Alternative Press teamed up with Citizen for an unique blue and purple swirl vinyl variant of Calling the Dogs, restricted to 400 copies. Head to the AP Shop to snag yours.
Ever since their debut report, Youth, followers have come of age alongside Citizen’s raucous, open-hearted rock. On their fifth studio album, Calling the Dogs, nevertheless, the band sound reenergized, leaning into the cathartic, guitar-driven music that they do finest and peeling away expectations of what they need to sound like. Produced by Rob Schnapf, the album marks their first time working with a producer in six years, in addition to their preliminary outing writing with their latest members, Mason Mercer and Ben Russin. From the fast-moving “Hyper Trophy” to the catchy storage rock of “When I Let You Down,” Citizen are clearly nonetheless having a blast writing tunes collectively. Through all of it, Calling the Dogs stays poignant from begin to end as the band take time to mirror on their very own progress and resilience.
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“Calling the Dogs is a record that doesn’t take itself too seriously,” vocalist Mat Kerekes tells AP. “I feel like people have these expectations of Citizen of what we should and what we shouldn’t sound like. We can do what we want, and it doesn’t really matter.”
The band’s world tour in help of Calling the Dogs launches later this month in Indianapolis on Oct. 18. They’ll additionally make a cease in Las Vegas to play When We Were Young Festival on Oct. 21. In February, Citizen will head abroad for a U.Ok./EU run.
In honor of its launch, Kerekes gave us a whole breakdown of their newest album, which you’ll watch beneath.
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