone”) sometimes bogging down in cliché (“When I Was Yours”). But it’s the performances here that make Ride Your Heart stand out.
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Apr 2, 2013Ride 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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Apr 2, 2013Amid The Rolling Stones-style ramblings and pop heart, Bleached’s Ride Your Heart is a cozy debut from a reeling band of rogue Californians.
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Apr 1, 2013Despite this unevenness, at its best Ride Your Heart captures Bleached's carefree, slightly scuzzy California cool-girl charm.
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Apr 1, 2013Ride Your Heart is 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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Apr 1, 2013Perhaps this a record that works better under the summer sun, but right now Ride Your Heart doesn’t sound much more than a showcase for surfy style and lo-fi charm.
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Apr 1, 2013What sets Bleached apart is their palpable energy, consistent catchiness, and the sheer effortlessness of their sound.
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Apr 1, 2013Though there's an electric current coursing through Ride Your Heart, it's too often wasted on mundane material--which is especially disappointing given how zany and lyrically imaginative their previous band was
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Mar 28, 2013Hard-hitting drum rolls, reverb and hooky guitar refrains are all over the album, so it’s a shame that it still grows stale by the end.
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Under The RadarMar 27, 2013The album is over in less than 37 minutes; not too long, but just long enough to leave you wanting more. [Mar-Apr 2013, p.91]
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Mar 27, 2013As an album, Ride Your Heart seems less like a collection of songs and more like a collection of expertly selected Tumblr-ready rock ‘n’ roll signifiers.
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Mar 27, 2013Drenched in fuzzy guitars, '60s girl-group melodies and a dash of light punk (closer "When I Was Yours" blends all three), it has plenty of sticky hooks and sing-along choruses.
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Mar 27, 2013Drawing on powerpop, new wave and girl group harmonies, this record is full of engaging tunes, doe-eyed dedications and wry witticisms.