Dead Pioneers have released their new single My Spirit Animal Ate Your Spirit Animal, the track is the lead single from their upcoming second album, Po$t American, that is due out on the 11th April 2025 via Hassle Records. “In a world chock full of both macro, and micro aggressions, the overarching concept of cultural appropriation is frequently overlooked, lost in the systemic consumption and theft of culture, wares, and even religious or spiritual practices. Appropriation is frequently done in the so-called spirit of “honor” or “inspired by,” with no restitution for the Indigenous people these things are frequently taken from. The song’s title highlights and demeans the concept and use of “spirit animals” carelessly taken from Native communities. Their use ...