After an EP entitled “Star Is Dead” and an LP entitled “Histrionics”, both on the now defunct Fiddler Records, The Higher is back with a brand new disc on a bigger label, Epitaph Records.

The new album “On Fire” is really different from the previous stuff, which was a nice mix of pop punk and rock, and the older songs were quite weak and boring. Instead, the new songs sound totally different. The five piece releases a disc where you can hear a ton of catchy melodies, fused with superb guitar riffs and rocking rhythms. On the Epitaph page you will read these guys sound a mix between pop, punk, emo and R&B, and this is all true: just listen to the first single “Insurance?” and you’ll get what I mean. It has a mix between rock and pop, but played with a super emo attitude, which makes the whole record really fun and easy-listening.

“On Fire” was produced/Mixed by Mike Green (Paramore, The Matches) with mixes by pop
hit-master Matt Wallace (Maroon 5,), and it also features a bumpin’
bonus track remixed by Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump. If you need your 2007 summer record, here it is.

Tracklist
01. Insurance? (MP3)
02. Guts
03. Rock My Body
04. Weapons Wired (MP3)
05. Histrionics
06. Movement
07. Can Anyone Really Love Young
08. Darkpop
09. DARE
10. 31 Floors
11. Our Movie Rules
12. Pace Yourself (Patrick Stump Remix)