Youth (10 Year Anniversary) Flower Petal Vinyl

To celebrate 10 years of YOUTH, Citizen and Run For Cover Records have teamed up to completely update the bands debut LP. Since its initial release in 2013, the songs that make up Youths tracklist have been staples in mixtapes, playlists and record collections for listeners chasing what felt like a longlost feeling in alternative music. YOUTH takes notes from the headbanging tempo of grunge, the hazy reverb of shoegaze, and the catharsis of emo together to make something deeply personal and profound. Songs like opener Roam the Room and the anthemic singalong The Summer have been soundtracked a thousand stagedives at live shows, while pensive and moody songs like Figure You Out and Sleep offer brief, downtempo respites with blissful melodies. YOUTH also features Citizens two most popular songs The Night I Drove Alone builds from a quiet, isolated guitar strum into vocalist amp lyricist Mat Kerekes diarylike confessional, exploding midsong into a fullband barrage, while How Does It Feel incorporates dreamy shoegaze elements into a somber midtempo wall of sound.This definition meant taking the entire process home to Toledo, Ohio the Glass City and creating everything inhouse. Recorded in vocalist Mat Kerekes home studio in his garage, Citizens need to continue moving forward creatively went hand in hand with their desire to be fully in control of their creative destiny. The new process afforded the band time to focus on each songs individual mood, making their signature blend of aggression and melody all the more pronounced, and even capturing appealing imperfections. The result is an album that represents the members vision in its purest form, something that feels distinctly Citizen while also marking the start of a fresh chapter.One of the most immediately striking elements of the direction on Life In Your Glass World is the bands attention to rhythm. Many of the songs feature undeniably danceable beats and sharp, grooveladen guitar lines, which give both the barnburners and the brooding atmospheric tracks a pulsating heart. The bands desire to assert themselves is palpable both in the music and Kerekes lyrics, mirroring not only their creative frustrations but also a long year of personal upheavals. Its fitting for Life In Your Glass World, a record that proves Citizens true identity is rooted in the raw energy of constant evolution.