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'''''Pasadena''''' is the fourth studio album by American rock band [[Ozma]]. | '''''Pasadena''''' is the fourth studio album by American rock band [[Ozma]]. It is the first Ozma album to feature drummer [[Kenn Shane]] and the first album since the band's reunion in [[2006]]. Initially scheduled for release on [[May 15]], [[2007]], the album was leaked online on [[May 7]] and subsequently licensed for streaming on [[Wikipedia:Myspace|Myspace]] on [[May 11]]. | ||
==Overview== | |||
The album's title (named for the band's hometown), as well as the decision to re-record the tracks "[[No One Needs to Know]]" (from ''[[The Doubble Donkey Disc]]'') and "[[Eponine]]" (from ''[[Spending Time on the Borderline]]''), were mandated by the band's management, Right Arm Entertainment.{{Citation needed}} The album features guest appearances by [[Matthew Caws]] (of [[Nada Surf]]), [[Will Noon]] (of Straylight Run and Fun), [[Rachel Haden]] (of [[That Dog]] and [[the Rentals]]), [[Ben Pringle]] (of the Rentals and [[Nerf Herder]]), [[Eric Summer]] (of Get Set Go), and [[Benjamin Chadwick]] (of New Maximum Donkey). | |||
The album art was photographed at the Colorado Street Bridge in Pasadena, California. | |||
==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
''Allmusic'' referred to ''Pasadena'' as "the strongest work of their careers," giving it a 4.5 rating out of 5.<ref>Mason, Stewart. "Pasadena Review" ''AllMusic'' https://www.allmusic.com/album/pasadena-mw0000570253</ref> ''PopMatters'' wrote that the album is "more like Weezer's [[Weezer (The Green Album)|green self-titled album]] than anything, eager to live up to an ideal and doing a good job of it."<ref>Schiller, Mike. "Ozma: Pasadena" ''PopMatters''. 13 August 2007. https://www.popmatters.com/ozma-pasadena-2496222626.html</ref> The ''Los Angeles Times'' called the band "underrated," writing that the album is "more muscular and mature than the crunchy power-pop that gained Ozma a large Southland following over its first three albums."<ref>Bronson, Kevin. "BUZZ BANDS" ''Los Angeles Times''. 3 May 2007. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-may-03-wk-bands3-story.html</ref> The ''Northern Express'' praised the "well-written, catchy indie compositions."<ref>"4Play" ''Northern Express''. 30 May 2007. https://www.northernexpress.com/news/music/article-2603-4play/</ref> | |||
Despite positive reviews, the album sold poorly compared to previous records, and the band members focused on other pursuits for several years thereafter until the release of ''[[Boomtown]]'' in [[2014]].<ref>Chabran, Gab "The Rise And Revival Of Ozma, A 'Secretly Huge' Indie Rock Band" 18 December 2019. https://laist.com/news/entertainment/ozma-band-los-angeles-pasadena-rise-revival</ref> | |||
==Track listing== | ==Track listing== | ||
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| length1 = 3:36 | | length1 = 3:36 | ||
| writer1 = [[Daniel Brummel]] | | writer1 = [[Daniel Brummel]] | ||
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==Audio== | ==Audio/video== | ||
<youtube>mB2tBBBYZ7Y</youtube> | <youtube>mB2tBBBYZ7Y</youtube> | ||
== | ===Album art photo shoot=== | ||
<youtube>Nnjknv5SMmk</youtube> | <youtube>Nnjknv5SMmk</youtube> | ||
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*[[Daniel Brummel]] | *[[Daniel Brummel]] | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [https://ozmamusic.bandcamp.com/album/pasadena-2007 Bandcamp] | * [https://ozmamusic.bandcamp.com/album/pasadena-2007 ''Pasadena'' on ''Bandcamp''] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Ozma]] | [[Category:Ozma]] | ||
[[Category:Ozma albums]] | [[Category:Ozma albums]] | ||
[[Category:Needs Ozmaification]] | [[Category:Needs Ozmaification]] | ||