Highly Evolved
| Highly Evolved | ||||
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| Studio album by The Vines | ||||
| Released | 14 July 2002 | |||
| Recorded | July 2001–February 2002 at The Sound Factory, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, garage punk, garage rock revival | |||
| Length | 43:35 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Rob Schnapf | |||
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| Singles from Highly Evolved | ||||
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 First American pressing |
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 68/100 [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Blender | [3] |
| Robert Christgau |  [4] |
| Drowned in Sound | [5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C[6] |
| NME | 9/10[7] |
| Pitchfork | 4.1/10[8] |
| PopMatters | very favourable[9] |
| Q | [10] |
| Rolling Stone | [11] |
| laut | [12] |
Highly Evolved is the debut studio album by Australian alternative rock band The Vines. It was released on 14 July 2002 on Capitol Records. Produced by Rob Schnapf, known for his collaboration with Tom Rothrock on Elliott Smith's albums Either/Or, XO, and Figure 8, Highly Evolved was an immensely popular debut, part of a trend towards garage rock revival bands known as much for the relentless hype from the UK music press as for their music; The Vines were frequently compared to Nirvana. The debut single, "Highly Evolved", was chosen as Single of the Week by influential British music magazine NME. The magazine also voted it the 2nd best album of the year in 2002. The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[13] In October 2010, it was listed in the book 100 Best Australian Albums.
Recording and mastering
Highly Evolved was recorded and mixed at Sound Factory and Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, California. It was recorded between July 2001 and February 2002. The recording was assisted by Craig Conard, Kevin Dean and Nathan Burden.
"Get Free" was mixed at Enterprise 1, Burbank, California and was assisted by Brian Douglass.
"In the Jungle" was recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders and Sound Factory, and it was assisted by Kevin Dean and Craig Conard respectively.
Highly Evolved was mastered at Sterling Sound, New York City by Ted Jensen.
Track listing
All songs by Craig Nicholls, except for "1969", by Craig Nicholls and Dave Olliffe.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Highly Evolved" | 1:35 |
| 2. | "Autumn Shade" | 2:17 |
| 3. | "Outtathaway" | 3:02 |
| 4. | "Sunshinin" | 2:43 |
| 5. | "Homesick" | 4:53 |
| 6. | "Get Free" | 1:59 |
| 7. | "Country Yard" | 3:46 |
| 8. | "Factory" | 3:12 |
| 9. | "In the Jungle" | 4:15 |
| 10. | "Mary Jane" | 5:52 |
| 11. | "Ain't No Room" | 3:28 |
| 12. | "1969" | 6:27 |
Personnel
- Performance
- Craig Nicholls – vocals, guitar, percussion, piano ("Homesick") and cover painting
- Patrick Matthews – organ ("Autumn Shade" and "In the Jungle"), bass guitar, piano ("Mary Jane", "Autumn Shade" and "Factory")
- Dave Olliffe – drums on "Highly Evolved", "Autumn Shade", "Outtathaway", "Sunshinin'", "Homesick" (outro only), "Country Yard", "Mary Jane" and "1969"
- Victor Indrizzo – drums on "In the Jungle"
- Joey Waronker – drums on "Get Free"
- Pete Thomas – drums on "Factory", "Ain't No Room" and "Homesick" (excerpt)
- Roger Joseph Manning Jr. – keyboards ("Highly Evolved", "Outtathaway", "Sunshinin'" and "Autumn Shade")
- Production
- Kevin Dean – production assistant
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Ethan Johns – additional percussion ("Get Free", "Autumn Shade", "Factory" and "Sunshinin'")
- Rob Schnapf – additional guitars ("County Yard", "Homesick", "Ain't No Room" and "Factory"), production and mixing
- Andrew Slater – executive production
- Justin Stanley – production ("In the Jungle")
- Andy Wallace – mixing ("Get Free")
- Doug Boehm – engineering
- Steven Rhodes – additional percussion ("Get Free", "Autumn Shade", "Factory" and "Sunshinin'") and additional engineering
- Tony Rambo – engineering ("In the Jungle")
- Craig Conard – production assistant
Charts
| Charts (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Albums Chart | 5 |
| Billboard 200 | 11 |
| Top Internet Albums | 11[2] |
| UK Albums Chart | 3 |
References
- ↑ "Critic Reviews for Highly Evolved". Metacritic. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- 1 2 Phares, Heather. "Highly Evolved - The Vines : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ↑ "Blender review". Blender (8): 126.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "CG: The Vines". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ↑ Sykes, Tom (8 July 2002). "The Vines: Highly Evolved". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ↑ Brian M. Raftery; Rob Brunner (19 July 2002). "Highly Evolved Review". EW.com. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ↑ Fox, Jason (2 July 2002). "Vines: Highly Evolved". NME. IPC Media. ISSN 0028-6362. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ↑ Dahlen, Chris (29 June 2002). "The Vines: Highly Evolved". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ↑ Garrett, Jon (28 June 2002). "The Vines: Highly Evolved". PopMatters. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ↑ "Q review". Q (July 2002): 121.
- ↑ Hoard, Christian (2 July 2002). "The Vines: Highly Evolved: Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 13 May 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ↑ Butscher, Vicky (16 July 2002). "The Vines: Highly Evolved". laut. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
- ↑ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.