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Perhaps one of the hardest working indie bands in Los Angeles, The Californian
is pleased to announce their self-titled debut album, available this September.

Formed in 2007 by vocalist John Graney, The Californian was born from
Graney's dream of creating a modern day surf act. The early years of the young band saw
a galore of line-up changes with members of Phantom Planet, Warpaint, The Bird and the
Bee, and The Henry Clay People coming and going. However, with four years under their
belts, the Californian's lineup has solidified with guitarists Jonathan Price and Darren
Robinson, drummer Michael Hopkins, and bassist Jake Gideon.

Without the help and comfort of a label, The Californian's hardworking D.I.Y.
aesthetic has proven to be beneficial during their first four years of existence. Following
the self-release of the band's 2010 EP 'Sea of Love' and a plethora of West Coast gigs,
The Californian took to fan funding platform Kickstarter to raise the money for their
debut full-length. Within 45 days, the band not only made the $5,000 in which they set
out to raise, but surpassed their goal with a total of $9,238.

With vocals and guitars seeped in reverb and gritted with sand, the new 12 song
collection of dreamy surf rock provides the perfect soundtrack to a modern day sock
hop. Recorded at Dave's Room in North Hollywood, the album was produced by Jeff
Halbert (Nick Cave, St. Vincent, Rickie Lee Jones) and mastered by JJ Golden (Sonic
Youth, Puro Instincto, Superchunk). While The Californian are celebrated for their
summery surf riffs, the band is surely not a one trick pony. Songs like "The Man With
The Goodnight Gun" and "A Billion Grains of Sand" showcase the band's gorgeous,
sun drenched harmonies and energy fueled arrangements while "Girl in the Moon Pt. 1"
exemplifies the bands' ability to produce an infectious down tempo clap-along song.