New album ‘Halcyon Blues’ due out 08/07 via Run For Cover Records. Upcoming worldwide touring North America w/Anxious, Hotline TNT, Rocket, Cyrogeyser, UK/EU w/Modern Color, thistle. Australia w/Drug Church.

Toledo, OH rock powerhouse, recently announced their highly anticipated new album and they’re back to share its moving title track. Arriving August 7th via Run For Cover Records, LP is a dynamic, confident release that draws on nearly two decades of musical and personal growth to emphatically declare what their dedicated fans already know: Citizen are one of our great modern rock bands–and they’re at the absolute top of their game. Vocalist Mat Kerekes shed some light on the song’s lyrics, saying “It’s about a silent disconnect between two people. You both know you’re no longer meant to be in each other’s lives but instead of accepting it, you sit in the space between and watch one another become strangers in real time.” Titletraack follows lead single ‘Highs And Lows‘. Where it offered a big dose the bold alternative rock that Citizen excel at, ‘Halcyon Blues’ leans into the more lush side of the band. It’s a cut of emotive indie that gently unfolds from plaintive verses into an expansive chorus that showcases just how wide-reaching band’s songwriting has become. Citizen have always been determined to follow their own path, taking creative risks and challenging expectations at every turn, and 17 years into an impressive career the band still feel like underdogs who have never quite fit in. Group’s unlikely rise from a bunch of Toledo high schoolers to long-running headliners capable of selling out shows around the world, and they got there through persistent sonic evolution. Over the years they’ve moved deftly through raw emo, menacing post-hardcore, anthemic alternative, garage-y indie pop, and so much more, now LP combines elements from throughout their entire catalog together into a singular and instantly satisfying record that just sounds like Citizen.

Recorded by Kerekes then mixed by Tom Lorde-Alge (U2, Weezer, Blink182), album taps into the urgency and ferocity of band’s early albums while embracing the epic scope and undeniable hooks of their more recent work. The group’s determination and focus on pushing themselves musically has allowed them to grow steadily–and for their audience to grow with them. “A lot of bands try to do anything they can to be the hottest thing of the moment and we’ve just never operated like that” says guitarist Nick Hamm. “We don’t think in moments, or months, or record cycles. Some bands end up getting sick of whatever walls they exist in, but I see Citizen as this long term creative project where there’s always somewhere new to go, and that’s kept me exhilarated through all these years. And we’ve trusted that people who like our band will want to come along. A lot of people grew with us and we’re really thankful for that.”

‘Halcyon Blues’ tracklist:
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

Upcoming Shows:
06/14 Washington, DC @ Warped Tour
06/25 Long Beach, CA @ Warped Tour
08/18 Chicago, IL @Thalia Hall *
08/19 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall *
08/21 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall *
08/22 Cleveland, OH @ Globe Iron *
08/23 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE *
08/25 Toronto, CA @ Danforth Music Hall*
08/28 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel *
08/29 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *
08/30 Boston, MA @ Citizens House of Blues *
09/01 Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring *
09/02 Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa *
09/04 St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live *
09/05 Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution *
09/07 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Heaven) *
09/09 Austin, TX @ Emo’s *
09/10 Dallas, TX @ The Bomb Factory *
09/11 San Antonio, TX @ The Aztec Theatre *
09/13 Mexico City, MX @ Warped Tour *
09/15 Mesa, AZ @ The Nile Theater *
09/17 Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium *
09/18 San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom *
09/19 Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades *
09/21 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom*
09/22 Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo *
09/24 Salt Lake City, UT @ Rockwell at The Complex *
09/26 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre *
09/28 St. Louis, MO @ The Hawthorn *
09/30 Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater *
10/01 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave *
10/02 Detroit, MI @ The Majestic Theatre *
10/24 London, UK @ Earth Hall ^
10/25 Leeds, UK @ Stylus ^
10/27 Glasgow, UK @ TV Studio ^
10/28 Manchester, UK@ Academy 2 ^
10/29 Bristol, UK @ The Prospect Building ^
10/31 Hamburg, DE @ Gruenspan #
11/02 Berlin, DE @ Columbia Theater #
11/03 Cologne, DE @ Die Kantine #
11/04 Haarlem, NL @ Patronaat #
02/26 Brisbane, AU @ The Tivoli $
02/27 Sydney, AU @ Liberty Hall $
02/28 Melbourne, AU @ Forum $
03/03 Adelaide, AU @ The Gov $
03/04 Perth, AU @ Magnet House $

* w/ Anxious, Hotline TNT, Rocket, Cryogeyser
^ w/ Modern Color, thistle.
# w/ Modern Color
$ w/ Drug Church