Citizen is a punk/indie band that hails from Toledo, Ohio. With some of their members still in high school, to date they’ve released “The Only Place I Know”, a split EP with local friends The Fragile Season [Either/Or Records], which was met with great reviews. Their song “Tracking Time” was included on the compilation “Vs The Earthquake”, released after the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in early 2011.
The band released their debut EP, entitled “Young States” (recorded by Jay Maas at The Getaway Recording Studio), digitally on September 1st, 2011 and will be releasing the 12″ LP in January 2012 via Either/Or Records and UK-based City Of Gold Records.
Signing to Mightier Than Sword at the end of 2011, Citizen will also be entering the studio in mid-January to record two tracks for an upcoming split with Virginia Beach, VA-based Turnover, to be released Spring 2012 via Mightier Than Sword/Broken Rim Records. With infectious melodies and a passionate live show, Citizen is poised to be a name you won’t soon forget.
Sorority Noise
Sorority Noise are a four-piece indie/punk/emo band from Hartford, Connecticut that formed in 2013. The band was formed by members of Old Gray and Two Humans, though Sorority Noise certainly hold their own and stand out from their other projects. They’ve kept busy in the two years they’ve been active, and their sole full-length Forgettable is anything but that. Sorority Noise play an energetic but emotionally disenchanted brand of punk, with a lot of heavily distorted parts mixed in with more subtle melodies. Their choruses are super catchy, with very personal lyrics that never get too melodramatic or corny, but still incredibly relatable. As far as musical comparisons, you could say bands like The Front Bottoms, Modern Baseball, Brand New, You Blew It!, and Tigers Jaw might work, though the minute you hear Sorority Noise you’ll hear the distinction from the aforementioned bands. These guys have put out some incredible material that has pushed them past being just a “side-project”, and they continue to garner more and more attention.