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
Studio album by
The Vines
Released14 July 2002
RecordedJuly 2001–February 2002
StudioThe Sound Factory, Hollywood, California
GenreAlternative rock, garage punk, post-punk revival, post-grunge, neo-psychedelia
Length43:35
LabelCapitol2002-2017
Wicked Nature Music
ProducerRob Schnapf
The Vines chronology
College EP
(2002)		 Highly Evolved
(2002)		 Winning Days
(2004)
Singles from Highly Evolved
  1. "Highly Evolved"
    Released: 22 April 2002
  2. "Get Free"
    Released: 17 June 2002
  3. "Outtathaway!"
    Released: 18 November 2002
  4. "Homesick"
    Released: 12 May 2003
Alternate cover
First American pressing
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic68/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blender[3]
Entertainment WeeklyC[4]
The Guardian[5]
Los Angeles Times[6]
NME9/10[7]
Pitchfork4.1/10[8]
Q[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Uncut[11]

Recording and mastering

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]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Craig Nicholls, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)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"
  • Nicholls
  • Dave Olliffe
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

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[26] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[27] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[28] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[29] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
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  3. Harris, John (August 2002). "The Vines: Highly Evolved". Blender (8): 126. Archived from the original on 11 August 2004. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  4. Raftery, Brian M.; Brunner, Rob (19 July 2002). "Highly Evolved". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 7 November 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  5. Petridis, Alexis (5 July 2002). "Believe the hype". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  6. Nichols, Natalie (14 July 2002). "The Vines 'Highly Evolved' Capitol". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  7. Fox, Jason (2 July 2002). "Vines: Highly Evolved". NME. ISSN 0028-6362. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  8. Dahlen, Chris (29 June 2002). "The Vines: Highly Evolved". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  9. "The Vines: Highly Evolved". Q (192): 121. July 2002.
  10. Hoard, Christian (2 July 2002). "The Vines: Highly Evolved". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 13 May 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  11. "The Vines: Highly Evolved". Uncut (63): 116. August 2002.
  12. 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.
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