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Citizen have shared the third single from their upcoming album, Calling The Dogs, which arrives Oct. 6 via Run For Cover. “When I Let You Down” is a big, driving, catchy Citizen anthem that vocalist Mat Kerekes describes like this: “When you talk to an old friend and they can only say, ‘remember when,’ it makes me really sad. It’s a very subtle way of showing the friendship has died. Some people are a bit lost in life, and this song is to encourage them to move on from the past and make new memories.
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“Calling the Dogs is an introspective album that examines personal growth and the external influences that shape us,” he tells AP. “Produced by Rob Schnapf, it’s our first time working with a producer in six years and our first time writing with two new members, Mason Mercer and Ben Russin. This album directly confronts common emotions and internal struggles.”
The song comes with a music video edited by Bear Hanrahan that splices together footage of Citizen onstage and behind the scenes, and you can check that out below.
You can also catch Citizen on tour this fall, with Narrow Head and Modern Color on all dates, plus additional support from Cryogeyser, Spine, Onionizm, and LUCY (aka Cooper B Handy), varying by date. See the dates below.
Citizen tour datesOctober 18, 2023 – Indianapolis, IN – HI-Fi AnnexOctober 21, 2023 – Las Vegas, NV – When We Were Young FestivalOctober 22, 2023 – Las Vegas, NV – When We Were Young FestivalOctober 24, 2023 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van BurenOctober 25, 2023 – San Diego, CA – Observatory San DiegoOctober 27, 2023 – Los Angeles, CA – The NovoOctober 28, 2023 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music HallOctober 29, 2023 – Sacramento, CA – Goldfield RosevilleOctober 31, 2023 – Portland, OR – Aladdin TheaterNovember 1, 2023 – Seattle, WA – NeumosNovember 3, 2023 – Salt Lake City, UT – SoundwellNovember 4, 2023 – Denver, CO – SummitNovember 5, 2023 – Kansas City, MO – recordbarNovember 7, 2023 – Austin, TX – Mohawk AustinNovember 8, 2023 – Dallas, TX – TreesNovember 10, 2023 – Nashville, TN – Eastside BowlNovember 11, 2023 – Atlanta, GA – Hell at The MasqueradeNovember 12, 2023 – Tampa, FL – The OrpheumNovember 13, 2023 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution LiveNovember 15, 2023 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s CradleNovember 17, 2023 – Washington, D.C. – Black CatNovember 18, 2023 – New York, NY – WarsawNovember 19, 2023 – Philadelphia, PA – Brooklyn BowlNovember 21, 2023 – Boston, MA – Big Night LiveNovember 22, 2023 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls TheatreNovember 23, 2023 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music HallNovember 24, 2023 – Cleveland, OH – The RoxyNovember 25, 2023 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s HallNovember 26, 2023 – Chicago, IL – Concord Music HallFebruary 6, 2024 – Glasgow, UK – St. Lukes ChurchFebruary 7, 2024 – Leeds, UK – Project HouseFebruary 8, 2024 – London, UK – Electric BallroomFebruary 9, 2024 – Bristol, UK – SWXFebruary 11, 2024 – Berlin, GER – So36February 12, 2024 – Hamburg, GER – KnustFebruary 13, 2023 – Copenhagen, GER – BetaFebruary 15, 2024 – Cologne, GER – Club VoltaFebruary 16, 2024 – Eindhoven, NL – Dynamo
