"This was when Billy first came unstuck in time. His attention began to swing grandly through the full arc of his life, passing into death, which was violet light. There wasn’t anybody else there, or any thing. There was just violet light - and a hum."
--Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five

Now here's a tune for everyone
No more fun when day is done
Nowhere to hide
Nowhere to run
The purple hum is gonna come
The purple hum is gonna come
The purple hum is gonna come

Citizens

cover art by Alain Adam
Andy Ewen: vocals
Skinny Gaviar: spoken word
Chris Huntington: guitar
Beaker Parpovich: guitar
Conrad St. Clair: programming

Wow - Season 5 is almost over! Next week, our last release will close things out on a most excellent note, featuring more of our local surrealist blues man, Andy Ewen.

 

We'd really like to thank everyone for playing along - Season 5 has been a huge success, and we really REALLY appreciate the love.

 

We do this because we love to make music, not to please record labels or cater to the flavor of the day. We can't tell you how much it means to get such an overwhelming response to our music, so all we can say is thank you again, and there's a lot more coming....

Now that we're getting pretty far into Season 5, we thought we should remind you can check out high-res versions of the cover art on our Flickr page HERE. And for the record, when you download The Singles - Season 5 as a "whole album," you get .jpeg files of all these images too. Pretty cool, eh?

Now go look at some art. Your eyeballs will thank you.

Sunday, June 23

7:00pm

Capitol Theater, Madison WI

$15 general admission / $10 students and teachers

Tickets are available now at the Overture Center box office or online HERE.

 

We're only playing one song (it is an awards show, after all), but the MAMA organization's purpose is to help support music programs in local schools. So If you're in the area, come on down - it's all for a really good cause.

For those of you new to Kicksville, here's how this whole "Season" thing works:

Think of it like a TV series. You can watch the episodes each week for free, and at the end of the season, you can buy a DVD with all the shows plus some bonus shite.

 

With our "Season" releases, you can download a new song each week for free (yes - free!), and at the end of the season, you can buy a DVD/CD with all the music plus videos, liner notes, each single's artwork, and so on.

Pretty simple, right? Right. So, catch up on any Seasons you've missed (the links are over there on the left), and stay tuned for more....