Emo / Grunge
Almost two years to the date of the release of their breakthrough album, Citizen return with their highly anticipated follow-up full-length, Everybody is Going to Heaven. Haunting these ten songs is a foreboding, dark atmosphere masterfully crafted by producer Will Yip, and an immediate, intense energy is palpable from even the first grimy seconds of the opener, “Cement.” As with every one of Citizen’s releases, Mat Kerekes’ signature vocal delivery here is a trademark feature, demonstrating the emotional tension that boils over on this release. As cathartic as ever, he duels between a soft croon and a haunting scream, confronting his demons on tracks like “My Favorite Color” echoing the tormented refrain, “my heart still beats for nothing”. And while most of the record is an intense and noisy onslaught, songs like “Heaviside” and “Yellow Love” act as armistices, each aching in reverb-drenched consonance. Everybody is Going to Heaven is a turning point for Citizen: once regarded as newcomers with undeniable potential, the band shows here that they have matured both abruptly and uniquely, with no end to their upward trajectory in sight.
February 13, 2018 Continuing with today’s plethora of tour announcements (see: Sum 41, The Wonder Years, Hawthorne Heights), alt-emo outfits Basement and Citizen have just revealed they’ll be hitting the road together on…
August 23, 2017 Continuing to hype up the release of their third full-length album As You Please, alt-emo five-piece Citizen has just debuted their peculiar new music video for their Brand New-like single …
August 1, 2017 In support of their forthcoming album As You Please, alt/emo outfit Citizen has just dropped a dark and eerie new music video for their seemingly playful track “Jet.” Directed by…
July 12, 2017 Following in the footsteps of their upcoming tourmates Circa Survive, alt-emo crew Citizen has just announced their brand new album As You Please and revealed their impressive lead single “Jet.”Hitting…
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March 24, 2016 Now, before you call us out on it: Yes, we know South By Southwest officially ended last Sunday. However, what you need to understand is that after spending multiple days…
Genre: Alternative / Rock
From: Doylestown, PA
Sounds Like: Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, Manchester Orchestra
Genre: Melodic Hardcore / Post-Hardcore
From: Alpine, CA
Sounds Like: mewithoutYou, Defeater, Touché Amore
Genre: Alternative / Rock
From: Ontario
Sounds Like: Forever Came Calling, Seaway, Turnover