Citizens (band) explained

Citizens
Origin:	Seattle, Washington, United States^[1] ^[2]
Genre:	Christian rock, indie, Christian alternative rock^[3] ^[4]
Years Active:	–present
Label:	BEC/Mars Hill, Gospel Song, Running Club^[5]
Website:	https://wearecitizens.net
Current Members:	Zach Bolen Brian Eichelberger Adam Skatula Dan Folgado Connor Hedge
Past Members:	Nathan Furtado Tom McConnell Nate Garvey Jeremy Kelderman Bryce Covert Spencer Abbott

Citizens, formerly known as Citizens & Saints, are an American Christian rock band from Seattle, Washington.

Background

Citizens & Saints were formerly based at Mars Hill Church, which was one of their record labels.^[1] Zach Bolen leads the band.^[6] Bolen resigned from Mars Hill in 2014, where he served as elder and worship leader.^{[7] [8]}

Their album, Citizens, has seen critical and commercial success since its 2013 release.

After changing their name, the band released their second studio album, Join the Triumph, in November 2014. This album incorporated more electronic sounds and synthesizers can be heard on several of the tracks. The album is still in keeping with their fundamental indie/alternative rock sound.

Music

The band released an EP called Already / Not Yet on May 8, 2012, which was done only on the Mars Hill label.^[3]

Their first full-length studio album under the band name Citizens & Saints was Citizens, released on March 12, 2013. This album was released on both the BEC Recordings and Mars Hill Records labels, and was produced by Brian Eichelberger.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Their second full-length studio album, Join the Triumph, was released on November 11, 2014, by BEC Recordings and was again produced by Eichelberger.

A third album, titled A Mirror Dimly, was released on September 16, 2016.^[9]

Discography

Album

Year	Album	Peak chart positions
		Top Christian	Top Heatseekers
2013	Citizens Released: March 12, 2013 Label: BEC/Mars Hill Format: CD, Digital download	20	6
2014	Join the Triumph Released: November 11, 2014 Label: BEC Format: CD, Digital download, Vinyl	30^[10]	9^[11]
2016	A Mirror Dimly Released: September 16, 2016 Label: Gospel Song Records Format: CD, Digital download, Vinyl	13^[12]	8
2019	Fear Released: 2019 Label: Gospel Song Records Format: CD, Digital download, Vinyl
2020	The Joy of Being (Phone Demos) Released: 2020 Label: Running Club Records Format: CD, Digital download, Vinyl
2020	The Joy of Being Released: October 2, 2020 Label: Running Club Records Format: CD, Digital download, Vinyl
2023	i can't find the edges of you Released: February 24, 2023 Label: Running Club Records Format: Digital download, Vinyl

EP

Year	Album	Peak chart positions
		Top Christian	Top Heatseekers
2012	Already/Not Yet (EP) Released: May 8, 2012 Label: BEC Format: CD, Digital download
2013	Repeat the Sounding Joy (EP) Released: November 25, 2013 Label: BEC Format: CD, Digital download
2017	In Part - EP Released: August 11, 2017 Label: Gospel Song Records Format: Digital download
2024	Hold Him High - EP Released: March 22, 2024 Label: Running Club Records Format:

Notes and References

1. Web site: Citizens. Mars Hill Music. March 31, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130413060741/http://marshill.com/music/artists/citizens. April 13, 2013. dead.
2. Web site: Citizens Artist Profile. NRTTeamAdmin. March 5, 2013. New Release Tuesday. March 31, 2013.
3. Web site: Citizens Discography, Citizens Artist Database, Citizens Lyrics. Jesus Freak Hideout. Jesus Freak Hideout. March 31, 2013.
4. Web site: Citizens - Music Biography, Credits and Discography. AllMusic. March 31, 2013.
5. https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/8952424a-d09b-47dc-b538-20901f05bd4e
6. Web site: Gospel. YouTube. February 18, 2014.
7. Web site: Controlling Christianity Kills Creativity. zionica.com. 20 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160401082527/http://zionica.com/2014/06/20/controlling-christianity-kills-creativity/. 1 April 2016. dead.
8. Web site: Zach Bolen Resigns from Mars Hill Ballard. Patheos. 2016-12-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20160925062332/http://www.patheos.com/blogs/warrenthrockmorton/2014/06/06/zach-bolen-resigns-from-mars-hill-ballard/. 2016-09-25. dead.
9. Web site: News. Citizens & Saints. 11 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160919031409/http://www.citizensandsaints.com/news/2016/8/1/u7pj7afekrinak3wb039yr6pnfuig7. 19 September 2016. dead.
10. Web site: Citizens & Saints Biography, Music & News . 2023-11-29 . Billboard . en-US.
11. http://www.billboard.com/artist/6312461/citizens-saints/chart?f=324 "Citizens & Saints Chart History Heatseekers Albums"
12. Web site: Citizens & Saints Biography, Music & News . 2023-11-29 . Billboard . en-US.