I think I hear the whisper of my old best friend/I think I hear the bells ringing in the square/California/California
from California lyrics by Mazzy Star
Homage to Joni it is not, but the 90s ambassadors of dream-pop’s first proper jam in 17 years sure does come from the same universe as Zeppelin‘s “Going to California,” Sandoval slow-fog rolling like a sequel to “Fade Into You,” narrator returning to her emotional holy grounds with acoustic dreams.
