Adult Nights

"There's one major downside to Wild Light's debut single, the classic-rock sing-along "California on My Mind." With its joyously gratuitous use of obscenities, any opportunities to hear the song outside of the anything-goes-world of the Internet will be severely limited. But who needs radio play? Wild Light has already performed at the Hollywood Bowl with cult faves LCD Soundsystem and has a 29-city winter tour lined-up with indie rockers Tapes 'N Tapes. And while "California on My Mind" isn't totally kind to our friends in the Bay Area, it's a pop anthem that's hard to resist. It celebrates a kind of random frustration anyone can relate to, and it's embellished with a wayward harmonica, a galloping piano and some scrappy vocals. But one note: Those attached to San Francisco may be better off skipping the tune, and instead sampling the warm harmonies, jangly guitars and spacey accents of "Surf Generation."'-latimes.com