High (Royal Headache album)
| High | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 21 August 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 28:45 | |||
| Label | What's Your Rupture? | |||
| Royal Headache chronology | ||||
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High is the second and final studio album by Australian punk rock band Royal Headache, released on 21 August 2015 by What's Your Rupture?.
Recording[edit]
There was a gap of over two years between the beginning and end of recording. Sukit said, "About the end of 2012 we forced ourselves to go in record a new record and tracked everything. I think we were all a bit exhausted by the year and we listened back to it and we all thought it was a bit shit. So we lost motivation to work on it. Then we had that break and listened to it and were, 'Oh it's not that bad'. So Shogun finished his vocals and then we mixed it."[1]
Critical reception[edit]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.8/10[2] |
| Metacritic | 83/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Consequence of Sound | C+[5] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[6] |
| The Guardian | [7] |
| The Irish Times | [8] |
| NME | 9/10[9] |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10[10] |
| Rolling Stone |  [11] |
| Spin | 8/10[12] |
| Uncut | 7/10[13] |
Steve Lamacq of UK radio station BBC Radio 6 Music selected High as his album of the year, describing it as an "anonymous but brilliant punk album".[14] In October 2017, High was listed at no.83 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.[15]
Accolades[edit]
| Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rough Trade | Albums of the Year 2015 | 2015 | 8[16]
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Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Own Fantasy" | 3:06 |
| 2. | "Need You" | 2:24 |
| 3. | "High" | 2:14 |
| 4. | "Another World" | 2:22 |
| 5. | "Wouldn't You Know" | 4:17 |
| 6. | "Garbage" | 4:01 |
| 7. | "Love Her If I Tried" | 3:03 |
| 8. | "Carolina" | 3:15 |
| 9. | "Little Star (The Ballad of Delores)" | 2:35 |
| 10. | "Electric Shock" | 1:29 |
References[edit]
- ^ Augustus Welby (3 February 2016). "Royal Headache". Mixdown. No. 262.
- ^ "High by Royal Headache reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "Reviews for High by Royal Headache". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ Sendra, Tim. "High – Royal Headache". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ Corcoran, Nina (11 August 2015). "Royal Headache – High". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ Shemesh, Yasmine (19 August 2015). "Royal Headache: High". Exclaim!. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ Prescott, Shaun (21 August 2015). "Royal Headache: High review – rough, emotive rock with a sense of import". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ Clayton-Lea, Tony (21 August 2015). "Royal Headache: High | Album Review". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ Wilkinson, Matt (18 August 2015). "Royal Headache – 'High'". NME. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ Minsker, Evan (18 August 2015). "Royal Headache: High". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ Exposito, Suzy (22 September 2015). "High". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ Joyce, Colin (18 August 2015). "Review: Royal Headache Beat a Sophomore Hangover on 'High'". Spin. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ Watts, Peter (October 2015). "Royal Headache: High". Uncut (221): 81.
- ^ "BBC – 6 Music Recommends Albums of the Year". BBC. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.
- ^ "Albums of the Year 2015". roughtrade.com. 25 November 2015. Archived from the original on 5 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.