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[Info]

Artist : The Madden Brothers
Album : Greetings from California
Label : Capitol
Genre : Rock
Street Date : 2014-00-00
Quality : 246 kbps / 44.1kHz / Joint Stereo
Encoder : Lame 3.98.4 -V0
Size : 97.43 MB
Time : 50:54 min
Url : http://www.maddenbrothers.com/

[Tracks]

1. Dear Jane (Intro) 0:21
2. Dear Jane 3:38
3. Brixton 4:08
4. Out Of My Mind 3:13
5. We Are Done 3:36
6. U R 3:56
7. Jealousy (All Your Friends In Silverlake) 3:29
8. Love Pretenders 3:09
9. California Rain (Intro) 0:11
10. California Rain 4:40
11. Brother 5:00
12. Bad 3:40
13. Good Gracious Abbey 4:02
14. Suddenly 3:28
15. Empty Spirits 4:23

[Notes]

Having already earned a place in history with Good Charlotte s radio-ready
pop-punk sound captured on such albums as their 3x US platinum breakthrough
The Young and the Hopeless and over 10 million combined sales from their 5
albums sold worldwide, Joel and Benji were eager to flex their creative
muscles with an entirely new project. 'The idea was to not hide behind a
band name or a genre, but rather to write some songs, and find someone to
record them and help us deliver the truest picture of who we are musically,'
Benji says. The result is Greetings From California..., which showcases the
Madden's killer knack for melody, radiant sibling harmonies, and heartfelt
story-telling.

The album is split into two 'sides', the first filled with upbeat, sunny
pop-rock produced by their long-time collaborator Eric Valentine, who also
produced The Young and the Hopeless and 2004's The Chronicles of Life and
Death and has also worked with Queens of the Stone Age, Taking Back Sunday,
Third Eye Blind and countless others. It features the lyrically unapologetic
'We Are Done,' which Benji says is an anthem about standing up for yourself.
'It's for anyone who s feeling unappreciated or abused, or is suffering in
any way,' he says. 'We want to inspire people to speak up.'

Side Two is an earthy blend of folk, Southern rock, and 70s-era FM pop
produced by Grammy Award-winning producer Joe Chiccarelli, known for his
work with The White Stripes, The Strokes The Shins and many others. Its
centerpiece is 'California Rain,' which tells the story of the Maryland-born
brothers journey from East Coast to West Coast. It was also the first song
they wrote back in 2012, during an inspiring visit with their friend
Pharrell Williams, who encouraged them to follow their muse. 'We went to see
him in Miami and Benji brought an acoustic guitar,' Joel recalls. 'We wrote
the song together that night. It felt like a repeat of us leaving home at 18
for California with just an acoustic guitar. All these years later, it all
comes down to an acoustic guitar.'