Citizen

Feb 19, 2023.
In honor of our producer Michael McGlynn (RIP) we release this 25 year old demo 'The Way We Live' on streaming services. This song sparked Michael's interest originally and is a big part of the reason we started working together. The song has never been released before. We will miss you Michael.

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Aussie act Citizen (1997-2001) wrote & recorded melodic pop/rock inspired by the great songwriters of our time. The debut EP ‘Distance Between Strangers’ features tracks heard on Triple J Radio. Produced & lovingly crafted by Michael McGlynn & released in 2000, the EP featured the culmination of around 4 years worth of writing, recording, gigging & workshopping tracks in & around the Sydney region in Australia. Many tracks remain unrecorded in the Citizen vault & ideas generated during this time spilled out into the solo careers of lead writer @JamesDouglasCooper & his brother Greg.

Citizen’s cut ‘Everyone Seems to be Smiling’ is also out on streaming. Originally recorded in 1999 as a demo, this song has never before been released.

Citizen personnel were:
Rob McDowell - Drums, existential references, good humor
Cris Corte - Songwriter, keys, vocals, dad jokes
Greg Cooper - Guitars, Piano, harmonies, underage gigging
James Douglas Cooper - Songwriter, guitars, piano, vocals, way lofty ambitions