Editing Highly Evolved

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{{About|the Vines album|the title track|Highly Evolved (song)}}
{{Infobox album
| name       = Highly Evolved
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[The Vines (band)|the Vines]]
| cover      = TheVines_HighlyEvolved.jpg
| alt        = A cartoon drawing of a jungle with vines hanging down from trees. "The Vines" is in all caps in a placard at the top-middle.
| released   = 14 July 2002
| recorded   = July 2001&ndash;February 2002
| studio     = [[The Sound Factory]], Hollywood, California
| genre      = 
* [[Alternative rock]]
* [[garage punk (fusion genre)|garage punk]]
* [[post-punk revival]]
* [[post-grunge]]
* [[neo-psychedelia]]
| length     = 43:35
| label      = 
* [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
* [[Heavenly Recordings]]
* Wicked Nature Music
| producer   = [[Rob Schnapf]]
| prev_title = College EP
| prev_year  = 2002
| next_title = [[Winning Days]]
| next_year  = 2004
| misc       = {{Singles
 | name        = Highly Evolved
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [[Highly Evolved (song)|Highly Evolved]]
 | single1date = 22 April 2002
 | single2     = [[Get Free (The Vines song)|Get Free]]
 | single2date = 17 June 2002
 | single3     = [[Outtathaway!]]
 | single3date = 18 November 2002
 | single4     = [[Homesick (The Vines song)|Homesick]]
 | single4date = 12 May 2003
}}
{{Extra album cover
 | header  = Alternate cover
 | type    = studio
 | cover   = The_Vines_Highly_Evolved_US_Cover.jpg
 | alt     = Four drawings of round red shapes somewhat resembling halves of two broken hearts, over a black background.
 | caption = First American pressing
}}}}
{{Album ratings
<!-- Aggregate scores -->
| MC = 68/100<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/highly-evolved/the-vines |title=Reviews for ''Highly Evolved'' by the Vines |publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=6 November 2011}}</ref>
<!-- Reviewers -->
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name=Allmusic>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/highly-evolved-mw0000225428 |title=''Highly Evolved'' – The Vines |publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=4 July 2012 |last=Phares |first=Heather}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]''
| rev2score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.blender.com:80/reviews/review_496.html |title=The Vines: ''Highly Evolved'' |journal=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]] |issue=8 |date=August 2002 |access-date=30 June 2017 |last=Harris |first=John |author-link=John Harris (critic) |page=126 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040811094827/http://www.blender.com/reviews/review_496.html |archive-date=11 August 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3Score = C<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2002/07/19/highly-evolved/ |title=''Highly Evolved'' |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=19 July 2002 |access-date=4 July 2012 |last1=Raftery |first1=Brian M. |last2=Brunner |first2=Rob |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107091701/http://www.ew.com/article/2002/07/19/highly-evolved |archive-date=7 November 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev4Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2002/jul/05/shopping.artsfeatures1 |title=Believe the hype |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=5 July 2002 |access-date=30 June 2017 |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |author-link=Alexis Petridis}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
| rev5Score = {{rating|3|4}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jul-14-ca-rack14-story.html |title=The Vines ''Highly Evolved'' Capitol |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=14 July 2002 |access-date=30 June 2017 |last=Nichols |first=Natalie}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev6Score = 9/10<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/the-vines/6524 |title=Vines: ''Highly Evolved'' |journal=[[NME]]|date=2 July 2002 |access-date=4 July 2012 |last=Fox |first=Jason |issn=0028-6362 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113216/http://www.nme.com/reviews/the-vines/6524 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev7Score = 4.1/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8471-highly-evolved/ |title=The Vines: ''Highly Evolved'' |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=29 June 2002 |access-date=4 July 2012 |last=Dahlen |first=Chris}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev8Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |title=The Vines: ''Highly Evolved'' |journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |issue=192 |date=July 2002 |page=121}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev9Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thevines/albums/album/287885/review/5943612/highly_evolved |title=The Vines: ''Highly Evolved'' |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=2 July 2002 |access-date=4 July 2012 |last=Hoard |first=Christian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070513055517/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thevines/albums/album/287885/review/5943612/highly_evolved |archive-date=13 May 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]''
| rev10Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |title=The Vines: ''Highly Evolved'' |journal=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]] |issue=63 |date=August 2002 |page=116}}</ref>
}}

'''''Highly Evolved''''' is the debut [[studio album]] by [[Australia]]n [[alternative rock]] band [[The Vines (band)|the Vines]], released in July 2002 on Capitol Records and produced by Rob Schnapf. The album was a significant success, riding the wave of the garage rock revival trend and earning critical acclaim, including being named the 2nd best album of 2002 by NME and being included in "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" and "100 Best Australian Albums."

== 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]]''.

