Cincinnati hard rockers Electric Citizen will be releasing (not dropping) their latest album, Helltown on September 28th via RidingEasy Records. The band’s 2014 debut Sateen made a huge splash in the scene and had the band hitting the road really hard winning over fans from coast to coast and all over Europe. 2016’s Higher Time was a bit of a departure for the band but the band is bringing it back around full circle with Helltown.
While the title may seem fittingly metal (if not exceedingly so), it actually has real relevance. Helltown (all one word), while also multidimensional, is named after the Cincinnati, OH neighborhood in which the band lives, practices, and where the album was written, recorded and mixed. Now known more prosaically as Northside, Helltown earned its name in the 1800s due to its reputation for rowdy taverns frequented by the neighborhood of factory workers and immigrants.
Inasmuch as Helltown is an ode to the band’s home and its buried past, it also represents a return to the grittier sound of their 2014 debut, Sateen. Furthermore, it marks the return of original bassist Nick Vogelpohl, who rejoins vocalist Laura Dolan, guitarist Ross Dolan and drummer Nate Wagner. It’s a fun, tough, dirty rock n’ roll album.
Check out “Hide it in the Night” from Helltown here and don’t forget to catch the as direct support for Monster Magnet! Pre-0rder the album HERE!
Supporting Monster Magnet
09/28 Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Place
09/29 Mt. Clemens, MI @ Emerald Theatre
10/02 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
10/03 Minneapolis, MN @ Cabooze
10/05 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
10/06 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
10/08 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
10/09 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
10/10 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
10/12 San Francisco, CA @ Thee Parkside
10/15 Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
10/16 San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick
10/17 Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge
10/19 San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
10/20 Dallas, TX @ Canton Hall
10/21 Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
10/23 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
10/24 Nashville, TN @ Basement East
10/26 Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage
10/27 New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
10/28 Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
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