American Culture – “Silence”

This first single from the upcoming American Culture LP For My Animals is a real gem. The song slides into the cross wake of indie pop and post-punk in a way that feels constantly at odds with itself. It is is inherently jittery, letting a bit of dubbed air enter the room to infect a layer of crisp drums and voluminous keys. The Denver band has let a few sinewy shards of pop out in the past few years with a couple of albums and singles for Emotional Response, Heavy Dose, and Lightning Charged. The new LP makes its way out via Athens culture hub Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records, arriving on March 19th. This one speaks well for what’s to come on that third LP, and I’d keep an ear to the ground over at HHBTM if I were you.