Raw Nerve Promotions - The High Order review

After glowing immensely about the fantastic "Short stories" EP, "The high order" has a hell of a lot to live up to, and even within the first forty five seconds, it seems quite happy to be matching it. Certainly they show in this that they really have found their sound and definitely are settled and happy with it. The guitars have a wonderful razor sharp feel to them, and the vocal distortions, which normally put me off a touch, really do aide the delivery of the hooky vocal patterns. "Ten steps to a healthy mind" is not as punchy and impactive as the opener to "Short stories", but with great use of ideas, different sounds of instrumentation and chilled out emotions, it is a very worthy and quirky in a Mr Bungle "California" album style.
This EP seems a lot more calm all round, "Communion on Senate Hill" has a purely epic sound, think back to The Beatles "I want you (she's so heavy)", from the fantastic and earth shatteringly perfect "Abbey Road" album, and you have an idea of what this song is like, very similar in chord structure and sound, if not a little TOO similar for originalities comfort, but nonetheless is an amazingly big piece of work.
Personally prefer the other EP, but this is definitely top stuff in its own right, as "Calculi" closes things like a sunsetting over a clear horizon. Beautifully done with a big three minute build up, and followed by frantic vocals over a hypnotic and morphing, long final riff.
A Citizen Above Suspicion are a great band. I can only hope they can recreate something as classy as this in a full length album, and if they get the mix right between slower and more upbeat songs, there is no reason why they can't make a huge name for themselves.