The 11-track album was recorded in Scotland in the autumn of 2011 and produced by Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand. The band released their debut single, True Romance at the end of 2011 and their second single, Reptile, is set for release on March 19th. The end of last year saw the band support The Rapture and more recently they played the Electric Ballroom in London as part of the NME’s run of Award show gigs. Having recently finished their first U.K. headline tour, they head out for further dates in June. The band also have a month long residency in March / April. The full list of dates is as follows: For Citizens! aesthetics in music is all-important – ‘pop is not a dirty word’ they proclaim. "We had this vision of the songs we wanted to write, and it was all about making pop music that was imaginative, exciting and interesting – rather than simple, ugly and horrible,” explains lead singer Tom Burke. And so after signing to French label Kitsuné they set about following their ‘manifesto’ and began recording their debut album in the wilds of Scotland, a process tat proved to be a little unorthodox.