CITIZEN 'Calling The Dogs'

'Calling The Dogs' is an album that opens looking inward and closes looking outward. It’s an album that considers the people we become as a result of the people that surround us. It marks a new era of the band not only in personnel, but also breathes new air thematically. It’s a record of self-reflection, as well as one that exercises anger in a matter more direct than ever before. Channeling artists like the Ramones, Violent Femmes and Bloc Party, 'Calling The Dogs' feels like a new chapter for CITIZEN. Songs like opener “Headtrip” and lead single “If You’re Lonely” grip like signature Citizen songs infused with a new energy and infectiousness by producer Rob Schnapf. Like their 2021 album 'Life In Your Glass World', there’s a clear influence of NYC garage rock revival on songs like “Hyper Trophy” and the groovy “Can’t Take It Slow.”