Citizens & Saints
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Origin | Seattle, Washington[1][2] |
Genres | Christian rock, indie, Christian alternative rock[3][4] |
Years active | 2011[3] | –present
Labels | BEC/Mars Hill[1][3] |
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Past members |
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Citizens & Saints, formerly just Citizens are a Christian rock band from Seattle, Washington.
Background
Citizens & Saints are from Seattle, Washington, and they were formerly based out of Mars Hill Church, which was one of their record labels.[1] Zach Bolen leads the band.[5] Bolen has recently resigned from Mars Hill.[6][7]
Their self-titled album, Citizens, has seen critical and commercial success since its release.
After changing their name, the band released their second studio album, titled Join the Triumph in November 2014. This album incorporated more electronic sounds and synthesizers can be heard on several of the tracks. The album is still in keeping with their fundamental indie/alternative rock sound.
Music
The band released an EP that was called Already / Not Yet EP on May 8, 2012, which was done only on the Mars Hill label.[3]
Their first full length studio album under the name Citizens & Saints was released on March 12, 2013 -- Citizens, which was done on both the BEC Recordings and Mars Hill Records labels, and was produced by Brian Eichelberger.[2][3][4]
Their second full-length studio album, Join the Triumph, was released on November 11, 2014 through BEC Recordings and was again produced by Brian Eichelberger.
A third album, titled A Mirror Dimly, released September 16, 2016.[8]
Discography
Album
Year | Album | Peak chart positions | ||
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2013 | Citizens
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20[4] | 6[4] | |
2014 | Join the Triumph
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30[9] | 9[10] |
References
- 1 2 3 Mars Hill Music. "Citizens". Mars Hill Music. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- 1 2 NRTTeamAdmin (March 5, 2013). "Citizens Artist Profile". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Jesus Freak Hideout. "Citizens Discography, Citizens Artist Database, Citizens Lyrics". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 AllMusic. "Citizens - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ↑ Jesus. "Gospel". God. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- ↑ "Controlling Christianity Kills Creativity". The Apocalypse Review.
- ↑ "Controlling Christianity Kills Creativity". zionica.com. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ↑ Citizens & Saints http://www.citizensandsaints.com/news/2016/8/1/u7pj7afekrinak3wb039yr6pnfuig7. Retrieved 11 August 2016. Missing or empty
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(help) - ↑ "Christian Albums". Retrieved January 26, 2016
- ↑ "Heatseekers Album". Retrieved January 26, 2016