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: Artist......: High Highs
: Album.......: Cascades :
: Label.......: PIAS .. .:.. .
Genre.......: Indie :
Catnr.......: PIASACD001 .
' Source......: CD ,
; Rip.date....: 2023-03-17
Str.date....: 2016-02-05
Quality.....: 263kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo . :..
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1. Boxing 4:06
2. Cascades 4:17
3. How Could You Know 3:48
4. Catch The Wind 3:40
5. Movement 3:58
6. Sun 4:04
7. London, After The Rain 3:18
8. Ocean To City 4:31
9. Vision 4:15
10. Fastnet 4:02
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,: ôWe wanted to make an æAustralianÆ record,ö said Jack Milas of :,
: High Highs in the press release for his and bandmate Oli ChangÆs :
:' new album Cascades and that is exactly what theyÆve achieved ':
,: here. An Australian record written while living in New York with :,
: a title inspired by a drive through the Cascade Mountains on the :
:' West Coast, resulting in a dreamy mix of synth and indie-pop ':
,: and an accomplished second album. :,
: :
:' With its æ80s feel and simple riffs, Cascades gives off the ':
,: kind of relaxed vibe that we all associate with Australian :,
: culture, inspiring images of long days on the beach, endless :
:' summers and chilled out locals. From the opening strains of ':
,: Boxing to the more soulful tone of closing track Fastnet, this :,
: record channels the experience of a band on tour by meandering :
:' through tracks like tour dates and taking inspiration from the ':
,: journey, the new places and the experiences. :,
: :
:' Movement is a good example of this in both music and lyrics, ':
,: with the opening lines of ôFreedom, movement, never waking up / :,
: When I walk home I could live foreverö kicking off a chilled out :
:' tune with some beautifully dreamy lyrics, all of which is ':
,: underscored by a pointed drum beat and soaring harmonies. :,
: Similarly, Ocean to City is a more upbeat, pop-inspired number :
:' with clear æ80s undertones that fully captures the joy that ':
,: comes with travelling in the catchy ôstay with me / ocean to :,
: cityö refrain. :
:' ':
,: The titular Cascades meanwhile is an ethereal experience that :,
: slowly builds on its synth sounds and plucky guitar lines to :
:' become a track that would feel right at home blaring out your ':
,: car speakers on a summerÆs day, and is a really good example of :,
: the Australian feel High Highs is aiming for out in full force. :
:' ':
,: Speaking of their album, the band revealed they wanted to :,
: ôdistil a specific emotional feelingö and they hoped they would :
:' inspire those who listened to it to ômake them think of ':
,: something thatÆs important to themö, and I would say that, on :,
: both of these fronts, they delivered. While individually each :
:' track sounds a little too same-y to make a lasting impression, ':
,: together on the album each song works to create an experience :,
: like no other, with each listen putting a new track high on the :
:' favourites list. ':
,: :,
: Overall, Cascades is the hallmark of a band beginning to :
:' experiment with their music to produce bigger and better ':
,: things. By High Highs own admission, they wanted to make :,
: something beautiful in this record. ôWe werenÆt trying to be :
:' edgy or difficult,ö says Chang. ôWe were striving to make it as ':
,: epically beautiful as we possibly could.ö :,
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:' And between the poetic lyrics and the mellow feel, Cascades is ':
,: certainly that. :,
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