God's America ‎– Fermentation Celebration 7"

God's America ‎– Fermentation Celebration 7"

Mustached country buck Alan Jackson has nothing to do with underground music, but one of Jackson's songs helped inspire the name of experimental post-hardcore trio God's America. Former Blame Game guitarist/vocalist Ian Deaton and drummer Lindsay Childs began playing together in summer 2005. On July 4, Jackson's 9/11 lament "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" accompanied a fireworks display they attended. The chorus rang out: "I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell the difference between Iraq and Iran / But I know Jesus and I talk to God ... ." For Deaton and Childs, the scene was both disturbing and hilarious. "I said ... this really is God's America," Deaton recalls.

In Blame Game, Deaton was part of a tight group of accomplished musicians who were constantly touring, putting out records and pushing the limits of their abilities. In God's America, that dynamic has changed. Both Childs and Case are newcomers to making music. Defined structures come together under a haze of rounded features and slower tempos.

In this equation, gender chemistry is a visible factor but never the focus. "It wasn't a conscious decision to have two girls in a band," Case says. "We're just friends, and we work well together from that." Deaton sees a deeper significance. "They aren't concerned with prowess," he admits. "I've always hidden behind being crushingly loud with my big fucking guitar," he growls." We were having problems with sound and they said, 'Just turn it down a little.' I did and now everything sounds so much better."

This 7”, a follow-up to a self-released tape, features The Fermentation Celebration, highlighting the Ian’s organ-like guitar styling, as well as Ms. Baines Finds a Letter, a beautiful instrumental, the calm before the storm of Prune Tools.