dada
How To Be Found

L.A.-based dada – which saw a modicum of success in the ’90s before falling off the back of the major-label bandwagon – is a throwback to a time before multiple formats and myriad subgenres, when a group of long-haired musicians was simply a “rock band,” period. Read the rest of this entry »

dada, “How To Be Found,” (Blue Cave)
Release Date: March 2, 2004

“If you’ve never heard of dada — an L.A. trio whose first album, Puzzle, sold half a million copies in the early 1990s — imagine crossing the Police’s finicky jazz chops with the poppy angst of a fellow SoCal band like Sugar Ray. After a six-year hiatus, dada returns with its fifth album, and if you like angular twists on pop formulas, you’ll want to hunt down this self-released disc. The vocal interplay between guitarist Michael Gurley and bassist Joie Calio is rich — check out the Nirvana-esque title track and the harmony-drenched “Blue Girl.” Meanwhile, Gurley plays with eloquence in “Crumble” and the Hendrix-style riffing of “Reason”.

- Parke Puterbaugh

Source: Sound & Vision Magazine