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About Citizen

Citizen is an American rock band formed in 2009 in Southeast Michigan and Northwest Ohio. The band consists of Mat Kerekes (vocals), brothers Nick (lead guitar) and Eric Hamm (bass), Mason Mercer (rhythm guitar), and Ben Russin (drums). They are signed to Run for Cover Records. The band has released five studio albums: Youth (2013), Everybody Is Going to Heaven (2015), As You Please (2017), Life in Your Glass World (2021), and Calling the Dogs (2023). They are associated with the fourth wave of emo and have been described as a band their fans can grow up with rather than out of.

Members
Luca Antolini DJLuca PeruzziMauro FarinaAntonio DonàPaolino NobileGabriele FerrareseRiccardo TesiniRicky NanniMatteo SalaCristiano GiusbertiAndrea BeluzziVincenzo Oliveri

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Releases

Albums
Family Heirlooms

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12th November 2025

Calling the Dogs

Calling the Dogs

6th October 2023

Scarecrow

Scarecrow

14th December 2022

This Is Your Sign Part II

This Is Your Sign Part II

27th April 2022

Life In Your Glass World

Life In Your Glass World

26th March 2021

As You Please

As You Please

6th October 2017

Everybody Is Going to Heaven

Everybody Is Going to Heaven

23rd June 2015

Youth

Youth

11th June 2013

EPs
Glass Mix 3 - EP

Glass Mix 3 - EP

14th July 2021

Glass Mix 2 - EP

Glass Mix 2 - EP

2nd June 2021

Glass Mix 1 - EP

Glass Mix 1 - EP

28th April 2021

Naomi EP

Naomi EP

1st September 2014

Climax

Climax

10th February 2014

Deep End EP

Deep End EP

18th June 2012

Split

Split

24th April 2012

The Heartbeat

The Heartbeat

29th March 2012

Singles
Let It Burn (Piano Version)

Let It Burn (Piano Version)

20th May 2026

3rd Degree Burns

3rd Degree Burns

28th January 2026

I Believe You

I Believe You

10th September 2025

Too Loud

Too Loud

20th August 2025

Life Support

Life Support

28th May 2025

Good Old Days

Good Old Days

23rd October 2024

Live Again

Live Again

18th September 2024

Letdown

Letdown

10th July 2024

Other
Acoustic

Acoustic

4th April 2011

America’s Hardcore Volume 5

America’s Hardcore Volume 5

Tracks by Citizen

20+ tracks in our catalogue

  1. 15 Minutes of Fame15 Minutes of Fame
    4:43
  2. 3rd Degree Burns3rd Degree Burns - Single
    3:49
  3. A Passing Thing
  4. AfterlifeAfterlife
    3:22
  5. Alone With MyselfAlone With Myself
    2:51
  6. Anyone but MeScarecrow
    2:55
  7. Anything You Want
  8. As OneClimax
    6:09
  9. As One (Without Sax)Climax
    6:09
  10. As You PleaseAs You Please
    4:13

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Lyrics

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Yellow Love

Yellow Love

Lyrics

How Does It Feel?

How Does It Feel?

Lyrics

The Night I Drove Alone

The Night I Drove Alone

Lyrics

Sleep

Sleep

Lyrics

Jet

Jet

Lyrics

In the Middle of It All

In the Middle of It All

Lyrics

The Summer

The Summer

Lyrics

Heaviside

Heaviside

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Citizen have returned with details of their new album ‘Halcyon Blues’
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Citizen have returned with details of their new album ‘Halcyon Blues’

The Ohio band share lead single 'Highs and Lows' and confirm worldwide tour.

28 Apr 2026 • 4:20 pm
Citizen have announced a 10th anniversary edition of 'Everybody Is Going To Heaven'
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Citizen have announced a 10th anniversary edition of 'Everybody Is Going To Heaven'

Citizen's expanded 10th anniversary reissue of 'Everybody Is Going To Heaven' features unreleased tracks, demos, and reimagined versions.

23 Jun 2025 • 8:46 pm
Citizen: The call of the wild
Features

Citizen: The call of the wild

For Citizen's fifth album, 'Calling The Dogs,' they defy genre boundaries and embrace their youthful wonder for a record that's unapologetically uptempo yet deeply introspective.

2 Oct 2023 • 1:42 pm
Meet Me @ The Altar have debuted an acoustic version of last year's 'Model Citizen EP'
News

Meet Me @ The Altar have debuted an acoustic version of last year's 'Model Citizen EP'

They'll release their debut album later this year.

12 Mar 2022 • 6:12 pm
Citizen: "It was time to try something new"
Features

Citizen: "It was time to try something new"

"This record is about reclaiming control; it's us venting our frustrations." Citizen vocalist Mat Kerekes is discussing the Toledo, Ohio-based three-pie...

22 Mar 2021 • 1:38 am
Citizen: "We’ve knocked down a lot of doors"
Features

Citizen: "We’ve knocked down a lot of doors"

“There are moments in the set that are really chaotic and noisy and then there are moments that are dead quiet. In a big venue, that’s really cool,” ven...

28 Jan 2016 • 10:47 am
Citizen: "We’ve knocked down a lot of doors"
Features

Citizen: "We’ve knocked down a lot of doors"

“There are moments in the set that are really chaotic and noisy and then there are moments that are dead quiet. In a big venue, that’s really cool,” ven...

31 Dec 1969 • 11:00 pm

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Citizen - Calling The Dogs
Album Review

Citizen - Calling The Dogs

4 Oct 2023

Citizen - Life In Your Glass World
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Citizen - Life In Your Glass World

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