Citizen Zombie

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Citizen Zombie
The Pop Group - Citizen Zombie.jpg
Studio album by
Released23 February 2015 (2015-02-23)
Recorded2012 (2012)–2014 (2014)
Genre
Length39:53
Label Freaks R Us
Producer Paul Epworth
The Pop Group chronology
Cabinet of Curiosities
(2014)
Citizen Zombie
(2015)
The Boys Whose Head Exploded
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic (74/100) [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Drowned in Sound (7/10) [3]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Pitchfork Media (2.4/10) [5]
PopMatters (7/10) [6]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Citizen Zombie is the third studio album by The Pop Group, released on 23 February 2015 by Freaks R Us. It marks the first album of new studio material by the band since For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder? , released thirty-five years prior in 1980.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Citizen Zombie" Gareth Sager, Bruce Smith, Mark Stewart 3:52
2."Mad Truth"Gareth Sager, Mark Stewart3:47
3."Nowhere Girl"Gareth Sager, Mark Stewart3:26
4."Shadow Child"Gareth Sager, Bruce Smith, Mark Stewart2:45
5."The Immaculate Deception"Gareth Sager, Mark Stewart4:24
6."S.O.P.H.I.A." Dan Catsis, Gareth Sager, Bruce Smith, Mark Stewart3:55
7."Box 9"Dan Catsis, Gareth Sager, Bruce Smith, Mark Stewart3:37
8."Nations"Gareth Sager, Mark Stewart3:11
9."St. Outrageous"Gareth Sager, Mark Stewart3:44
10."Age of Miracles"Gareth Sager, Mark Stewart4:11
11."Echelon"Gareth Sager, Mark Stewart3:01
Versions Galore – Deluxe Edition bonus disc
No.TitleLength
1."Zombie [Land]"3:05
2."The Immaculate"3:28
3."Shadow [Master]"2:45
4."Echelon [Instro-Mental]"3:01

Personnel

The Pop Group

Additional musicians

Technical

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United Kingdom2015Freaks R UsCD, LP Freak 8/9

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