20 January 2023 – Nashville, TN – Citizens kick off the new year with the fourth single from their forthcoming album, 'Good Ground'. The song was initially inspired by the opening account in the book of John, setting up a Christological lens through which to read the Scriptures: Jesus is the Word. Following from there, the parable of the Sower takes on a whole new meaning when perceiving Jesus being the One sown in our hearts; the hope of the world has been enmeshed into the spiritual soil of this earth.

"We get to participate as gardeners and cultivators through our living testimonies, our stories. This song is a prayer for the ground of our hearts to be soft so that we don’t miss the best thing we have going for us in Christ," Zach Bolen says.

'Good Ground' is good news! It’s a song for those who feel burdened, guilty, and not enough. Citizens invite listeners to trust the gravitational pull of salvation, embrace the goodness of God, and move in that current rather than fighting against it. With compassion and conviction, Zach adds that, "perhaps a song like this would help to mentally and spiritually free people from the toil of thinking that it’s on us to save the world. Jesus already did that."

On a musical plan, 'Good Ground' is an effervescent folky tune. While the band were tracking the song, they recorded Brian [Eichelberger] crumpling paper as a joke, however the effect worked and wound up on the bridge. With their new single, Citizens call us away from a results-based gospel to into perpetual rest.

'Good Ground' is the last single from Citizens' sixth album, 'I Can't Find The Edges of You', which will be released on February 24, 2023.

About Citizens
Writing songs with honesty and artistry – songs that tell true stories of their journeys – is the heartbeat of Zach, Brian, Connor, Adam, and Daniel, who collectively make up the band Citizens. The Seattle-born band’s desire has always been to craft approachable songs for people to connect to the music and each other, wherever they’re at. Known for their sound that pushes the boundaries of what “Church music” usually sounds like, Citizens’ sixth album, ‘I Can’t Find The Edges of You’ is releasing on February 24, 2023.

Integrity Music is part of the David C Cook family, a nonprofit global resource provider serving the Church with life-transforming materials. With offices in both the US and the UK, Nashville, Tennessee and Brighton, East Sussex, Integrity Music is committed to taking songs of substance to the local church and its leaders around the world. Integrity Music publishes many of the top songs in the Church, including “Great Are You Lord,” “Revelation Song,” “Open The Eyes Of My Heart,” “In Christ Alone,” “10,000 Reasons,” “Here I Am To Worship,” “The Lion And The Lamb,” “Great I Am,” and “We Believe,” among others. Integrity Music artists include Matt Redman, Lincoln Brewster, Darlene Zschech, Leeland, William McDowell, Paul Baloche, David and Nicole Binion, Sandra McCracken, Nashville Life Music, Selah, Thrive Worship, Local Sound, Sarah Kroger, Kees Kraeynoord, ICF Worship, InSalvation, Phil Thompson, Village Lights, Tim Timmons, Mission House and many other.

For more info on Citizens, visit the JFH Artists Database.

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