Welcome to the web site of independent UK rock band A Citizen Above Suspicion. The band is currently recording its second album – catch up with the latest news, videos and audio below.

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Evacuate now available on Spotify

Submitted by admin on Thu, 14/05/2009 - 18:35
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We're delighted to announce that our first album Evacuate has just been added to Spotify – head over to http://open.spotify.com/album/7BfujUINC5WP3W5zA46tjK to listen now, or if you've yet to create a Spotify account, you can do that here: https://www.spotify.com/en/get-started/.
 

Words for the Living: brand new free mp3 download and video

Submitted by admin on Mon, 13/04/2009 - 22:15
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We've updated the site today with a couple of our very own ACAS Easter eggs: a brand new song from our forthcoming second album.
 
It's called 'Words for the Living', and both the mp3 download and video are accessible from the site's bonus section (or, if you're already logged in, you'll find them on the front page). You will need to register with the site to access these if you are not already a member – registration is quick, easy and free to all (and we will not pass on your information to any third parties).
 
More information on the song itself and the making of the video can be found in the latest blogs, but for now, we hope you enjoy this taste of what's to come on the next album. As ever, let us know what you think by leaving us some comments.

New video shoot

Submitted by citizenross on Mon, 22/06/2009 - 00:03
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We shot a video for new song 'All The Wasted Hours' the other night. It was a lot of fun and will be up here for you to see very soon!

Still got it

Submitted by citizenpaul on Sat, 13/06/2009 - 18:03
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On Wednesday, Ross and I attended Faith No More's first gig in something like 12 years! As long-term fans of the band, who are a big influence on ACAS it was a real treat to behold. I'm so please Mike Patton was fully into the show and gave it his all - I'm sure they all still hate each other and are in it only for the money, but you certainly wouldn't know it to watch. More or less the whole show is up on YouTube already, along with yesterday's Download headliner slot. We didn't get to see Ashes to Ashes at Brixton, but they did it last night:

Thank you

Submitted by citizenpaul on Tue, 02/06/2009 - 22:02
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Just a quick note to thank those of you who've bitten the bullet and downloaded our first album from iTunes - we really appreciate your support and rest assured the funds are going straight back into the recording budget for album 2 (think of it as an investment!). These things always work out more expensive than you think.

Also, a quick note to let you know that Ross has set up an ACAS YouTube channel (we use Vimeo for the vids on this site as they give you a better quality) but we'll be adding all the vids to YouTube as well going forwards for those of you who prefer it.

Back in the booth

Submitted by citizenross on Sat, 30/05/2009 - 22:28
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The last few weeks have seen me get back behind the mic recording some of the newest material. We've now got one of the newest songs 'All The Wasted Hours' into excellent shape, I heard the guitars that Paul has recorded this week and they sounded amazing. However last night we were lucky enough to get into a 'real' studio for a vocal session on one of the older tracks which was gigged quite a bit in 2007 - 'Mute' (working title).

Vocal recording and nipple stroking

Submitted by citizenpaul on Sat, 30/05/2009 - 14:33
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Last night's recording session went very well. We relocated from our home studio to a pro studio in Brighton for the evening. We always tend to work better under a deadline and the pressure was certainly on, as we only had around 4 hours to try and lay down all the vocals for a 7-minute song - working title of Mute (an early live video is here). But Ross managed to nail his takes very quickly all things considered. In fact the biggest delay was trying to get the studio computer monitors to recognise my computer tower...

Studio bound

Submitted by citizenpaul on Wed, 27/05/2009 - 23:42
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Despite radio silence for the past week or two, plenty has been going on behind the scenes – recording sessions aplenty have been focused on working up the album version of All the Wasted Hours (a rough rehearsal recording of which we posted in the bonus section a few months ago). As with Words for the Living, we plan to let you hear the song as soon as it's finished as a taster for the album.
 

Friday update #2 – New rehearsal images

Submitted by citizenpaul on Fri, 08/05/2009 - 17:47
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We realised that we haven't posted any rehearsal images for the last 2 years (how time flies...), so this week's Friday update is a new set of shots we took at a recent practice of the new material we're recording at the moment. See for yourself whether we've aged...

Evacuate: The Brighton Source review

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The Brighton Source
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Evacuate

Some high concept stuff here, as ACAS apparently chart the ascent of man from his arrival on Earth to witnessing it blowing up as he flees in the last departing spaceship to start again somewhere else. No doubt that’s thanks to our wasteful and reproachful lifestyle during the planet’s dying days. It’s intense, brooding stuff, musically along the same lines as your Muses and your early Radioheads, and whatever you read into the back-story of the songs it’s good to see the concept album alive and well in the 21st Century. (NC)

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