★★★★★
After Young States in 2011, I knew Citizen had immense potential. And now, this album shows just how much that was an understatement. Youth is Citizen's ripping take on the emo/melodic genre that plays remarkably off grunge and hardcore elements to make this ironically-titled album their most hard-hitting effort to date.
"Roam The Room" sparks recollections of Daylight's Jar, coincidentally released by Run For Cover this year as well...
- www.punknews.org
2013-07-23
★★★★★
Release Date: June 11 2013 In every genre, there are "good" bands, and "bad" bands. Don't let the bad bands cloud your judgement on the entire genre as a whole. It's easy to disregard a genre based on a handful of "bad" bands, but there are some bands who blow many of the bands in the genre out of the metaphorical water. Enter Michigan five-piece pop-punk band Citizen...
- absolutepunk.net
2013-07-15
★★★★★
Release Date: June 11, 2013 With their debut full length, Michigan natives Citizen weed out most of the pop punk energy found on previous EPs, favoring instead a more somber, 90s influenced sound; a stylistic shift not unlike the one made by their contemporaries in Title Fight. The album's two singles, "Roam the Room" and "The Summer," are probably the most similar to their old material, being the two catchiest and probably most accessible...
- absolutepunk.net
2013-06-26
★★★★★
Having only begun releasing records in late 2011, Citizen's career as a producer is still in its relative infancy. And yet, when the London-based house obsessive otherwise known as Laurence Matthew Blake does get written about, there's one sentiment that is often returned to: that his music speaks for itself. One listen to Blake's latest for Kerri Chandler's MadTech imprint--or his equally potent releases on the Love Fever label--and it's easy to hear why. The man knows house, new and old...
- www.xlr8r.com
2013-05-02
★★★★★
Title: Young States Artist: Citizen Record Label: Run For Cover Records Release Date: 23 October 2012 In One Word: SnivellingSouthern Michigan/Northern Ohio based rock band Citizen have just released their debut album Young States and are now hitting the road with a headlining tour in November. (They just played Toronto and Ottawa at the weekend, and play Montreal tonight.)Young States features 10 songs showing a great deal of variety. The opener "Untitled" is a perfect example...
- www.musicvice.com
2013-04-01
★★★★★
Though it's one thing to duplicate the sounds of Kerri Chandler, it's another thing altogether to receive the master's seal of approval. This is the case with London-based producer Citizen (a.k.a. Laurence Matthew Blake), who made his debut two years ago on Chandler's then-recently unveiled Madtech sublabel. In that short span of time, he's developed a production style that blends brash '90s references with more modern and often breakdown-oriented song structures...
- www.xlr8r.com
2013-03-13
★★★★★
Release Date: September 20, 2011 Citizen may be the final, glaring piece of proof that I'm in some sort of darkly tinted rut. What they do differently, or even better, than peers like Balance and Composure or Tigers Jaw or even The Republic of Wolves isn't instantly clear. There are thoughts of revenge and loss and camaraderie - all things we expect from early 20-something's from bullshit places like Cleveland or Toledo or whatever...
- absolutepunk.net
2011-12-13
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