Citizen
Citizen combine bombastic emo-pop, post-hardcore, shoegaze, punk, and thick, chunky indie rock into an original Midwestern blend. Emerging in the early 2010s, the Toledo-based outfit has released a steady stream of dynamic, high-energy efforts like Everybody Is Going to Heaven (2015), Life in Your Glass World (2021), and Calling the Dogs (2023) that are as singular as they are wide-ranging.
With members hailing from Southeast Michigan and Northwest Ohio, Citizen formed in 2009 and quickly hit the ground running, releasing three 7" singles and an EP titled Young States. Signing to Run for Cover Records, they released their first full-length album, Youth, in the summer of 2013 just before joining that year's Vans Warped Tour. After issuing the single "Silo" in late 2014, the band announced the release of their sophomore LP, the well-received Everybody Is Going to Heaven, which appeared in June 2015. Working with longtime producer Will Yip, Citizen began to expand their sound with additional instrumentation and sonic experimentation on their third album, As You Please, which arrived in 2017. January 2021 saw the release of the punchy single "I Want to Kill You" ahead of the emo experimentalist's fourth long-player, Life in Your Glass World. Former touring members Ben Russin (drums) and Mason Mercer (guitar) joined Mat Kerekes (vocals) and brothers Nick (lead guitar) and Eric Hamm (bass) on the group's fifth long-player. Released in 2023, Calling the Dogs saw Citizen deliver a passionate set of distortion-heavy anthems and ballads that touched on all of their different sonic predilections.
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Youth
Alternative & Indie - Released by Run For Cover Records on 1 Jan 2013
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Silo
Alternative & Indie - Released by Run For Cover Records on 9 Sep 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Young States
Alternative & Indie - Released by Run For Cover Records on 10 May 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bash Out
Alternative & Indie - Released by Run For Cover Records on 19 Apr 2022
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
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Glass Mix 2
Alternative & Indie - Released by Run For Cover Records on 2 Jun 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Glass Mix 3
Alternative & Indie - Released by Run For Cover Records on 14 Jul 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Glass Mix 1
Alternative & Indie - Released by Run For Cover Records on 28 Apr 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Calling The Dogs
Alternative & Indie - Released by Run For Cover on 6 Oct 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
This Is Citizen
Alternative & Indie - Released by Distrophonix on 15 Dec 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Split
Alternative & Indie - Released by Run For Cover Records on 24 Apr 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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If I Say Stop
Dance - Released by The Saifam Group Srl on 25 Mar 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Big Mouth
Alternative & Indie - Released by Citizen and Alternate Side on 13 May 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Deep End (Original Mix)
House - Released by MadTech Records on 18 Jun 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Can't Take It Slow
Alternative & Indie - Released by Run For Cover on 2 Oct 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
If You're Lonely
Alternative & Indie - Released by Run For Cover on 18 Jul 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -