Citizens, formerly known as Citizens & Saints, are an American

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band from

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Background

Citizens & Saints were formerly based at

Mars Hill Church Mars Hill Church was a Christian megachurch, founded in 1996 by Mark Driscoll, Lief Moi, and Mike Gunn. It was a multi-site church based in Seattle, Washington and grew from a home Bible study to 15 locations in 4 U.S. states. in addition to ser ...

, which was one of their record labels. Zach Bolen leads the band. Bolen resigned from Mars Hill in 2014, where he served as elder and worship leader. Their album, ''Citizens,'' has seen critical and commercial success since its 2013 release. After changing their name, the band released their second studio album, '' Join the Triumph'', in November 2014. This album incorporated more electronic sounds and synthesizers can be heard on several of the tracks. The album is still in keeping with their fundamental indie/alternative rock sound.

Music

The band released an EP called ''Already / Not Yet'' on May 8, 2012, which was done only on the Mars Hill label. Their first full-length studio album under the band name Citizens & Saints was ''

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'', released on March 12, 2013. This album was released on both the

BEC Recordings BEC (Brandon Ebel Company) Recordings is a Christian rock record label that is an imprint of Tooth & Nail Records. The label was formed in 1997 in partnership with the EMI Christian Music Group. The label promotes bands with more adult Christia ...

and Mars Hill Records labels, and was produced by Brian Eichelberger. Their second full-length studio album, '' Join the Triumph'', was released on November 11, 2014, by BEC Recordings and was again produced by Eichelberger. A third album, titled ''A Mirror Dimly'', was released on September 16, 2016.

Discography

Album

EP

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Citizens and Saints BEC Recordings artists Christian rock groups from Washington (state) Musical groups established in 2011 2011 establishments in Washington (state)