Ride Your Heart

by Bleached

Overview

By the time Mika Miko released their final album, We Be Xuxa, Jennifer and Jessica Clavin were already leaning toward the cleaner, more melodic punk-pop that they explore more fully on Ride Your Heart, their debut album as Bleached. Their early singles, like the excellent "Searching Through the Past" -- which appears here and remains a highlight -- were equal parts sassy attitude and vulnerable confessions, all wrapped up in inescapable hooks and melodies. Elsewhere, "Love Spells" and "Waiting by the Telephone" follow in the vein of "Searching Through the Past," but their familiarity works in their favor. "Guy Like You" shows off some unexpectedly sensitive songwriting from the sisters, not just compared to their Mika Miko work, but to their earlier singles as well. The song's dreamy acoustic vibe -- complete with slide guitar -- is sweet, but does little to dissuade the notion that the Clavins are at their best when they're swaggering at least a little. The girl group chug of "Dreaming Without You" offers a unique balance of heartbreak and independence, while the wistful title track shows that they can do pretty without losing their identity. At its best, Ride Your Heart captures Bleached's carefree, slightly scuzzy California cool-girl charm. ~ Heather Phares

Product Details

Release Date:	04/02/2013
Label:	Dead Oceans
UPC:	0656605138213
Rank:	53119

Tracks

1. Looking for a Fight
2. Next Stop
3. Outta My Mind
4. Dead in Your Head
5. Dreaming Without You
6. Waiting by the Telephone
7. Love Spells
8. Searching Through the Past
9. Ride Your Heart
10. Dead Boy
11. Guy Like You
12. When I Was Yours

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Bleached   Primary Artist
Jennifer Clavin   Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Percussion
Jessica Clavin   Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Percussion,Lap Steel Guitar
Will Canzoneri   Organ,Clarinet
Dan Allaire   Drums

Technical Credits

Nicolas Vernhes   Mixing
Rob Barbato   Producer
Jennifer Clavin   Design,Lyricist,Group Member,Art Direction
Jessica Clavin   Group Member
Drew Fischer   Engineer
Daniel Murphy   Design,Art Direction
Joe LaPorta   Mastering
Chloe Aftel   Photography
Bleached   Composer,Engineer
Ben Pacheco   Spiritual Advisor
Andrea Margaret   Cover Model