Highly Evolved
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.[12] In October 2010, it was listed in the book 100 Best Australian Albums.
This article is about the Vines album. For the title track, see Highly Evolved (song).Highly Evolved
14 July 2002
July 2001–February 2002
The Sound Factory, Hollywood, California
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- Capitol
- Heavenly Recordings
- Wicked Nature Music
Recording and mastering[edit]
Highly Evolved was recorded and mixed at The Sound Factory and Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, California. It was recorded between July 2001 and February 2002.[2]