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Citizens! is a fantastic new band freshly signed to Kitsuné. Five handsome London boys who pen songs with a panoramic view. Warm, welcoming, traditional, as classy as marble… icing on cake they are produced by no one else than Alex Kapranos!

Composed by Martyn, Thom, Mike, Lawrence and Tom , Citizens! is a call to arms, a statement, a mark in the sand. Their bold statement is that they reclaim pop cause “Pop is not a dirty word. It’s a holy one.” (Mike)
The melodious vocals and the catchy music are the ingredients of good pop. They treated recording like a game, an experiment. They thought that a band needed to come along with the guts to make imaginative pop music, but to do it with soul and integrity. They asked questions that other bands weren’t asking, and mixed elements they hadn’t heard mixed before. Most importantly they wouldn’t allow themselves to mimic any particular moment from decades past.

“It’s us against the world,’ Lawrence says, ‘we make our own rules and we take them very seriously. But it works because we don’t take ourselves seriously while we do it.”

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NEWS 6 November 2012, 4.58 | NO COMMENT

Kitsuné Maison 14 – Citizens! “True Romance” (Gigamesh Remix) + Gig in Paris

The Gigamesh remix of “True Romance” is featured on our new compilation Kitsuné Maison 14 ! If you’re a Kitsuné faithful, you’ll be well aware of Citizens! Produced by Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos, their album ̵...

NEWS 29 October 2012, 7.46 | NO COMMENT

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Support UK’s five-piece Citizens! to be the new MTV U’s Freshmen! Vote now for “True Romance” video and one of the sexiest and the most romantic video ever made will be broadcasted on MTV. CLICK HERE TO VOTE FOR “TRUE ROMANC...

NEWS 17 October 2012, 7.34 | NO COMMENT

Our favourite London’s five piece Citizens! will perform in New York this week. They will end the Ooh La L.A Festival tonight in New York besides the French synth rock duo Housse de Racket, Tomorrow’s World and LESCOP! Citizens! are also ...

NEWS 10 October 2012, 5.59 | NO COMMENT

Citizens! De...

The debut album of the London’s five-piece Citizens! “Here We Are” is now available in the US! Produced by Alex Kapranos the reslut is “An album as art smart as Franz, as disco droll as Hot Chip, as pose pop as The Naked And Famou...

NEWS 24 September 2012, 4.22 | 4 COMMENTS

Citizens! &#...

UK’s five-piece Citizens! are pleased to reveal their extremely romantic and sexy music video “True Romance” ! CLICK HERE TO WATCH IT ON WONDERLAND ! AND HERE ON LIFE + TIMES Video directed by We Are From LA The band contributes the...

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EVENTS

30/10/2012 - Kitsuné Club Night US Tour - Le Poisson Rouge - New York - w/ The Twelves, Yuksek

31/10/2012 - Kitsuné Club Night US Tour - Engine Room - Houston - The Twelves

01/11/2012 - Kitsuné Club Night US Tour - Club Social Rhodesia - Mexico City - w/ The Twelves, OLIVER, Bufi

02/11/2012 - Kitsuné Club Night US Tour - Centro Social Excalibur - Monterrey - w/ The Twelves, Fred Falke, OLIVER

03/11/2012 - Kitsuné Club Night US Tour - Crescent Ballroom - Phoenix - w/ The Twelves

07/11/2012 - Kitsuné Maison En Vrai! #11 - Festival les Inrocks Volkswagen - La Boule Noire - Paris - w/ Theme Park, Coastal Cities, Saint Lou Lou

08/11/2012 - Kitsuné Club Night US Tour - U Street Music Hall - Washington - w/ The Twelves, Penguin Prison

09/11/2012 - Kitsuné Club Night US Tour - Grand Central - Miami - w/ The Twelves, OLIVER

10/11/2012 - Kitsuné Club Night US Tour - Wrong Bar - Toronto - w/ The Twelves, Penguin Prison

11/11/2012 - Kitsuné Club Night US Tour - Celebritries Nightclub - Vancouver - w/ The Twelves

15/11/2012 - Kitsuné Club Night US Tour - Marquis Theater - Denver - w/ The Twelves

16/11/2012 - Kitsuné Club Night US Tour - Lure - Los Angeles - w/ The Twelves, Penguin Prison

17/11/2012 - Kitsuné Club Night US Tour - Mezzanine - San Francisco - w/ The Twelves, Penguin Prison