High/Low (album)
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy datesTemplate:Infobox album High/Low is the debut studio album by the American band Nada Surf, released in 1996.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> It contains the hit single "Popular".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> High/Low was produced by Ric Ocasek.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Nada Surf supported it by touring with Superdrag and the Gravel Pit.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Critical reception
[edit]Template:Music ratings The Baltimore Sun noted that "there's an almost elegant austerity to the album's sound, but what ultimately brings the songs into focus is the band's ultra-efficient playing, which is so sparing you'd think the recording studio charged them by the note."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Ottawa Citizen concluded that Nada Surf "may have been moulded by a superior studio presence, but the root of their sound, guitar-driven and heavy on the backbeat, speaks of an energy that was harnessed and focused, not manufactured."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Track listing
[edit]All tracks written by Matthew Caws and Daniel Lorca, except where noted.
- "Deeper Well" – 3:55 - written by Caws, Lorca and Robert Randall
- "The Plan" – 4:31
- "Popular" – 3:48 - written by Caws, Lorca and Gloria Winters
- "Sleep" – 3:47
- "Stalemate" – 3:38
- "Treehouse" – 2:43
- "Icebox" – 3:17
- "Psychic Caramel" – 4:00
- "Hollywood" – 2:20
- "Zen Brain" – 4:28
Personnel
[edit]Nada Surf
Production
- Bruce Calder – engineer, mixer
- George Marino – mastering
- Ric Ocasek – producer
- Andy Salas – assistant engineer
Charts
[edit]Album
| Year | Chart | Peak
position |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Billboard 200<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> | 63 |
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | "Popular" | Billboard Modern Rock Tracks<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> | 11 |