It’s always been harder for me to fall in love with newer emo bands after that “phase” in my life, but northern Ohio post-hardcore band Citizen has changed that perception for me.

So I started listening to the debut album, “17” from XXXTENTACION with extremely low expectations. I was completely wrong about what I was getting into. I intended just to dip my toes in to the new music of this artist who I have heard quite…