Category: Eureka California

Eureka California at Big Takeover

18 months after their debut LP, Big Cats Can Swim, Athens, GA’s Eureka California have slimmed down to a bassless duo for their second collection of fuzzy, in-the-red songs. To be clear, Crunch is no White Stripes schtick. Guitarist/vocalist Jake Ward and drummer Marie A. Uhler can actually play their instruments quite well, immediately setting them apart from the overrated defunct Detroit duo. Rather,… Continue reading Eureka California at Big Takeover

Eureka California at Austin Town Hall

Once in a blue moon you stumble across an album that defies the odds.  You might recognize bits of various genres within this sort of album, but every song sounds completely refreshing.  You’ll get precisely this when you listen to Crunch, the newest album from Athens’ Eureka California; they’ve created a pop rock record that doesn’t give… Continue reading Eureka California at Austin Town Hall

Eureka California at Wondering Sound

There’s knowing your audience and then there’s knowing your audience, and the Athens, GA band Eureka, California definitely know their audience. Why else would they package the deluxe edition of their new albumCrunch with a mock 33 1/3-style book about the record’s creation, if not to appeal to the very sorts of people who would freak out over… Continue reading Eureka California at Wondering Sound

Eureka California at Allmusic

With their sophomore album Crunch, Athens, Georgia-based fuzz pop duo Eureka California whip through 11 blasts of punk-spirited and pop-minded minimal rock, delivered with equal parts deeply considered construction and tossed-off nonchalance. The band, made up of shouty singer/guitarist Jake Ward and metronomic yet spare drummer Marie A. Uhler, plays its songs with the same careless smirking approach… Continue reading Eureka California at Allmusic

Eureka California at Athens Banner-Herald

With all due respect to Eureka California, the local garage-punk band that just released the stellar “Crunch” on Happy Happy Birthday to Me records, the best song on their newest collection is their shortest and simplest. “I bet that you like Julian Cope/ Don’t tell me you don’t,” Jake Ward sings over and over again… Continue reading Eureka California at Athens Banner-Herald

Eureka California at Flagpole

Some artists aspire for too much. Slick production? Nine-piece supergroup? Sure. When you’re done pecking at gourmet food and hanging around scenesters, Eureka California will be waiting for you just down the street. The duo’s second LP, Crunch, is even leaner and scuzzier than its first, a whirlwind of raw riffage and nimble hooks propelled by pummeling… Continue reading Eureka California at Flagpole

Eureka California and MC12 Cassette at C86’d

Eureka California- “Big Cats Can Swim” (2012, HHBTM)  Big Cats Can Swim is a deep and eclectic full length from Eureka California, who happen to be from Athens, Georgia.  Their music falls in the murky water between punk and indie pop.  Sometimes it’s bad when a band is able to genre bend, but this is not the… Continue reading Eureka California and MC12 Cassette at C86’d

Eureka California, Cosines, and Close Lobsters on Scared to Dance

A new month and once again we bring you 100% new music. Starting us off is the welcome return of the Manic Street Preachers who go all post-punk on us with a nod to Orange Juice along the way. Exclusively, the Close Lobsters are back for the first time in 25 years with their new… Continue reading Eureka California, Cosines, and Close Lobsters on Scared to Dance

Eureka California at Losing Today

Buggering hell this is well dandy, ‘twin cities’ comes culled from the soon to be released second album by Eureka California – which note takers goes by the name of ‘crunch’ – which is due for release by happy happy birthday to me records whose press blurb I should warn screams out loud proclaiming this… Continue reading Eureka California at Losing Today