New band of the day – No 1,149: Citizens!

Produced by Alex Kapranos, this promising lot operate a hair's breadth from Franz Ferdinand's funkily acerbic styleHometown: London.The lineup: Martyn, Thom, Tom, Lawrence, Mike.The background: They're evidently running out of band names. There's just one Google-click (and tiny lexical distinction) between Foxes! and Foxes, and the same goes for Citizen and Citizens!, the act under scrutiny today. Be careful, because it could mean the difference between a good band and a terrible one.Citizens! a...

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