Dead City Citizens - Dead City Citizens

1. Concrete Walls

2. Ain't Lookin' Back

3. Behind The Lines

4. Keepin' It Real

5. Not My Night

6. Broke Ass Blues

7. She Ain't Missin'

8. Thought You Should Know

9. Service Revolver

10. Days Of The Rats

11. Microphone Politics

12. Catchin' Up

13. Last Man Standing

Dead City Citizens have released their debut album which happens to be self titled. This album shows the band in a very fast paced punk way. These guys have that true punk feel with songs that only last about 2 mins on average. They have a similar sound to bands like early Rancid, The Casualties, and The Exploited, so if you like band like this, you could really like this album. They have done an okay job here. When looking at the recording quality of this album, the album has been recorded to a very dirty, DIY feel to it. You can tell there is a lot of work needed in the recording of this album, but it also sounds a bit like the band wanted it this way for their dirty, punk image. The instrumentation isn't bad, but it is nothing that will make you stand up and take notice, its a sloppy fast punk record. Now onto the vocals and the lyrics, the vocals on this album are fast and forceful here. He can definitely keep it going with the fast paced vocals, but it is hard to understand at times. With the lyrics, as they are hard to hear, we can't really comment on them too much, but what we can tell you is, this band is going for songs with a more political nature here, which isn't the best content to talk about if you are trying to get as many fans as possible. If you are looking for a single to this album, there isn't one, so just pick a song and give it a listen to get the feel of this album. Dead City Citizen have a bit of work here to do, but it is no secret as to the type of band and music they want to go with. Hopefully they can get a bit of a better recording here so you can decipher them a little more. The band just needs to get out and play shows as well so people know them. Its a start for sure. Listen to this album to decide for yourself what you think of it. They have since called it quits (R.I.P.)

Genre: Punk Rock/Punk/Skate Punk

Release Date: April 1st, 2008

Location: Brantford, Ontario

Label: More Ape Than Man Records