''High'' is the second and final
studio album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...
by Australian
punk rock band
Royal Headache
Royal Headache was an Australian punk rock and garage band from Sydney. The band was formed in 2008 and was composed of Tim "Shogun" Wall (vocals), Lawrence "Law" Hall (guitar), Joseph "Joe" Sukit (bass), Chris "Shortty" Shortt (drums) and Gabr ...
, released on 21 August 2015 by
What's Your Rupture?
What's Your Rupture? is a New York-based independent record label, that specializes in small-run vinyl releases. The label gained recognition in 2005 with the release of Love Is All's ''Nine Times That Same Song'', and a 12" release of ''Giddy Stra ...
.
Recording
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."
Critical reception
Steve Lamacq
Stephen Paul Lamacq (born 16 October 1964), sometimes known by his nickname Lammo (given to him by John Peel), is an English disc jockey, currently working with the BBC radio station BBC Radio 6 Music.
Early life
He attended The Ramsey Academy ...
of UK radio station
BBC Radio 6 Music
BBC Radio 6 Music is a British digital radio station owned and operated by the BBC, specialising primarily in alternative music. BBC 6 Music was the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years. It is available onl ...
selected ''High'' as his album of the year, describing it as an "anonymous but brilliant punk album".
In October 2017, ''High'' was listed at no.83 in the book, ''
100 Best Australian Albums
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Accolades
Track listing
References
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2015 albums
Royal Headache albums