Citizens!

London’s electro-indie pop quintet People! feature vocalist Tom Burke, keyboardist Lawrence Gemstone, drummer Michael Evans, bassist Martyn Richmond, and guitarist Thom Rhoades. Previously, Burke, Gemstone, and Evans had been in the music group Official Secrets Action together, however the group disbanded in ’09 2009 immediately after the discharge of its debut record, Understanding Power, that calendar year. After taking time off from producing music, the trio reunited, earned Rhoades and Richmond, and started documenting demos. The band’s sleekly catchy audio recalled both glam and Berlin-era Bowie, Sparks, Suede, and more sophisticated acts like Sizzling hot Chip, and a demonstration version of 1 of its music, “Let’s Go Completely,” made an appearance on 2011’s Kitsuné Maison, Vol. 11. On the other hand, the group shopped its demos and finally linked to Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos, who documented People!’ debut record in Scotland early that calendar year. By August 2011, People! had been playing their initial concert events, and Kitsuné released their formal debut single, Accurate Romance, that Dec. Two additional singles, Reptile and Caroline, came before their 1st full-length, Right here We Are, premiered in-may 2012 in the U.K. and European countries and in Oct in the U.S. Pursuing extensive touring to get the album, Residents! decamped to Kitsuné’s Paris studios to begin with focus on the follow-up. Having consumed numerous affects, the band attempt to create their personal contemporary eyesight of American spirit music. The ensuing album, 2015’s Western Spirit, was a dancefloor-oriented, carefree pop record with components of ’70s disco and ’80s synth pop.