Everybody Is Going to Heaven

Everybody Is Going to Heaven
Studio album by
Citizen
ReleasedJune 23, 2015
RecordedJanuary 2015
StudioStudio 4 Recording
Genre
Length39:57
LabelRun for Cover
ProducerWill Yip
Citizen chronology
Youth
(2013) 		Everybody Is Going to Heaven
(2015) 		As You Please
(2017)

Everybody Is Going to Heaven is the second studio album by American rock band Citizen. The album charted within the top 20 on various Billboard charts.

Background

The group announced they were in the process of recording their next album on January 5, 2015.[1] Everybody Is Going to Heaven was recorded at Studio 4 Recording in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, with producer Will Yip. He was assisted by engineer Colin Gorman; Yip and Vince Ratti mixed the recordings. Ryan Smith mastered the album at Sterling Sound in New York City.[2]

Discussing the writing process, guitarist Nick Hamm said the group was "doing whatever we feel like" and that the songs were "twice as big as [the tracks on] Youth. It's Citizen, but it's turned up to 11".[3] Everybody Is Going to Heaven has been described as alternative rock,[4] emo,[5] and shoegazing.[6][5]

Release

On April 26, 2015, Everybody Is Going to Heaven was announced for release in June, revealing its cover art. In addition, a short snippet of a song was available on the group's website.[3] On May 5, "Cement" was made available for streaming via Noisey.[7] On June 3, a music video was released for "Stain". The video, directed by Max Moore, premiered via Vice.[8] Everybody Is Going to Heaven was made available for streaming on June 9 via Spin,[6] before being released on June 23 through Run for Cover Records.[3] On October 21, a music video was released for "Yellow Love". Directed by Moore, it features two people stabbing themselves with knives. According to Noisey, proceeding this is a "a strange reaction that plays out for the rest of the duration. One could expound that it's a visual representation of the song's lyrics seen real".[9]

In October and November, the group supported Circa Survive on their headlining US tour.[10] In January 2016, the group went on a tour of Europe and the UK with Turnover.[11] "Numb Yourself" was released as a radio single on February 19.[12] In March and April, the group went on a US tour alongside Turnover, Sorority Noise and Milk Teeth.[13] On May 8, an outtake, titled "Nail in Your Hand", was released for free download from the group's website.[14] In August, the group appeared at Reading Festival in the UK.[15] In November, the group went on a tour of Japan and Australia.[16]

Track listing

Track listing per sleeve.[2]

  1. "Cement" – 3:42
  2. "Dive into My Sun" – 4:20
  3. "Numb Yourself" – 3:25
  4. "Heaviside" – 3:49
  5. "My Favorite Color" – 3:43
  6. "Weave Me (Into Yr Sin)" – 4:35
  7. "Stain" – 3:41
  8. "Ten" – 3:26
  9. "Yellow Love" – 3:41
  10. "Ring of Chain" – 5:35

Japanese bonus track

  2. "Nail in Your Hand" – 3:11

Personnel

Personnel per sleeve.[2]

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[17] 132
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[18] 54
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[19] 14
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[20] 3
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[21] 1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[22] 16
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[23] 2

References

  1. ^ Sharp, Tyler (January 5, 2015). "Citizen are in the studio recording a new album". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Everybody Is Going to Heaven (sleeve). Citizen. Run for Cover Records. 2015.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ a b c Sharp, Tyler (April 26, 2015). "Citizen to release new album, 'Everybody Is Going To Heaven' in June". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Archived from the original on June 24, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  4. ^ Ranjanathan, Branan (June 22, 2015). "Citizen Everybody is Going to Heaven". Exclaim!. Ian Danzig. Archived from the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  5. ^ a b RENALDO69 (June 10, 2015). "Citizen - Everybody Is Going to Heaven". Punknews.org. Archived from the original on January 25, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ a b Joyce, Colin (June 9, 2015). "Stream Citizen's Arresting 'Everybody Is Going to Heaven' LP". Spin. Archived from the original on January 3, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  7. ^ Hill, John (May 5, 2015). "Listen to the First Song from Citizen's New Album, 'Everybody Is Going to Heaven'". Noisey. Vice Media. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  8. ^ Ambler, Charlie (June 3, 2015). "VICE Exclusive: Watch Citizen's Dark and Haunting New Video for Their Song 'Stain'". Vice. Vice Media. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  9. ^ Hill, John (October 21, 2015). "PREMIERE: Watch Citizen's Jarring New Video for "Yellow Love"". Noisey. Vice Media. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  10. ^ Leak, Brian (August 10, 2015). "Citizen added to Circa Survive's 'Juturna' 10-year anniversary tour". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  11. ^ Leak, Brian (July 20, 2015). "Citizen and Turnover to start 2016 with Europe, U.K tour". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Archived from the original on July 8, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  12. ^ Numb Yourself (Sleeve). Citizen. Run for Cover Records. 2016.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ Ryken, Atreyue (January 6, 2016). "Citizen announce spring tour with Turnover, Sorority Noise and Milk Teeth". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  14. ^ Barrett, Samantha (May 8, 2016). "Citizen: "Nail In Your Hand"". Punknews.org. Aubin Paul. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  15. ^ Cumming, Corinne (August 26, 2016). "Citizen At Reading Festival Was All Kinds Of Great. Here's What It Looked Like". Rock Sound. Freeway Press Inc. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  16. ^ Barrett, Samantha (July 19, 2016). "Citizen (Australia and Japan)". Punknews.org. Aubin Paul. Archived from the original on July 20, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  17. ^ "Citizen Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  18. ^ "Citizen Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  19. ^ "Citizen Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  20. ^ "Citizen Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  21. ^ "Citizen Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  22. ^ "Citizen Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  23. ^ "Citizen Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2017.