The music of American Culture wears its American rock credentials proudly. Think The Replacements, The Henry Clay People, Springsteen, Velvet Underground, Dinosaur Jr and Guided By Voices. It may not be easy to articulate the American essence, but we grew up on this stuff, bought records and went to shows. This is our rock music… Continue reading American Culture at When You Motor Away
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American Culture at Hey Reverb
Denver band American Culture describes its music as “pop music for introverts.” It’s an apt description of the sound — and we’ll get to that in a minute — but it also describes the image the band cultivates. They request no photos during live performances, and the band photos mostly have members faces blacked out. “They… Continue reading American Culture at Hey Reverb
American Culture at KVCU Denver
In a musical landscape that thrives on genre revivalism, it’s hard for bands to sound unique while also letting their influences shine through. But for American Culture’s newest record, Pure American Gum, the group is able to be nostalgic without sounding dated. Comprised of former members of Bad Weather California and current members of Homebody,… Continue reading American Culture at KVCU Denver
American Culture at If It Be Your Will
Remember when Jesus And Mary Chain wanted really badly to be American during their mid-period? That’s this record. This is classic “American music”. Not so much Bo Diddley and Elvis, but more like Velvet Underground and the Stooges. These ten songs celebrate activities such as driving around, listening to music, going to the movies… but… Continue reading American Culture at If It Be Your Will
American Culture at Bloodbuzzed
Hailing from Denver (the press release says “they live out in the desert near four corners where Arizona, Colorado, Utah and New Mexico meet“), there’s very few information on a band that, back to the press release, “don’t really want the world to know who they are, personally. Just the music. We even had a… Continue reading American Culture at Bloodbuzzed
Black Watch at Nooga
Longevity is a luxury for most bands. But for Los Angeles outfit The Black Watch, it’s become something of a habit. They’re on their 18th release and show no signs of slowing down anytime soon. Owing a large debt to the sounds of classic jangle pop and indie rock of the early ’90s, the band… Continue reading Black Watch at Nooga
Mind Brains at Tuning Into the Obscure
This disc came to me sandwiched between two pieces of bread in a Ziploc bag. While that was certainly the most original press kit I’ve seen, the music was by far the most gripping thing in the box. Described as a band with heavy psyche roots (many of the band members have been in psyche… Continue reading Mind Brains at Tuning Into the Obscure
Fireworks at Examiner
Catchy guitar hooks, pop infused melodies vocal harmonies and a punk attitude are all on the menu as the Fireworks introduce listeners to their debut record Switch Me On. Taking listeners on a fast paced romp through their musical world, the young band from England is the real deal backing up its punk attitude with… Continue reading Fireworks at Examiner
Fireworks at Sound of Violence
The Fireworks : si ce nom ne vous dit rien, c’est que vous ne vous intéressez probablement pas à la noisy pop britannique. Ces vingtenaires ont en effet sorti deux premiers quarante-cinq tours ultra prometteurs, et totalement sold out, en 2013, et nous délivrent enfin leur très attendu premier opus :Switch Me On. Résolument adepte… Continue reading Fireworks at Sound of Violence
Fireworks at Towle Road
English indie noise pop act The Fireworks released their debut album Switch Me On last week on go-to noise pop label Shelflife. A perfect addition for fans of feedback/shoegaze/pop punk/noise pop, Buzzcocks, Girls At Our Best!, We’ve Got A Fuzzbox and We’re Gonna Use It! (for the second time this week),The Shop Assistants, Bananarama, Meat… Continue reading Fireworks at Towle Road