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Timeline
23 events▣ Album 13+ Member joins 6− Member leaves 2◆ Formed 1★ Debut release 1
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Free Souls in a Trapped Environment
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Dick Lucas joins the band
original
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Jasper Pattison joins the band
electric bass guitar,original
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Larry joins the band
electric guitar,original
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Trotsky joins the band
drums (drum set),original
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
Larry leaves the band
electric guitar,original
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Phil Bryant joins the band
electric guitar
source: musicbrainz
2000s
· Member leaves
Trotsky leaves the band
drums (drum set),original
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Silas joins the band
drums (drum set)
source: musicbrainz
2010s
Biography
English biography261 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1374423201
Biography
Citizen Fish are an English punk rock band that has been active since 1990 and shares members with Subhumans. Citizen Fish does not emphasize the raw political statements and nihilistic viewpoint of the former, instead focusing on issues of social alienation and human interaction, viewed through a more optimistic lens. Both bands deal with themes such as anti-consumerism and vegetarianism.
History
Based around Bath, England, the original members were Dick Lucas (vocals), Jasper (bass), Trotsky (drums), and Larry (guitar). Following their first album, Free Souls in a Trapped Environment
Free Souls in a Trapped EnvironmentSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Supermarket Song2:442Break into a Run / Rainbows4:133Possession1:584Small Scale Wars3:495Home Economics3:346Paint1:057Talk is Cheap2:468Face Off / Youth5:279Flesh and Blood3:2910Get Off the Phone2:0211Experiment Earth2:2012How to Write Ultimate Protest Songs2:5413Charity4:43, 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 (formerly of Bath-based band Cooper S with Jasper and Andy Evans) 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 split album with the New York band Leftöver Crack, Deadline.
Their latest and eighth full-length studio album, 2011's Goods
GoodsSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Shelf Life2:512Free Speech4:103Human Conditioner3:124Overseas3:325Better3:386Click3:247How Far Does It Go?3:018Insane3:349Marker Pen2:5210Fearless3:4711Discomfort Zone3:1712Spotless2:2913Wake Up4:06 was hailed as a return to form, and they remain active, releasing the Manmade EP in 2015.
Compilations
Heide Sez... (Lookout! Records, 1996)
This Is The A.L.F. (Mortarhate Records, 1998)
Forward Till Death (Lookout! Records, 1999)
Welcome To The Welfare State (BYO Records, BYO 66, 1999) Song: "Will Swap" (This is a different version from the one released on the Life Size LP)
You Call This Music?! Volume 1 (Geykido Comet Records, 2000)
This Are UK Ska, Volume (Do The Dog Records, 2001)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 21 | 87.5th |
| Studio albums | 13 | 93.5th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 23 | 95th |
| Recording span (years) | 25 | 55.9th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (21 release groups · 13 studio albums)
Albums · 13
Free Souls in a Trapped Environment
1990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 41:04
1Supermarket Song2:442Break into a Run / Rainbows4:133Possession1:584Small Scale Wars3:495Home Economics3:346Paint1:057Talk is Cheap2:468Face Off / Youth5:279Flesh and Blood3:2910Get Off the Phone2:0211Experiment Earth2:2012How to Write Ultimate Protest Songs2:5413Charity4:431991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 47:00
A1Sink or Swim3:25A2Language Barrier4:17A3Same Old 'Starving Millions'2:43A4Conditional Silence2:18A5Big Big House3:30A6Mind Bomb4:40A7Chili Pain1:38B1Give Me Beethoven...3:29B2Talk It Over2:41B3Offended3:41B4Central Nervous System3:34B5Traffic Lights2:17B6Smells Like Home8:47First Psychological Background Report
