Citified
| Status | New EP "Absence" out 5/26 on Eskimo Kiss Records! |
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Bio
It makes sense that in a year following a reunion by one of the highlights of shoegaze, My Bloody Valentine, and a late-period masterpiece by the former Red House Painter Mark Kozelek (as Sun Kil Moon), that Greensboro, North Carolina’s Citified would return with Absence–a record that splits the difference between the softly driven lyrical work of the latter and the hazy crunch of the former. Think about Swervedriver’s gift for finding the classic pop and rock structures beneath the murk of shoegaze and you’ve hit exactly upon what Citified have created in their third release. Returning with the same lineup that created 2008’s The Meeting After the Meeting.
About
Channeling the urgency of 80s Brit/shoegaze but with an updated sense of production values and texture, 'The Meeting After The Meeting' is the sophomore release from Greensboro, North Carolina-based Citified. With a full band in tow for the first time on record, Chris Jackson (singer/songwriter/guitarist), Franklin Kane (bass), Eric Ussery (drums), and Diego Diaz (guitar/keyboards), have racked up some serious live experience over the past two years. The resulting 7-song gem is filled with exemplary instrumentation and attention to detail throughout. The album was engineered by highly revered Jerry Kee (Superchunk, Portastatic, Kingsbury Manx) at his Duck-Kee studio in Mebane, North Carolina.
Reviews from 2008 "The Meeting After The Meeting" release:
"If anything, this is well-considered pop music, capped by sudden moments of phosphorescence and careful moments of comedown. Oh, and it's very good." Grayson Currin, Independent Weekly
"When albums come out that are honestly fantastic from stem to stern, it's worth noting. This year, so far, there have been two albums that have met that standard - first, the Whigs' Mission Control and now Citified's The Meeting After the Meeting." J's Indie Rock Mayhem
"This is certainly a perfect record for the end of winter, a reflective album that may help you gain enough perspective to move forward into the spring. It's an ideal album that rewards attentive listening, doesn't reveal itself too quickly, grows on you with time, and turns into a record you might love for years to come." Andy Freedman, The Guilfordian
"The song (KL Gala) proves along with the rest of the record that the band can wield their influences with powerful results." Mish Mash Music Reviews
"In case you didn't realize it, shoegazer rock is alive and well in Greensboro, in the guise of the band Citified. I've been listening to their beautiful, jangly, lush sophomore release, "The Meeting After the Meeting," which is out now on Eskimo Kiss Records. I have enjoyed this CD, which channels The Smiths and Echo and the Bunnymen at times, but really reminds me of a couple of bands I'd forgotten how much I loved: Ride and The Stone Roses." Mann's World
"Swirling and nostalgically beautiful, this album is definitely a keeper." Palebear.com
"The shoegazey sound on this disc is what you want to listen to on a drizzly night...The music is opulent sounding with their musical arrangements. Simply put, it's a lovely sounding EP. Now all I need is nice cup of Earl Grey." Quick, Like A Bunny
Reviews from 2005 self-titled release:
"... a sonic masterpiece of nine introspective tunes. ... gorgeously layered guitars, pulsating bass lines, eclectic, pristine percussions and snares, and lush, romantic vocal hues. The songs are short, yet precise and quite fervent and gripping. ... Inspiring and captivating, Citified is a sonic treat guaranteed to let you soar into a higher stratosphere, all in debt to this fantastic wall of sound they found and created in Duck-Kee studios in Mebane, NC. Bravo!" Southeast Performer
