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  David & The Citizens - The End
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David & the Citizens’ songs speak earnestly of the great subjects in life - love, loss, and despair - through buoyant melodies & beautifully crafted pop songs. The bands dramatic live show displays their more upbeat, party side, but on record their music comes across as compassionate, thoughtful, and often heartrendingly bittersweet.

The band was formed in 1999, when David Fridlund moved from Stockholm to Malmö, bringing his four-track with a bunch of songs. He gathered some people and soon there was a full band.

In September 2001 started the recordings of their debut album which was released in March 2002. The record was unanimously praised by critics for its spontaneity and lust for life combined with real gravity. The single “Song Against Life” became a hit single and the video was number one on MTV’s Nordic chart for several weeks. The album also climbed the charts and soon received an “Indie Gold Record” in Sweden.

In the spring of 2003 the Band once again teamed up with producer Jens Lindgård (Franz Ferdinand, St. Etienne etc) to make their second album “Until the Sadness is Gone”. The CD was a big success in Scandinavia and received a Swedish Grammy nomination (Best Pop Group).

The band is currently working in the studio to complete their third studio album – the first on Bad Taste Records. All the former elements are still there, focused on the songs and melodies but with more interest in darker, colder and more artificial sounds. The acoustic guitar has now been replaced by an electric and David & the Citizens has turned from the joyful pop band to a dark rock band. Fans won’t be disappointed - David’s voice is there to comfort. The new album will be released all over Europe fall 2006.


"Their sound is a sunny, spastic, orchestrated, multi-layered flavor of indie pop music, not too far removed from Neutral Milk Hotel, with a similar hint of darkness and melancholy in amongst the sweet melodies and harmonic vocals... I personally think it's pretty fantastic" - Music for Robots