DANI CALIFORNIA - RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
The Red Hot Chili Peppers return with a killer lead from upcoming double disc “Stadium Arcadium,” their first studio release in four years. In typical Chili fashion, the verse finds frontman Anthony Kiedis rhyming “black bandana” with “sweet Louisiana” over stripped-down guitar funk, while bassist extraordinaire Flea and drummer Chad Smith work up an outrageous groove. “Dani California” boasts a monster punk-infused riff that makes U2’s “Vertigo” look like a stick figure penciled on a Post-it note — it’s a wild showcase of concentrated power and mature songwriting. While millennial hits “Scar Tissue” (1999) and “By the Way” (2002) chased pop nuggets with restraint, here the Peppers launch their career’s biggest radio hook without sacrificing energy. –Billboard
