dios [malos] – ‘I Want It All’ (Full Time Hobby) Released 27/02/06

How postmodern! It seems dios (malos) have written a song about writing songs.  That’s the only conclusion that can be drawn from lyrics like “I’m only finding out what it’s all about”.  The Californians have discovered that where summery West Coast jangliness is concerned, it’s all about hazy lead guitar lines and lazily drawled vocals.  They’ve yet to figure out, though, that it’s also about tunes that stay in your head for more than 10 seconds after you’ve heard them.  ‘I Want It All’ would be perfect for system-up, top-down cruising on Sunset Strip.  Unfortunately though, we can’t all be characters from The OC.