If you have heard of it at all, you know Citay's self-titled debut as one of the wiser indie releases of '06. The San Franciscan group mixed one early-'70s idea (grand, Zep-style English epics) with another (L.A. folk rock), fairly doubling up on the enchantment.
At first Citay was a studio project between Ezra and Tim, with some help from others. Now there is a live band including members of Tussle, Crime In Choir, The Dry Spells, By Land And Sea, 3 Leafs, Galactic Bunz, Horn of Dagoth and Sweet Potatoes. Citay has toured and/or shared bills with Vetiver, Six Organs Of Admittance, Howlin' Rain, The Fucking Champs, Danava, Earthless, Black Fiction, Daevid Allen (from The Soft Machine and GONG), Papercuts, and many others...
The second Citay record, Little Kingdom, was released in the autumn of 2007 to critical acclaim, delivering a more upbeat riposte to the more sombre moments on the debut.