The 11-track album was recorded in Scotland in the autumn of 2011 and produced by Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand. The band released their debut single, True Romance at the end of 2011 and their second single, Reptile, is set for release on April 10th. They supported the Rapture on tour late last year. For Citizens! aesthetics in music is all-important pop is not a dirty word - they proclaim. We had this vision of the songs we wanted to write, and it was all about making pop music that was imaginative, exciting and interesting rather than simple, ugly and horrible, explains lead singer Tom Burke. And so after signing to French label Kitsuné they set about following their manifesto and began recording their debut album in the wilds of Scotland, a process tat proved to be a little unorthodox. The resulting 11 tracks prove to be an example of what Citizens! do best classic pop subversion at its most cunning. Citizens! are: Tom Burke (vocals), Thom Rhoades (guitar), Martyn Richmond (bass), Lawrence Diamond (keyboards / guitar) & Mike Evans (drums)