Citizen - As You Please - White w/ Red Splatter Color Vinyl Record

Two years after Everybody Is Going to Heaven, Citizen returns with As You Please, a bold and unflinching record that dives into the turmoil ravaging their hometown of Toledo, Ohio. This isn’t just about addiction or overdoses—it’s a reckoning with the broken promises of the American Dream and the void left behind.

Frontman Mat Kerekes channels this discontent into Citizen’s most dynamic work yet. Tracks like “Jet” paint a haunting portrait of stagnation, while “In the Middle of It All” offers a glimmer of hope amidst Heartland ruin. The album’s sonic palette is more versatile than ever, shedding the darker tones of their previous work for a refined, almost spiritual resonance. Ethereal vocals, droning organs, and operatic refrains elevate tracks like “Control” and “You Are A Star,” revealing Citizen’s evolution seven years into their journey.

As You Please is both a catharsis and a guiding light. It confronts damage and disarray, piecing them into a stained-glass mosaic of resilience. The album crescendos with the soaring confidence of “You Are A Star” and the explosive finale, “Flowerchild.” Citizen emerges not as meek, but as confident and expansive, offering strength through the wreckage.