The suburbs practically breed good music. Seriously -- without the 'burbs, neither punk nor indie-rock would exist, at least not in their current forms. So it shouldn't be a surprise when a band like The Western Civilization comes out of the land of manicured lawns and neighborhood associations and manages to be at once unique and mind-blowingly good. The Civilization's exploded seemingly fully-formed out of Far North Houston (Kingwood, Humble, Spring) with Letters of Resignation, an amalgam of classic pop songwriting and Saddle Creek-style baroque indie-rock... [more] || [Jeremy Hart] || [5/1/07]