“California X’s forthcoming self-titled debut sports some major Dinosaur Jr. vibes-- presumably acquired by osmosis in their home town of Amherst-- but the speed at which "Spider X" hurls forward makes it lean more toward sludgy hard rock than slacker drawl. The Motörhead-y riffs are so revving and smoky, it practically sounds like the band played them with motorcycle engines instead of strings. A ”
