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Citizend, a duo hailing from Gothenburg, Sweden, is excited to unveil their debut concept EP, The Spiral. Teaming up with heavyweight champions Majestic Mountain Records, Citizend is set to move the boundaries between Americana, post-rock and post-metal.
Citizend consists of Emil Gustavsson (ex Orochen) and multi-instrumentalist and producer Otto Nilsson. The duo has come together with a common vision to break barriers between classical genre descriptions, where music is intertwined with themes and concepts – all to let storytelling take as much space as possible.
We are drowning, but we keep gasping for air as the world teeters on the brink of an uncertain future: Citizend makes their debut on the music scene with their EP, The Spiral. This conceptual journey spans a lifetime, unfolding just before the world meets its end. The narrative delves deep into an individual’s thoughts and experiences about the impending apocalypse, from the beginning to the end. This conceptual journey through life’s twists and turns now continues with the release of their second single, ‘Drowning’.
‘Drowning’ delves into the emotional landscape that precedes the end of all things, capturing the haunting feeling of knowing something catastrophic is imminent, yet striving to push forward. This song is a testament to the human spirit’s resilience in inevitable doom.
The band’s soundscape in ‘Drowning’ is heavily influenced by the darker side of music, drawing inspiration from icons like Neurosis and Mark Lanegan as well as Sweden’s own Christian Kjellvander. ‘Drowning’ is a weave of post-metal, Americana and noir – Noirmericana – creating a pitch-black atmosphere suitable as a soundtrack to the moments before everything ends.
The Spiral EP unfolds as a multi-faceted exploration of life’s journey, from inception to conclusion and will be released with heavy-weight champions Majestic Mountain Records. With five singles slated for release monthly from August to December, Citizend invites audiences to join them on this transformative musical odyssey.
Follow Citizend as they add more tracks to The Spiral on Bandcamp