1993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks
A1Checking Out ChaucerA2Simple Sirmon SaysA3Vitamin B12A4Phone in SickA5Half Way There DubA6Traffic LightsA7JFK Was a PunkA8Conditional SilenceA9LB50B1Media Men DubB2Smells Like an Out-TakeB3SurprisesB4One Minute SongB5Nürnburg Gig AdvertB6Nürnburger and ChipsB7Southern WierdnessB8Media Men Dub IIB9Working Too LongB10Flesh and BloodB1114 Seconds of 29 SecondsB12More Southern WierdnessB13Bit of Waffle on the End for Historical / Analytical Purposes and No Way a Generic Space Filler1993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 36:32
A1T.V. Dinner2:12A2Naked2:44A3Small Talk2:27A4Time Control2:28A5Dividing Lines2:32A6Media Men3:27A7Bag Lady2:32B1First Impressions3:38B2Wet Cement2:44B3Circular Vision3:04B4Social Insecurity3:14B5Invisible People3:42B6Flinch1:481995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 40:38
1PC Musical Chairs4:002Next Big Thing2:413Can't Be Bothered2:3742000 and One4:025Panic in the Supermarket2:226Can't Complain4:127Faster2:458Phone in Sick2:299Refugees Go West2:3410Backlash5:5911Friends3:2412Skin3:331996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 37:40
1Feeding2:412Popsongs3:443City on a River3:144Used to Work2:305Plasticash3:436Scene 496: Cafe in Melksham3:077Words on Overtime3:298Talk About the Weather2:229Catholic Sex Confession3:2310Criminal2:5411What Charlie Said3:1912Fill Me Up3:14Second Psychological Background Report
1996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 23 tracks
A1CriminalA2Nite ClubA3Phone in DinnerA4March of the Yeast (Extract)A5Panic in the SupermarketA6How to Be YourselfA7Blue Suede ShoesA8RosscoA9Can't ComplainA10Betting StoreA11Laura + AshleyB1Mrs. PattisonB22000 and LoopB3KALX Radio AdvertB4Quick Guide to Studio Vocal Effect TerminologyB5Used to WorkB6PlasticashB7Istan Had a MessageB8Bypass the PromisesB9Not JoplinB10Fuck the SystemB11Can't ComplainB12Staring at the Rude Boys1999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 46:06
1Active Ingredients2:362The B.O.B. Song1:493Oslo3:584Bitter and Twisted3:145Digging a Hole4:506Sacred Cows2:187Pills1:488Habit3:319Isolated Incidents4:5310Barking3:0111Heard It All Before4:2412Deep Neurotic2:5613Not For Sale6:48Third Psychological Background Report
2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 50:18
1Will Swap2:562Alienation0:473Used to Work (live Goleta Living Room)3:164Fish Mass (Phil)1:465Silhouette (Jasper)2:566Surfish (Silly)0:517Panic in the Supermarket (live Goleta)2:058Fringe Festival (Dick live)1:239Show Melodic Remix (Phil)4:5110Deep Neurotic (live San Francisco)2:5211Legalised TV Violence1:0212Goes Without Saying (Er... Singalong)0:3513Silvery Car (Phil)2:2514Checking Out Chaucer (Jasper)2:1215Sacred Cows2:1816Somewhere to Go (Chorus Invention in the Lab)0:2717Corky Dog (Phil-Who-Now-Has-A-Dog)3:1018Don't Wanna Fight for You2:1019Animal2:3720Driving Up the A1 (Jasper)1:1921Meanwhile...1:2322Dub Loop No.1 (Make What You Like with This)6:572001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 35:32
1Over the Fence2:052Revolution2:363Out of Control3:134Picture This2:355Internal Release2:266Autographs4:237Back to Zero2:368Choice of Viewing3:129Lose the Instructions1:5610Somewhere to Go3:2311Shrink the Distance4:1412Will Swap2:53Underwater Overground: Gaffer Tape
2009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 31:49
1Will Swap3:082Working On The Inside2:433Fill Me Up2:524Back To Square One2:545Shrink The Distance5:116Social Insecurity2:597Meltdown3:078Flinch2:179Give Me Beethoven...3:4810Youth2:502011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 43:53
1Shelf Life2:512Free Speech4:103Human Conditioner3:124Overseas3:325Better3:386Click3:247How Far Does It Go?3:018Insane3:349Marker Pen2:5210Fearless3:4711Discomfort Zone3:1712Spotless2:2913Wake Up4:062015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 16:46
1Manmade3:372Face to Face2:533World's Gone Mad2:314Paralysed3:255Manmade Dub4:20
Single · 3
