Citay

{{Short description|American band}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Citay

| image = Citay1.jpg

| caption = Some members of the band.

| origin = San Francisco, Los Angeles, California

| Instruments =

| genre = psychedelic pop-rock

| years_active = 2004-present

| label = Dead Oceans

| associated_acts =

| website =

| current_members = Ezra Feinberg, Marc Dantona, Warren Huegel, Josh Pollock, Meryl Press and Sean Smith

| past_members = Adria Otte, Jesse Reiner, Julie Napolin, Diego Gonzalez, Tahlia Harbour, April Hayley, Shayde Sartin, Lorraine Rath, Bert Bergen, and Tim Green

}}

Citay is an American, San Francisco-based band currently released on Dead Oceans. The band was formed in 2004 by Ezra Feinberg as a studio project with Tim Green from The Fucking Champs, and some help from others. There is now a live band including members of Tussle, The Dry Spells, Sean Smith, 3 Leafs, and Daevid Allen's University of Errors. Citay performed at the South by Southwest Music Festival in 2007 and 2008.{{cite web |url=http://2008.sxsw.com/music/showcases/band/66228.html |title=Archived copy |website=2008.sxsw.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080219131622/http://2008.sxsw.com/music/showcases/band/66228.html |archive-date=19 February 2008 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=http://2007.sxsw.com/music/showcases/band/27460.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-09-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090715040029/http://2007.sxsw.com/music/showcases/band/27460.html |archivedate=2009-07-15 }}

Instrumentation

The band uses acoustic and electric guitars, electric bass, keyboards, drums, and other percussions. The band's sound includes guitar harmonies, long instrumental sections, and Beach Boys-like vocals.{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=21496288|title=Citay Casts Its 'Eye' on an Efficient Epic|website=Npr.org|accessdate=2020-04-02}} The sound has been described as psychedelic pop-rock.{{Cite web |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/46733-little-kingdom |title=Little Kingdom | Pitchfork |access-date=2008-09-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917035052/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/46733-little-kingdom |archive-date=2008-09-17 |url-status=dead }}

Discography

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