== Recording and mastering ==

''Highly Evolved'' was recorded and [[audio mixing (recorded music)|mixed]] at [[The Sound Factory]] and [[Sunset Sound Recorders]] in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], California. It was recorded between July 2001 and February 2002.<ref name=Allmusic/>

== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| title1 = [[Highly Evolved (song)|Highly Evolved]]
| length1 = 1:35
| title2 = Autumn Shade
| length2 = 2:17
| title3 = [[Outtathaway!|Outtathaway]]
| length3 = 3:02
| title4 = Sunshinin
| length4 = 2:43
| title5 = [[Homesick (The Vines song)|Homesick]]
| length5 = 4:53
| title6 = [[Get Free (The Vines song)|Get Free]]
| length6 = 1:59
| title7 = Country Yard
| length7 = 3:46
| title8 = Factory
| length8 = 3:12
| title9 = In the Jungle
| length9 = 4:15
| title10 = Mary Jane
| length10 = 5:52
| title11 = Ain't No Room
| length11 = 3:28
| title12 = 1969
| length12 = 6:27
| all_writing = [[Craig Nicholls]], except where noted
| total_length = 
| writer12 = {{hlist|Nicholls|Dave Olliffe}}
}}

== Personnel ==

; Performance

* Craig Nicholls – vocals, guitar, [[Percussion instrument|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.]] – [[musical keyboard|keyboards]] ("Highly Evolved", "Outtathaway", "Sunshinin'" and "Autumn Shade")

; Production

* Kevin Dean – production assistant
* Ted Jensen – [[Audio mastering|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 [[audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
* Andrew Slater – executive production
* Justin Stanley – production ("In the Jungle")
* [[Andy Wallace (producer)|Andy Wallace]] – mixing ("Get Free")
* [[Doug Boehm]] – [[audio engineering|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==
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=== Weekly charts ===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+Weekly chart performance for ''Highly Evolved''
!Chart (2002)
!Peak<br/>position
|-
{{album chart|Australia|5|artist=The Vines|album=Highly Evolved|access-date=8 August 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Austria|28|artist=The Vines|album=Highly Evolved|access-date=8 August 2020}}
|-
|Canadian Albums (''[[Nielsen SoundScan]]'')<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021022233053/http://jamshowbiz.com:80/JamMusicCharts/ALBUMS.html|title=ALBUMS : Top 100|access-date=January 14, 2025}}</ref>
|align="center"| 56
|-
{{album chart|France|56|artist=The Vines|album=Highly Evolved|access-date=8 August 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|33|id=9400|artist=The Vines|album=Highly Evolved|access-date=8 August 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Ireland2|13|artist=The Vines|access-date=8 August 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|48|artist=The Vines|album=Highly Evolved|access-date=8 August 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Norway|22|artist=The Vines|album=Highly Evolved|access-date=8 August 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|3|date=20020720|access-date=8 August 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|3|date=20020720|access-date=8 August 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|11|artist=The Vines|album=Highly Evolved|access-date=8 August 2020}}
|}
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=== Year-end charts ===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+Year-end chart performance for ''Highly Evolved''
!Chart (2002)
!Position
|-
|Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2002/albums-chart|title=ARIA End of Year Albums Chart 2002|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=8 August 2020}}</ref>
|align="center"|51
|-
|Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040906184132/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-2_2002.html|archivedate=6 September 2004|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-2_2002.html|title=Top 200 Albums of 2002 (based on sales)|website=[[Jam!]]|accessdate=23 March 2022}}</ref>
|align="center"| 151
|-
|Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref name = "CANALTYE02">{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031204012816/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_alt.html|archivedate=December 4, 2003|url=http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_alt.html|title=Canada's Top 200 Alternative albums of 2002|website=[[Jam!]]|accessdate=March 26, 2022}}</ref>
|align="center"|49
|-
|UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|title=2002 UK Year-End Chart|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2002.pdf|publisher=ChartsPlus|access-date=8 August 2020}}</ref>
|align="center"|171
|-
|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2002/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002|magazine=Billboard|access-date=8 August 2020}}</ref>
|align="center"|156
|}
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==Certifications==
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=album|artist=The Vines|title=Highly Evolved|access-date=28 September 2020|relyear=2002|certyear=2003|award=Platinum}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|artist=The Vines|title=Highly Evolved|access-date=28 September 2020|relyear=2002|award=Gold}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|artist=The Vines|title=Highly Evolved|access-date=28 September 2020|relyear=2002|certyear=2002|award=Gold|id=2883-1425-2|salesamount=150,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/iconic-albums-turning-20-in-2022__34756/|title=Iconic albums turning 20 in 2022|work=[[Official Charts]]|access-date=22 September 2023}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=The Vines|title=Highly Evolved|access-date=28 September 2020|relyear=2002|certyear=2002|award=Gold}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

{{The Vines}}

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[[Category:2002 debut albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Rob Schnapf]]
[[Category:Capitol Records albums]]
[[Category:The Vines (band) albums]]
[[Category:Albums recorded at the Sound Factory]]