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Citizen Fish are an English punk rock band that has been active since 1990 and shares members with Subhumans.[1] Citizen Fish does not emphasize the raw political statements and nihilistic viewpoint of the former, instead focusing on issues of social alienation and human interaction, viewed through a more optimistic lens. Both bands deal with themes such as anti-consumerism and vegetarianism.
Citizen Fish | |
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 Citizen Fish in Manchester, 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Bath, England |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | |
| Members | Dick Lucas (vocals) Jasper Pattison (bass, vocals) Phil Bryant (guitar) Silas Berney (drums) Alex Gordon (trumpet, piano, accordion) Matt Dowse (trombone) |
| Past members | Larry (guitar) Trotsky (drums) Minty (trumpet) Roberto Miguel Reyes (trombone) Jessica Mills (saxophone) |
History
editBased around Bath, England, the original members were Dick Lucas (vocals), Jasper (bass), Trotsky (drums), and Larry (guitar). Following their first album, Free Souls in a Trapped Environment, Larry left the band and was replaced by Phil, who, along with Dick and Trotsky, had previously been a member of the Subhumans. Jasper and Dick had previously played together in Culture Shock.
In July 2006, Silas (formerly of Bath-based band Cooper S with Jasper and Andy Evans) replaced Trotsky on drums. In the following month, after a five-year recording hiatus, the band returned to the studio to record songs for a split album with the New York band Leftöver Crack, Deadline.
Their latest and eighth full-length studio album, 2011's Goods was hailed as a return to form,[2] and they remain active, releasing the Manmade EP in 2015.[3]
Discography
edit- Free Souls in a Trapped Environment (Bluurg Records Fish 24, 1990)
- Disposable Dream 7-inch EP (Bluurg Records Fish 27/Lookout! Records No. 60, 1992
- Wider Than a Postcard (Bluurg Records, 1992)
- Live Fish (Live in Germany) (Bluurg Records Fish 28, 1992)
- Citizen Fish/AOS3 split EP (Bluurg Records Fish 29, 1992)
- Flinch (Bluurg Records Fish 31, 1993)[4][5]
- Millennia Madness (Bluurg Records Fish 34, Lookout! Records No. 123, 1995)[6]
- Thirst (Lookout! Records No. 152, 1996)
- Psychological Background Reports (Bluurg Records, 1996) - collection rare and previously unreleased material
- Habit 7-inch EP (Lookout! Records, 1998)
- Active Ingredients (Lookout! Records No. 212, 1998, Bluurg Records FISH38, 1999)
- Life Size (Honest Don's Old English Recordings, 2001)[7]
- What Time We On? Live Album, (Bluurg Records Fish 47, 2006)
- Baby-Punchers/Meltdown Split 7-inch EP with Leftöver Crack (Fat Wreck Chords FAT-226, 2006)
- Deadline split album with Leftöver Crack (Fat Wreck Chords, FAT-720, 2007)
- Goods (Studio Album, Alternative Tentacles - virus424, 2011)[2][8]
- Dancing on Spikes (EP, 2012)
- Manmade (EP, 2015)[3]
Compilations
edit- Heide Sez... (Lookout! Records, 1996)
- This Is The A.L.F. (Mortarhate Records, 1998)
- Forward Till Death (Lookout! Records, 1999)
- Welcome To The Welfare State (BYO Records, BYO 66, 1999) Song: "Will Swap" (This is a different version from the one released on the Life Size LP)
- You Call This Music?! Volume 1 (Geykido Comet Records, 2000)
- This Are UK Ska, Volume (Do The Dog Records, 2001)
Music videos
edit- Dividing Lines (1995)
- Talk About the Weather (1996)
- Human Conditioner (2011)
- Discomfort Zone (2011)
- Better (2011)
- Unemplode (2012)
References
edit- ^ "Citizen Fish | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Goods - Citizen Fish". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Citizen Fish - Manmade [10-inch]". Punknews.org. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "Flinch - Citizen Fish". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Sacher, Andrew (11 February 2020). "12 classic ska-punk albums to prepare you for the impending ska-punk revival". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Citizen Fish: Millennia Madness". VISIONS.de (in German). Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Life Size - Citizen Fish, Life Size". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Citizen Fish - Goods". www.punknews.org. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
External links
edit- Subhumans and Citizen Fish website
- "1996 interview with Dick Lucas from Citizen Fish" (PDF). loserdomzine.com.