Cultures - 'Away From Us'

Burgeoning indie rock trio Cultures share "Away From Us," a pensive return that slowly burns with authentic emotion.

Harbouring a distinct melancholy, a hallmark of Cultures' distinct aesthetic, the Greater Manchester trio achieve indie anthemia on their third single of the year. Introduced by a subtly gritty riff and underscored by their introspective lyricism, they masterfully play with the dynamics, from the stripped-back lows of the poignant verses to the stratospheric highs of the huge chorus.

On the track, frontman Josh Spivey states that it refers to "the feeling you get when you leave home for the first time and find your feet in the world. I wrote the lyrics when I first lived away from Manchester about the people in my life at the time and the way they were rocks for me then. The line “you’re my home now” reflects that feeling of finding the person or people that you can cling to when you start out in the world”.

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