The Heartworms/California Stadium "split" 7 inch (Ace Fu Records/1998)

Here is a nice little split 7 inch that came out towards the end of the 90s that I mainly picked up because of The Heartworms, but I would end up enjoying the  California Stadium side much more. The Heartworms was the band that Archie Moore started with girlfriend Trisha Roy after Velocity Girl disbanded. They released a couple of albums, singles and comp tracks all of which is awesome, straightforward but catchy indie pop with male/female vocals but I have to say their track for this split 7 inch is rather underwhelming.  It is a keyboard driven piece of instrumental synth pop.

On the flip side California Stadium is the one man project of Andrew Basile and though I have read in various places that California Stadium turned into a full band I have never seen or heard of any other releases so this maybe it. And what California Stadium provides here are three short lo fi acoustic numbers that remind me a lot of a cross between early Beck, Smog and Tugboat 3001 ad. I think my favorite of the three tracks offered here is the wobbly joke song, "Ain't Fit For Shit".

Since I feel that The Heartworms track on this split, "Parsimony",  is rather a poor representation of the band  so as a bonus I am including their awesome pop song "No Way, No Way" from the Pop American Style compilation. This tune will definitely appeal to fans of Velocity Girl.

The Heartworms/California Stadium "split" tracklisting

1. The Heartworms "Parsimony"
2. California Stadium "My Heart"
3. California Stadium "Ain't Fit For Shit"
4. California Stadium "Crawlspace"

bonus: The Heartworms "No Way, No Way"

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