ARTIST: David & The Citizens
TITLE: David & The Citizens
LABEL: Friendly Fire Recordings
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 214kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 19m total
RELEASE DATE: 2006-03-07
RIP DATE: 2006-02-25
Track List
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1. Graycoated Morning 3:11
2. Now She Sleeps In A Box In The 3:01
Good Soil Of Denmark
3. Big Chill 3:36
4. Let Me Put It This Way 3:23
5. Summer Is No-Man's-Lands 3:21
6. Let's Not Fall Apart 3:20
Release Notes:
http://www.thecitizens.nu/
http://www.friendlyfirerecordings.com/
America has some catching up to do. Considering that the Swedish band David &
the Citizens has been showered with awards and accolades across Scandinavia and
Europe, itÆs a damn shame that none of their music has ever been released in
North America until now. David & the Citizens possess an intelligent, lyrical
sound, sometimes joyous and sometimes melancholy, but always brilliantly
orchestrated and catchy as hell.
David & the CitizensÆ songs speak earnestly of the great subjects in life -
love, loss, and despair - through buoyant melodies & beautifully crafted pop
songs. The bandÆs dramatic live show displays their more upbeat, ôpartyö side,
but on record their music comes across as compassionate, thoughtful, and often
heartrendingly bittersweet. They have received critical acclaim from various
fronts: the track "Song Against Life" from their debut full length LP "For All
Happy Endings" had a prolonged stint at #1 in the MTV Up North chart; they
received a nomination for a Swedish Grammy (Best Pop Group) in 2004; theyÆve
performed at numerous major European indie rock festivals; and P3, one of
SwedenÆs largest television stations, produced a documentary on the band that
has been aired repeatedly throughout Sweden and Denmark.
Singer/songwriter David Fridlund formed David & the Citizens in 1999, after he
moved from Stockholm to Malm÷, taking his four-track with him. By 2000, the band
included Conny Fridh on bass, Alexander Madsen on electric guitar, Mikael
Carlsson on drums, and Magnus Bjerkert on trumpet. Aside from FridlundÆs solo
album ôAmaterasuö (released by Hidden Agenda in 2005), none of the bandÆs music
has ever been released in North America in any form, until now. New York-based
label Friendly Fire Recordings (Asobi Seksu, Faunts) is releasing a six-song,
self-titled EP featuring some of the best songs from the bandÆs history,
including several that are difficult to find even in Sweden. Berkeley- and
LA-based artists Brendan Monroe and Xanthe Hohalek have created the EPÆs
beautiful artwork, and Mattias Alkberg (from the Bear Quartet, who themselves
have a dozen full-length albums under the belt) guests on the fiercely
propulsive song ôBig Chill.ö
Friendly Fire will be releasing the full-length album ôUntil the Sadness is
Goneö later in 2006, but first itÆs time for America to catch up with one of
SwedenÆs musical darlings and get hip to their sparkling back catalogue. Do you
like Belle & Sebastian minus the twee? Bright Eyes minus the histrionics? The
Decemberists minus the sea shanties? Add that up, then stir in a huge dose of
Scandinavian popsong brilliance, and you have David & the Citizens. YouÆre in
for a treat.