Citizen Fish Explained
| Citizen Fish |
| Landscape: | yes |
| Origin: | Bath, England |
| Years Active: | 1990–present |
| Current Members: | Dick Lucas (vocals)
Jasper Pattison (bass, vocals)
Phil Bryant (guitar)
Silas Berney (drums)
Alex Gordon (trumpet, piano, accordion)
Matt Dowse (trombone) |
| Past Members: | Larry (guitar)
Trotsky (drums)
Minty (trumpet)
Roberto Miguel Reyes (trombone)
Jessica Mills (saxophone) |
Citizen Fish are an English punk rock band that has been active since 1990 and shares members with Subhumans.[1] Citizen Fish does not emphasize the raw political statements and nihilistic viewpoint of the former, instead focusing on issues of social alienation and human interaction, viewed through a more optimistic lens. Both bands deal with themes such as anti-consumerism and vegetarianism.
History
Based around Bath, England, the original members were Dick Lucas (vocals), Jasper (bass), Trotsky (drums), and Larry (guitar). Following their first album, Free Souls in a Trapped Environment, Larry left the band and was replaced by Phil, who, along with Dick and Trotsky, had previously been a member of the Subhumans. Jasper and Dick had previously played together in Culture Shock.
In July 2006, Silas (formerly of Bath-based band Cooper S with Jasper and Andy Evans) replaced Trotsky on drums. In the following month, after a five-year recording hiatus, the band returned to the studio to record songs for a split album with the New York band Leftöver Crack, Deadline.
Their latest and eighth full-length studio album, 2011's Goods was hailed as a return to form, and they remain active, releasing the Manmade EP in 2015.[2]
Discography
- Free Souls in a Trapped Environment (Bluurg Records Fish 24, 1990)
- Disposable Dream 7-inch EP (Bluurg Records Fish 27/Lookout! Records No. 60, 1992
- Wider Than a Postcard (Bluurg Records, 1992)
- Live Fish (Live in Germany) (Bluurg Records Fish 28, 1992)
- Citizen Fish/AOS3 split EP (Bluurg Records Fish 29, 1992)
- Flinch (Bluurg Records Fish 31, 1993)[3] [4]
- Millennia Madness (Bluurg Records Fish 34, Lookout! Records No. 123, 1995)[5]
- Thirst (Lookout! Records No. 152, 1996)
- Psychological Background Reports (Bluurg Records, 1996) - collection rare and previously unreleased material
- Habit 7-inch EP (Lookout! Records, 1998)
- Active Ingredients (Lookout! Records No. 212, 1998, Bluurg Records FISH38, 1999)
- Life Size (Honest Don's Old English Recordings, 2001)[6]
- What Time We On? Live Album, (Bluurg Records Fish 47, 2006)
- Baby-Punchers/Meltdown Split 7-inch EP with Leftöver Crack (Fat Wreck Chords FAT-226, 2006)
- Deadline split album with Leftöver Crack (Fat Wreck Chords, FAT-720, 2007)
- Goods (Studio Album, Alternative Tentacles - virus424, 2011)[7] [8]
- Dancing on Spikes (EP, 2012)
- Manmade (EP, 2015)[2]
Compilations
- Heide Sez... (Lookout! Records, 1996)
- This Is The A.L.F. (Mortarhate Records, 1998)
- Forward Till Death (Lookout! Records, 1999)
- Welcome To The Welfare State (BYO Records, BYO 66, 1999) Song: "Will Swap" (This is a different version from the one released on the Life Size LP)
- You Call This Music?! Volume 1 (Geykido Comet Records, 2000)
- This Are UK Ska, Volume (Do The Dog Records, 2001)
Music videos
- Dividing Lines (1995)
- Talk About the Weather (1996)
- Human Conditioner (2011)
- Discomfort Zone (2011)
- Better (2011)
- Unemplode (2012)
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Citizen Fish | Biography & History. AllMusic. 2020-04-01.
- Web site: Citizen Fish - Manmade [10-inch]]. Punknews.org. 24 September 2015 . 2020-04-01.
- Web site: Flinch - Citizen Fish . AllMusic . 13 July 2024.
- Web site: Sacher . Andrew . 12 classic ska-punk albums to prepare you for the impending ska-punk revival . BrooklynVegan . July 26, 2024 . February 11, 2020.
- Web site: Citizen Fish: Millennia Madness . VISIONS.de . 13 July 2024 . de.
- Web site: Life Size - Citizen Fish, Life Size . AllMusic . 13 July 2024.
- Web site: Goods - Citizen Fish . AllMusic . 13 July 2024.
- Web site: Citizen Fish - Goods . www.punknews.org . 13 July 2024 . 1 March 2011.
