Citizen - Youth - 10 Year Anniversary - Orange - VINYL LP

Citizen's persistent sonic evolution and refusal to make the same record twice has earned them a reputation as one of the most consistently captivating bands in modern rock music. It's precisely this commitment to their craft that has led to their new album, Halcyon Blues. It's a dynamic and confident culmination of all that's come before, making it crystal clear that for all their sonic restlessness, Citizen have always known exactly who they are. From the start, the band-vocalist Mat Kerekes, guitarist Nick Hamm, bassist Eric Hamm, along with newer members guitarist Mason Mercer and drummer Ben Russin-were steadfastly determined to follow their creativity wherever it led. Over the years they deftly moved through raw emo, menacing post-hardcore, anthemic alternative, garage-y indie pop, and so much more. Now Halcyon Blues brings elements from throughout their entire catalog together into a singular and instantly satisfying record that just sounds like Citizen. Where past Citizen albums have felt like direct responses to the preceding , Halcyon Blues sounds like the group wrapping their arms around their entire catalog and carrying it forward. Recorded by Kerekes in his home studio in Tole- do, then mixed by Tom Lorde-Alge (U2, Weezer, Blink182), the record taps into the urgency and ferocity of Citizen's early albums while embracing the epic scope and undeniable hooks of their more recent work. These are huge rock songs with fittingly huge emotions, but the youthful frustration of Citizen's early work has grown up too, replaced by a more nuanced, though no less cutting, adult perspective. Album Tracks 1. Good Fortune 2. I Can See You from Here 3. Halcyon Blues 4. Is It in My Brain? 5. Always the Last One to Leave 6. Either Way 7. Matador 8. Ether 9. Smooth Talker 10. Highs and Lows 11. Anne

Mannequin Pussy's music feels like a resilient and galvanizing shout that demands to be heard. Across four albums, the Philadelphia rock band that consists of Colins InchBearInch Regisford (bass, vocals), Kaleen Reading (drums, percussion), Maxine Steen (guitar, synths), and Marisa Dabice (guitar, vocals) has made cathartic tunes about despairing times. InchThere's just so much constantly going on that feels intentionally evil that trying to make something beautiful feels like a radical act,Inch says Dabice. InchThe ethos of this band has always been to bring people together.Inch Their new album, I Got Heaven, which is out March 1 via Epitaph Records, is the band's most fully realized recording yet. Over ten ambitious tracks which abruptly turn from searing punk to inviting alternative pop, the album is deeply concerned with desire, the power in being alone, and how to live in an unfeeling and unkind world. It's a document of a band doubling down on their unshakable bond to make something furious, thrilling, and wholly alive.Following the 2019 of their critically acclaimed third album Patience, Mannequin Pussy returned in 2021 for their EP Perfect. They toured that relentlessly and added guitarist Maxine Steen to the band's official lineup. The band changed their entire creative formula, choosing to write together in the studio in Los Angeles with producer John Congleton, over slowly crafting tracks at home. InchEveryone felt empowered to speak up about their own ideas to make this thing the best it could possibly be,Inch says Regisford. Album Tracks 1. I Got Heaven 2. Loud Bark 3. Nothing Like 4. I Don't Know You 5. Sometimes 6. Ok? Ok! Ok? Ok! 7. Softly 8. Of Her 9. Aching 10. Split Me Open