Meaning of California sound | Babel Free
Definitions
- A popular music aesthetic engendered by 1960s pop and rock recording artists from the California area, associated with optimistic youth culture.
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Alternative letter-case form of California Sound. alt-of
Examples
“The Beach Boys struck gold with swoony choral harmonies, twangy surf-music guitars and beats cresting like waves on an eternally sunny Pacific shoreline: the “California sound”, as it was dubbed.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.