Editing Highly Evolved (section)

== Release ==
''Highly Evolved 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 (album)|Either/Or]]'', ''[[XO (Elliott Smith album)|XO]]'', and ''[[Figure 8 (album)|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 (band)|Nirvana]]. The debut single, "[[Highly Evolved (song)|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]]''.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Robert Dimery|author2=Michael Lydon|title=1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition|date=23 March 2010|publisher=Universe|isbn=978-0-7893-2074-2}}</ref> In October 2010, it was listed in the book ''[[100 Best Australian Albums]]''.