The Swedish duo's debut full-length album follows the band’s 2024 debut EP "The Spiral".
Citizend was formed by Emil Gustavsson and Otto Nilsson in 2022 and works at the intersection of doom-tinged-rock, cinematic sphagetti western and gloomy folk. A genre that has been called Noirmericana.
DoomsVille is a concept album in which each song depicts a character or phenomenon within the same fictional setting, and the band approaches it as a single, continuous work rather than a collection of individual tracks. DoomsVille is the album, the story, and the place - a work at the intersection of music and literature.
Where grimy industrialism meets spur-clad boots in scorched deserts. A story with one foot in the Wild West and the other in a dark future. A reflection of our own era’s blind faith in new technology’s empty promise of answers to all human challenges.
DoomsVille is conceived as a multidisciplinary work, bringing together music, literature, poetry and visual art. Alongside the album, a western/ fantasy short story written by author Fredrik Persson Winter (The Badger) is released by Kraxa Förlag (swedish only).
The inspiration In the writing process of the album Citizend has been influenced by Nick Cave, 16 Horsepower, Federale, Ossler, Christian Gabel, Neurosis, Johnny Cash, Mogwai & Ennio Morricone amongst others.
DoomsVille features guest contributions from Mika Häkki (Monolord, bass), Dag Rosenqvist (Småland, keys & sounds) and Mattias Hagström (Sarah Klang, drums).