Ohio rock favourites Citizen have unveiled their powerful new single Good Fortune, offering one final preview of their long-awaited new album Halcyon Blues, which arrives on 7th August via Run For Cover Records.
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Serving as the opening track on the band’s latest full-length, Good Fortune captures Citizen at their most urgent and anthemic, combining driving rhythms, soaring melodies and the unmistakable vocals of frontman Mat Kerekes. It follows previously released tracks I Can See You From Here, title track Halcyon Blues and Highs And Lows, completing a quartet of songs that showcase the band’s most expansive and confident work to date.
With Halcyon Blues, Citizen look back across nearly two decades of evolution while firmly keeping their sights on the future. The Toledo outfit have consistently refused to remain confined to one corner of the alternative scene, moving seamlessly between emo, post-hardcore, indie rock and expansive alternative sounds throughout their career. Rather than chasing trends, the band have steadily refined a sound that has become uniquely their own.
That journey is reflected throughout Halcyon Blues, an album that brings together the raw emotional intensity of Citizen’s early releases with the bigger hooks and widescreen production that have defined their more recent work. The result is a record that feels both familiar and refreshingly ambitious.
Recorded by Kerekes and mixed by renowned producer Tom Lord-Alge, whose credits span artists including U2, Weezer and Blink-182, the album balances crushing guitars with memorable choruses while retaining the emotional honesty that has long resonated with the band’s devoted fanbase.
Reflecting on Citizen’s longevity and creative philosophy, guitarist Nick Hamm explains that the band have always prioritised artistic growth over short-lived trends: “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. We don’t think in moments, or months, or record cycles. 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.”
That commitment to constant reinvention has helped Citizen build a loyal international following since forming in Toledo, Ohio, nearly 20 years ago. From humble beginnings as a group of high school friends to becoming established headliners across the globe, the band have continually expanded both their musical palette and their audience without losing the authenticity that first connected them with listeners.
Following the release of Halcyon Blues, Citizen will embark on an extensive international touring schedule spanning North America, Europe and Australia. UK audiences will have the opportunity to experience the new material live this October when the band return for a run of headline dates with support from Modern Color and thistle..
With Good Fortune setting the tone, Halcyon Blues promises to be another landmark chapter in Citizen’s ever-evolving story—one that embraces everything the band have learned over the past 17 years while continuing to push their sound into exciting new territory.
Upcoming UK Tour Dates:
OCTOBER
24th – London, Earth Hall
25th – Leeds, Stylus
27th – Glasgow, TV Studio
28th – Manchester, Academy 2
29th – Bristol, The Prospect Building
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