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Citizens Built a Career on Not Playing the Game. Now They’re Doubling Down

Citizens Built a Career on Not Playing the Game. Now They’re Doubling Down

Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Zach Bolen knows Citizens doesn’t quite fit. They never really have. The Seattle-born, now Nashville-based band has spent the last decade toeing the line between worship music and indie rock, releasing seven albums that sound more like Arcade Fire than anything you’d find on Christian radio. While the band’s lyrics are rooted in faith, their…