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Source: Paste Magazine
Date: June/July 2004
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. The utter lack of stylistic referencing on How to Be Found proves oddly refreshing in this age of signifiers; guitarist Michael Gurley and bassist Joie Calio play it straight, purveying virtuosic chops, tight two-part harmonies and unfailingly logical musical compositions. On sturdy rockers like "The Next Train Out of My Mind," "Crumble" and "Any Day the Wind Blows," Gurley, Calio and drummer Phil Leavitt scrupulously navigate through the aural architecture, building dynamically, embellishing inventively and arriving at satisfying resolutions...
-- Bud Scoppa
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