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Disposable Dream / Flesh & Blood IISearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:49ADisposable Dream3:09 BFlesh & Blood II4:40 | 1992 | ||
| 1993 | TV Dinner / ConspiracySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 11:35A1TV Dinner2:16 A2Half Way There4:07 BConspiracy5:12 | 1993 | ||
| 2001 | Citizen Fish / The TossersSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:52ARevolution2:41 BDebt Mentality3:11 | 2001 |
Album · 3
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Live FishSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks · 44:571Talk Is Cheap2:30 2Same Old Starving Millions2:47 3First Impressions3:44 4Media Men3:17 5Get Off the Phone2:17 6Dividing Lines3:01 7Big Big House3:36 8Give Me Beethoven4:22 9Longbridge Deverill Stomp1:31 10Talk Is Over2:50 11Smells Like Home9:01 12Experiment Earth2:56 13Traffic Lights3:05 | Live | 1993 | |
| 1997 | Psychological Background ReportsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 25 tracks · 1:07:571Intro on Mrs. Pattison's Hammand Organ0:49 2Half Way There4:08 3Betting Store1:05 4Nite Club3:02 5Phone in Dinner (TV Sick?)0:19 6March of the Yeast (Extract)1:40 7Brain Scanner3:31 8How to Be Yourself0:54 9Blue Suede Shoes3:15 10Bumble Bee2:36 11Out Takes From Postcard LP4:31 12Surprises2:08 13One Minute Song1:03 14Bypass the Promises1:45 15Not Joplin0:38 16Disposable Dream3:09 17Pills2:15 18Fuck the System1:51 19Istan Had a Message2:32 20Phone Rap1:54 21JFK Was a Punk (remix)4:11 22Flinch1:54 23Skin3:38 24Outro on Mrs. Pattison's Hammond Organ0:50 25Where Did OG Come From?14:19 | Compilation | 1997 | |
| 2008 | What Time We On?Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 19 tracks · 1:00:501Used to Work2:18 2Next Big Thing2:37 32000 and One3:32 4Phone in Sick2:24 5Can't Complain4:13 6Smells Like Home9:02 7Long Bridge Deverill Stomp1:24 8First Impressions3:43 9Traffic Lights2:43 10Social Insecurity3:06 11Fill Me Up3:12 12Flinch1:44 13Alienation0:30 14Skin / Happy Birthday Trotsky3:55 15Not for Sale3:43 16Habit3:28 17P.C. Musical Chairs3:44 18Deep Neurotic2:58 19Dividing Lines2:34 | Live | 2008 |
EP · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | HabitSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks1Habit 2Phone in Sick (live) 3Overheard 4I Had to Guess | 1998 | ||
| 2012 | Dancing on SpikesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 19:331Unemplode3:06 2HD Riot3:32 3Beyond Belief3:18 4Over3:37 5Write It All Down2:51 6It Can't Go on Forever3:09 | 7 August 2012 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Citizen Fish head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 21 | 87.5th |
| Studio albums | 13 | 93.5th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 23 | 95th |
| Recording span (years) | 25 | 55.9th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Lucas | 1990 | present | original |
| Jasper Pattison | 1990 | present | electric bass guitar,original |
| Larry | 1990 | 1991 | electric guitar,original |
| Trotsky | 1990 | July 2006 | drums (drum set),original |
| Phil Bryant | 1991 | present | electric guitar |
| Silas | July 2006 | present | drums (drum set) |
| Alex Gordon | — | present | trumpet |
| Matt Dowse | — | present | trombone |
| Nightswim | — | present | bass trombone |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CitizenFishinManchester2008.JPGaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5752ebdf-9a18-4935-84ee-03c613d7bf5adiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5752ebdf-9a18-4935-84ee-03c613d7bf5acore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1093415genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1093415seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Fishbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Fish
Why this artist is in the database
- List of ska musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: MarkyBizz ( talk ) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q1093415 · MusicBrainz: 5752ebdf-9a18-4935-84ee-03c613d7bf5a
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