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Bob Schneider is a fixture on the Austin scene, having kicked around for years in various bands before embarking on a solo career. Schneider's musical approach as a solo artist has proven as eclectic as the diverse musical styles of his former bands -- a little bit singer/songwriter, a whole lot of funk, country, rock, and folk. His music is redolent of singer/songwriters of the '70s from Neil Young to Paul Simon, with a slightly more modern musical sensibility reminiscent of Beck. Schneider has a knack for creating pleasant adult alternative music with edgy lyrics about alienation, drug addiction, and lost romance. The Californian was recorded in four days in Austin, with minimal overdubs, in an attempt to get a live feel.