Civil Servants Oss, The Netherlands
Civil Servants has a straight-forward approach in narrating stories about silent melancholy. The songs will make you see the charms of falling when you are trying to find your balance. Their influences mainly contain the principle elements of the post punk scene. Spacy guitars bring the modest vocals to a higher state. Bombastic drums and heavy basslines are added to create a heavenly entity. ... more
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