Citizen Fish | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Bath, England |
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Years active | 1990–present |
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Members | Dick Lucas (vocals) Jasper Pattison (bass, vocals) Phil Bryant (guitar) Silas Berney (drums) Alex Gordon (trumpet, piano, accordion) Matt Dowse (trombone) |
Past members | Larry (guitar) Trotsky (drums) Minty (trumpet) Roberto Miguel Reyes (trombone) Jessica Mills (saxophone) |
Citizen Fish are an English punk rock band that has been active since 1990 and shares members with Subhumans.[1] Citizen Fish does not emphasize the raw political statements and nihilistic viewpoint of the former, instead focusing on issues of social alienation and human interaction, viewed through a more optimistic lens. Both bands deal with themes such as anti-consumerism and vegetarianism.
Based around Bath, England, the original members were Dick Lucas (vocals), Jasper (bass), Trotsky (drums), and Larry (guitar). Following their first album, Free Souls in a Trapped Environment, Larry left the band and was replaced by Phil, who, along with Dick and Trotsky, had previously been a member of the Subhumans. Jasper and Dick had previously played together in Culture Shock.
In July 2006, Silas (formerly of Bath-based band Cooper S with Jasper and Andy Evans) replaced Trotsky on drums. In the following month, after a five-year recording hiatus, the band returned to the studio to record songs for a split album with the New York band Leftöver Crack.
Their latest and eighth full-length studio album, 2011's Goods was hailed as a return to form,[2] and they remain active, releasing the Manmade EP in 2015.[3]