Citizen Bravo

Citizen Bravo is Matt Brennan, a dual citizen of Canada and Scotland. Born in Nova Scotia and raised in New Brunswick, he immigrated to Scotland in the 2000s and was a founding member of indie pop group <a href="spotify:artist:0U4tRRQ7UXppF4yXKy03t8" data-name="Zoey Van Goey">Zoey Van Goey</a>. Stuart Murdoch of <a href="spotify:artist:4I2BJf80C0skQpp1sQmA0h" data-name="Belle and Sebastian">Belle and Sebastian</a> produced the band’s debut single, and the group released two well received albums on Chemikal Underground Records before disbanding in 2012. His first solo debut as Citizen Bravo, &#39;Build A Thing Of Beauty&#39;, was released in 2019 on streaming platforms and also in the form of an interactive musical sculpture known as the SCI★FI★HI★FI.

His second album, &#39;Return To Y&#39;Hup: The World Of Ivor Cutler&#39;, released in 2020, was a large scale collaboration with <a href="spotify:artist:1wNwFPxCnLAJGobFT6p60f" data-name="Raymond MacDonald">Raymond MacDonald</a>, Malcolm Benzie, and Andy Monaghan, celebrating the work of the late beloved Scottish artist, featuring guest contributions from across Scotland&#39;s music scene including <a href="spotify:artist:1ZNFvFawXZcxnHDYXhVLkr" data-name="Megan Airlie">Megan Airlie</a>, Stuart Braithwaite (<a href="spotify:artist:34UhPkLbtFKRq3nmfFgejG" data-name="Mogwai">Mogwai</a>), <a href="spotify:artist:320O8dWvLkCppiIvVw0mvn" data-name="Tracyanne Campbell">Tracyanne Campbell</a> (Camera Obscura), <a href="spotify:artist:14T0l4AeAGbmAZjpQNdcqk" data-name="Kris Drever">Kris Drever</a> (Lau), <a href="spotify:artist:6zuFz5gn27M2tvxtzx22iT" data-name="Future Pilot AKA">Future Pilot AKA</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2jXXoNionydJ3CT1ml119B" data-name="Zoe Graham">Zoe Graham</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7I9WxP2FIdN8rIuGZoBq46" data-name="Sarah Hayes">Sarah Hayes</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:43tffeOxONSbTQ888To7bE" data-name="Alex Kapranos">Alex Kapranos</a> (Franz Ferdinand), Phyllis King, <a href="spotify:artist:6hbrLZHacHcXTeJ8wWqBQp" data-name="Heather Leigh">Heather Leigh</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5SF0Auqj0Ihy7t6qR474Hy" data-name="Jo Mango">Jo Mango</a>, Anna Miles, Stuart Murdoch (<a href="spotify:artist:4I2BJf80C0skQpp1sQmA0h" data-name="Belle and Sebastian">Belle and Sebastian</a>), <a href="spotify:artist:2H5FmmxEe60Tl6PZyfa95F" data-name="Pictish Trail">Pictish Trail</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0CgHJ8bXtKvGVQepJEhTHK" data-name="Emma Pollock">Emma Pollock</a> (Delgados), <a href="spotify:artist:5WS3dnCZR6MuN6m3dTMuwF" data-name="Karine Polwart">Karine Polwart</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1P913UOsHKi2bH5apvtSDn" data-name="Rick Redbeard">Rick Redbeard</a> (Phantom Band), <a href="spotify:artist:65e1Cbe2aHPAXiLWBJaYbk" data-name="Rachel Sermanni">Rachel Sermanni</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1JfA78mEb3uSzlbJQxoMrd" data-name="Kapil Seshasayee">Kapil Seshasayee</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:65Q6LrgzabrFpjmMP7027u" data-name="Adam Stafford">Adam Stafford</a>, Duglas T. Stewart (<a href="spotify:artist:7dl9xeD8jLQYMQyCfpK8TE" data-name="BMX Bandits">BMX Bandits</a>), Chris Thomson (<a href="spotify:artist:2ATeEQe46NnFFLTtJoLZvG" data-name="The Bathers">The Bathers</a>), <a href="spotify:artist:5iksmHDN2qZQcgFfXqIXtT" data-name="Robert Wyatt">Robert Wyatt</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:53aQwuzlyn4vxxUs6Edlqw" data-name="James Yorkston">James Yorkston</a>.