Higher Times

After bursting to the American heavy rock forefront with their 2014 debut album, 'Sateen', Cincinnati four-piece Electric Citizen are ready for a 'Higher Time'. Their second album for Riding Easy, it is a breakout moment for the band as a whole and for vocalist Laura Dolan, who stands tall in the spotlight throughout 'Evil,' 'Misery Keeper' and the rest of 'Higher Time', rising to the occasion of a fuller, bigger sound and meeting the memorable riffing of husband / guitarist Ross Dolan head on with already-stuck-in-your-head hooks and a fiery, passionate delivery. Like its predecessor, 'Higher Time' was recorded at The Diamonds studio in Cincinnati by Brian Olive (The Greenhornes, Dan Auerbach, Dr. John, etc.), and in search of an even more expansive feel, Laura, Ross and Brian traveled to mix the album alongside Black Keys engineer Collin Dupuis at Easy Eye in Nashville, TN. The results speak for themselves. In Laura's performance and in the multi-faceted approach of Ross alongside bassist Randy Proctor and drummer Nate Wagner, Electric Citizen branch out with stage-born assurance across a collection of definitive rock 'n' roll. It is a bold, complete sound that sacrifices nothing of the band's on-stage energy and clearly demonstrates that while their progression has been quick, it's been hard won the traditional way: They worked their collective ass off.