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The Western Civilization

Letters of Resignation CD Available Now!

About Me

"Remember the first time you heard your favorite song? The Universe seemed to bend down and kiss you on the forehead; so perfect it was for that exact moment in your life. Be it in a crowded, smoky venue, in your room with your shoes off, or sitting in a friends car with the windows rolled down, when you hear that song your toe will start-a-tappin and your eyes will close as your relive that perfect moment. Now take The Western Civilization’s new album Letters of Resignation, put it in your CD player, and prepare to experience that moment all over again. A musical tapestry woven of honesty, heartbreak, disappointment, and absolution, that from track to track becomes increasingly familiar, Letters of Resignation is a remarkable debut album. Forthright lyrics born of real life struggles set to sweeping melodies and catchy hooks. An exciting union of digital beats and electrified rhythms to their perfect match of breezy acoustics and ethereal harmonies, the music mirrors the duality of its main voices. The boy-girl interplay on Love Struck Angel and Bruise the Paper allows the listener to be a fly-on-the-wall for the verbal assault, the sweet kiss, and all of the unpredictable in between. Letters of Resignation is mesmerizing while catchy, fluid even in its heaviest moments, and just plain good. Enjoy."
CHECK OUT OUR REVIEW AT SPACE CITY ROCK!

"The Western Civilization...have managed to meld electronics, teenage heartbreak, and shimmery-sweet twee-pop into a melancholy, gorgeous whole that evokes the best moments of that whole Saddle Creek/Omaha scene while remaining pretty unique.. "
LETTERS OF RESIGNATION REVIEW - THE SKYLINE NETWORK
CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE SPACE CITY ROCK INTERVIEW
HOUSTON CHRONICLE ARTICLE AND PODCAST
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Music:

Member Since: 11/7/2004
Band Website: this is it
Band Members:

Anthony - drums, percussion, awesomeness

Fred - bass
Gretchen - vocals, keys, guitar

Rachel - vocals, guitar, electronic beats

Reggie - vocals, guitar, harmonica,
xylophone, keys, electronic beats


Influences: Life.Love.Insecurities.Social behavior.
Art.Government. Beauty.Lust.Aggravation.
Sickness.Death.Separation.Words.Poetry.
Novels.Intellectuals.Music Theory.Truth.

Buy our album! Out now...

Price: $10

Our self released, hand packaged EP. Includes 3 demo’s from Letters of Resignation and one exclusive b-side, "There’s So Much to Say". Coming soon on iTunes as well.

Price: $5

Phonograph Hoodie
Price: $20
80/20 Cotton Poly Blend | Pullover

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Phonograph T-Shirt
Price: $10
50/50 Cotton Poly Blend

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Cityscape T-Shirt
Price: $10
50/50 Cotton Poly Blend

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Xylophone T-Shirt
Price: $10
50/50 Cotton Poly Blend

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Record Label: seeking
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Free Show June 12th!! (w/ Via Audio)

Hello friends. We have a show coming up this month on the 12th with our friends Via Audio from New York. Also performing will be Jukebox The Ghost (also from the east coast). The show will be at XO Ba...
Posted by The Western Civilization on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:41:00 PST

Warped Tour 2008

Good news...  We have been asked to perform at the Houston stop of this year's Warped Tour.  We will be on the Kevin Says Stage.  Keep an eye on our page for more info.  TWC...
Posted by The Western Civilization on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:55:00 PST

SXSW 2008

I know this is a little late, but we just wanted to give a special thanks to everyone who made it out to see us at SXSW this year.  It was really great to see some farmiliar faces in the crowd.&n...
Posted by The Western Civilization on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:53:00 PST

Live on U Penn Student Radio today at 4pm (Eastern Time)

We will be doing an acoustic set today on U Penn student radio.  You can listen online at 4 PM eastern time at www.wqhs.org.  Check it out!TWC...
Posted by The Western Civilization on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:15:00 PST

TOUR KICK OFF SHOW today (3/28) @ Walters

Come see us off in style. Eastern US Tour starts April 2nd. Great bands and good times. Hope to see ya there.Hosted By: The Western Civilization When: Friday Mar 28, 2008 at 9:00 PMWhere: Walters421...
Posted by The Western Civilization on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:11:00 PST

The Western Civilization on "The Blogger Hour" @ WOXY.com

Our friend Jared from the music blog 5 Acts recently did a show on WOXY.com called The Blogger Hour.  The Western Civilization was included in his set.  Lots of good tunes were played. ...
Posted by The Western Civilization on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:32:00 PST

Back up on iTunes

Just a quick note to let everyone know that Letters of Resignation is back up on iTunes world wide now.  Sorry for the inconvienience.TWC...
Posted by The Western Civilization on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:53:00 PST

Top 10.... Space City Rock

Hello folks.  Spacecityrock.com released their Top 10 list for 2007 a few weeks ago and we found ourselves at number 4.  Not too shabby considering that this list included both local and nat...
Posted by The Western Civilization on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:59:00 PST

New download store. New song available.

Hello friends.  Just wanted to let everyone know that we added a download store to our myspace page.  You can purchase any of the songs for .99 or the whole album for 8.99.  Aside from ...
Posted by The Western Civilization on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 01:43:00 PST

Interview with Geowareness blog - Check it out

Reggie was intereviewed over the weekend about the band for a new blog called Geowareness.  You can check it out here.  While you are there you should check out some of the other articles on...
Posted by The Western Civilization on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:03:00 PST