Citizen announce 'Halycon Blues', out 8/7

Citizen have returned! Today the Toledo, OH-based rock powerhouse have announced their new album, Halcyon Blues, due out 8/7.

Citizen have always been determined to follow their own path, taking creative risks and challenging expectations at every turn. It's all led to Halcyon Blues, a dynamic, confident release that draws on nearly two decades of musical and personal growth to emphatically declare what their dedicated fans already know: Citizen are one of our great modern rock bands–and they’re at the absolute top of their game.

To celebrate the album's announce, Citizen have shared Halcyon Blues' massive lead single, "Highs and Lows." It's a bold cut of technicolor alternative that steadily builds from a dark, pulsating bass line into the kind of euphoric chorus that few bands can come close to achieving. Prepare to hit repeat because the best rock song of the summer just arrived a little early.

17 years into an impressive career, Citizen still feel like underdogs who have never quite fit in. The band have had an unlikely rise from a group of Toledo high schoolers to long-running headliners capable of selling out shows around the world, and they got there through persistent sonic evolution. Over the years they've moved deftly through raw emo, menacing post-hardcore, anthemic alternative, garage-y indie pop, and so much more, now Halcyon Blues combines elements from throughout their entire catalog together into a singular and instantly satisfying record that just sounds like Citizen.

Citizen have also announced a massive run of worldwide tour dates in support of Halcyon Blues. First the band will be hitting the road in September with support from Anxious, Hotline TNT, Rocket, and Cryogeyser, followed by the UK and EU with Modern Color, then Australia with Drug Church. See full itinerary below.

Upcoming Shows:
05/16 Colombus, OH @ Historic Crew Stadium
06/14 Washington, DC @ Warped Tour
06/25 Long Beach, CA @ Warped Tour
08/18 Chicago, IL @Thalia Hall *
08/19 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall *
08/21 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall *
08/22 Cleveland, OH @ Globe Iron *
08/23 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE *
08/25 Toronto, CA @ Danforth Music Hall*
08/28 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel *
08/29 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *
08/30 Boston, MA @ Citizens House of Blues *
09/01 Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring *
09/02 Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa *
09/04 St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live *
09/05 Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution *
09/07 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Heaven) *
09/09 Austin, TX @ Emo’s *
09/10 Dallas, TX @ The Bomb Factory *
09/11 San Antonio, TX @ The Aztec Theatre *
09/13 Mexico City, MX @ Warped Tour *
09/15 Mesa, AZ @ The Nile Theater *
09/17 Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium *
09/18 San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom *
09/19 Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades *
09/21 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom*
09/22 Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo *
09/24 Salt Lake City, UT @ Rockwell at The Complex *
09/26 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre *
09/28 St. Louis, MO @ The Hawthorn *
09/30 Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater *
10/01 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave *
10/02 Detroit, MI @ The Majestic Theatre *
10/24 London, UK @ Earth Hall ^
10/25 Leeds, UK @ Stylus ^
10/27 Glasgow, UK @ TV Studio ^
10/28 Manchester, UK@ Academy 2 ^
10/29 Bristol, UK @ The Prospect Building ^
10/31 Hamburg, DE @ Gruenspan #
11/02 Berlin, DE @ Columbia Theater #
11/03 Cologne, DE @ Die Kantine #
11/04 Haarlem, NL @ Patronaat #
02/26 Brisbane, AU @ The Tivoli $
02/27 Sydney, AU @ Liberty Hall $
02/28 Melbourne, AU @ Forum $
03/03 Adelaide, AU @ The Gov $
03/04 Perth, AU @ Magnet House $

* w/ Anxious, Hotline TNT, Rocket, Cryogeyser
^ w/ Modern Color, thistle.
# w/ Modern Color
$ w/ Drug Church

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