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Citizen Fish is a ska punk band
that have been together since the early 1990s. Based around Bath,
England,
the original members were Dick Lucas (vocals/words), Jasper (bass),
Trotsky (drums), and Larry (guitar). Following their first album, Free
Souls in a Trapped Environment, Larry left the band and was
replaced by Phil, who, along with Dick and Trotsky, had previously been
a member of the Subhumans. Jasper and Dick had
previously played together in Culture
Shock. In July 2006, Silas replaced Trotsky on drums. In the following
month, after a five year recording hiatus, the band returned to the
studio to record songs for a joint album with the New York band Leftöver
Crack.
The band is known for their lyrics, which often make strong social and
political statements, dealing with themes such as anti-consumerism,
vegetarianism,
questioning of the status quo, and the general
encouragement of people to get along with one another.
Discography
- Free Souls in a Trapped Environment (Bluurg
Records, 1990)
- Wider Than a Postcard (Bluurg Records,
1991)
- Flinch (Bluurg Records, 1993)
- Millennia Madness (Bluurg Records, 1995)
- Thirst (Lookout!
Records, 1996)
- Active Ingredients (Lookout! Records,
1998)
- Life Size (Lookout! Records, 2001)
- Baby Punchers/Meltdown Split 7-inch EP with Leftover
Crack (Fat Wreck Chords, 2006)
- Deadline (split album) with Leftover
Crack (Fat Wreck Chords, 2007)
Compilations:
- You Call This Music?!
Volume 1 (Geykido
Comet Records, 2000)
- This
Are UK Ska, Volume " (Do The Dog Records, 2001)
See also
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