Music
The best kept secret in music
Press
'Hold Tight' is a tense track full of emotion and impressively vocal from John O Connor dressed up in winsome harmonies from Lisa Walsh. - Jackie Hayden-Hot Press
Sometimes, as in the case of The Citizen, a shy performance is endearing. Given enough time, they have the potential to be one of the major players in the irish music scene. - Shilpa Ganatra-Hot Press
Tracks like 'Lead You Home' sound like the better end of 'Room to Roam' era Waterboys. - Don O Mahony - Downtown
The Citizen have an instantly recognizable sound that makes you want to hear more. The 'Paper Hearts' EP is well presented with beautiful packaging, memorable tracks, intelligent lyrics and catchy melodies. - Grace Larkin
Discography
Paper Hearts EP - released 2006
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Feeling a bit camera shy
Bio
The Citizen are a Cork based band who are fast becoming as one of Corks most promising bands and have been attracting much attention within the music industry. 'The Citizen' strike a beautiful balance between artistic credibility and commercial potential. Having acquired a large and loyal following, The Citizen have just released their much anticipated debut E.P. Paper Hearts and will be promoting it at various venues around the country. Following the release of the Paper Hearts E.P., the band were placed in the last twelve of Murphys Live 2007. The most outstanding musical feature of this group is the stark vocal interaction between lead singer and guitarist John O Connor and vocalist Lisa Walshe. This, paired with the musical talents of Killian Taylor on bass guitar and Greg Aherne on drums gives The Citizen its unique sound. With their pop melodies, folk sensibility and rock edge The Citizen have been captivating audiences and are recognised as a very cohesive act.
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