Citay
Sun-drenched layers of acoustic and electric guitars that feel like a 1970s canyon party. Expansive, shimmering folk-rock for wide-open spaces.
Sun-drenched layers of acoustic and electric guitars that feel like a 1970s canyon party. Expansive, shimmering folk-rock for wide-open spaces.
Citay sounds like the exact moment the sun hits the horizon, turning everything gold and hazy. It is a dense, shimmering wall of sound built from dozens of interlocking acoustic and electric guitar tracks, creating a pastoral majesty that feels both ancient and freshly minted. The music breathes with a wide-screen, cinematic quality that suggests vast landscapes and endless California summers.
What truly sets them apart is their maximalist approach to folk-rock. While many of their peers aim for stripped-back intimacy, Citay goes for the grand epic. They take the intricate fingerpicking of British folk and marry it to the soaring, harmonized guitar leads of classic arena rock and the steady, motorik pulse of German experimentalism. It is a rich, multi-layered experience where the vocals act more like a soft texture than a focal point.
Start with 'Dream Get Together' to hear their most polished realization of this sound. It captures the band at their most confident, blending psychedelic exploration with hooks that feel like long-lost AM radio classics. It is the perfect entry point for anyone who loves the idea of Led Zeppelin's acoustic side being expanded into a full-blown orchestral vision.
Citay is an American, San Francisco-based band currently released on Dead Oceans. The band was formed in 2004 by Ezra Feinberg as a studio project with Tim Green from The Fucking Champs, and some help from others. There is now a live band including members of Tussle, The Dry Spells, Sean Smith, 3 Leafs, and Daevid Allen's University of Errors. Citay performed at the South by Southwest Music Festival in 2007 and 2008.
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Shares psychedelic rock, folk rock, progressive rock (subgenres); layered dense, analog warmth, reverb heavy (production style)
Shares psychedelic rock, progressive rock, art rock (subgenres); layered dense, analog warmth, reverb heavy (production style)
Shares psychedelic rock, folk rock, progressive rock (subgenres); harmonized, breathy, gentle (vocal style)
Shares progressive rock, psychedelic rock, art rock (subgenres); harmonized, breathy, gentle (vocal style)
Shares folk rock, progressive rock, art rock (subgenres); layered dense, analog warmth, reverb heavy (production style)
Shares psychedelic rock, progressive rock, art rock (subgenres); layered dense, analog warmth, reverb heavy (production style)
Shares folk rock, progressive rock, psychedelic rock, art rock (subgenre)
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