Highly Evolved is the debut studio album by Australian alternative rock band the Vines, released in July 2002 on Capitol Records and produced by Rob Schnapf.
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, 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.
[12] In October 2010, it was listed in the book 100 Best Australian Albums.
[2] All tracks are written by Craig Nicholls, except where noted ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.