High/Low (album)

High/Low is the debut studio album by the American band Nada Surf, released in 1996.[1][2] It contains the hit single "Popular".[3] High/Low was produced by Ric Ocasek.[4] Nada Surf supported it by touring with Superdrag and the Gravel Pit.[5]

High/Low
Studio album by
Nada Surf
Released1996
RecordedDecember 1–20, 1995
StudioElectric Lady, New York City
GenreAlternative rock, power pop
Length36:31
LabelElektra
ProducerRic Ocasek
Nada Surf chronology
High/Low
(1996)		 The Proximity Effect
(1998)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Robert Christgau[7]
Pitchfork Media7.4/10[8]

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."[9] 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."[10]

Track listing

All tracks written by Matthew Caws and Daniel Lorca, except where noted.

  1. "Deeper Well" – 3:55 - written by Caws, Lorca and Robert Randall
  2. "The Plan" – 4:31
  3. "Popular" – 3:48 - written by Caws, Lorca and Gloria Winters
  4. "Sleep" – 3:47
  5. "Stalemate" – 3:38
  6. "Treehouse" – 2:43
  7. "Icebox" – 3:17
  8. "Psychic Caramel" – 4:00
  9. "Hollywood" – 2:20
  10. "Zen Brain" – 4:28

Personnel

Nada Surf

Production

  • Bruce Calder – engineer, mixer
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Ric Ocasek – producer
  • Andy Salas – assistant engineer

Charts

Album

Year Chart Peak

position

1996 Billboard 200[11] 63

Singles

Year Song Chart Position
1996 "Popular" Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[12] 11

References
  1. Blush, Steve (2016). New York Rock: From the Rise of the Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB. St. Martin's Publishing Group. p. 368.
  2. Catlin, Roger (15 Nov 1996). "Popularity Has Its Price for Nada Surf at Toad's". Hartford Courant. p. A4.
  3. Sherr, Sara (19 July 1996). "Superdrag/Nada Surf". Features Weekend. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 15.
  4. Maples, Tina (16 Aug 1996). "The rise of power-pop". Cue. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. p. 4.
  5. Dunn, Michael (25 July 1996). "'Popular' trio rides the wave". Florida/Metro. The Tampa Tribune. p. 3.
  6. "High/Low Review by Ned Raggett". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  7. "Nada Surf". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  8. Schreiber, Ryan. "Nada Surf High/Low". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  9. Considine, J. D. (25 July 1996). "Nada Surf High/Low". Features. The Baltimore Sun. p. 8.
  10. Blanchfield, Mike (24 Aug 1996). "Nada Surf has bloodlines, sound to stay at high tide". The Ottawa Citizen. p. E3.
  11. "The Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 34. Aug 24, 1996. p. 128.
  12. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981-2008. Record Research. p. 173.
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