Seraphina Lotkhamnga on July 16th, 2013

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No, California Wives aren’t from California and as you can see, there are no married women in the group. The Chicago-based quartet of Jayson Kramer, Graham Masell, Adam Schneider and Joe O’Connor does, however, marry new wave and indie rock in a glowing manner. Their debut LP “Art History” is chock-full of nice, warm pop-rock hits such as “Blood Red Youth,” in which guitars and synths duel each other in between skyrocketing choruses. Other tracks, such as “Light Year” and “Purple,” feature gnarly guitar riffs and playful bass lines. “Art History,” which was produced by Claudius Mittendorfer (Interpol, Neon Indian, Wild Nothing), is out now via Vagrant.

||| Stream: “Blood Red Youth”

||| Also: Check out “Light Year” and “Purple”

||| Live: California Wives play July 20 at the Bootleg with My Gold Mask.

||| Watch: Check out their video for “Blood Red Youth” below.