: ' .. .:.... . ' ' ______________ : ________ : ' \ / .. .:. .. \ / : : \ /_________ \ / . .. ... .. . : .\ / /___ /\ \ / ______________ ___ _. : \ / / \ / \ \/ / \ \ \ \ \ . ...:..\ / _______/ \/ \ ___/__ / / / / / : /\ / / \ \/ \ / / / . sH! ' / \/ / / / \ / / . ... .:.... .. . :/ _______/ / / / _______/__ ___ __ .\ / / / / / / / / / / / \ / / / / / / / / / / / . . \ /\______/ / / / / \___ / / : \/ ____ \ / / / / / : \ / \ /\____/\ / / : : ________\/ \ / \ / / : ' \ / \/ \ /\ / : . ..:.. . \ / \/ \ / \ / \ / . ' : \/ F A N G \ / : ' ____ \ / . . .. .. .:.. . \ / presents \ / . . \/ \/ : : . ..:.. , : 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 . :.. .:. Url.........: http://highhighsmusic.bandcamp.com/ ' ' , ________ ________ \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / # title time \ / \/ \/ 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 ______ \ / ________ Runtime 39:59 ,\ /... . . .... .... \ / ' Size 79.50 ______ :\/ ', \ / , \ / ' '... ..\ /.. .. .....:. .. .... .. . ..\ /. : Release Notes: \/ , \/ , ' ' ,: 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 :, : : :' And between the poetic lyrics and the mellow feel, Cascades is ': ,: certainly that. :, : : :' ': : ' '.. ..' .. . :........... . . . . ............: . . ______________ ______________ \ / \ / \ / GREETS: \ / \ / \ / \ / iPC BOSS HiT2000 1way UKi i8 RNS \ / \ / MANDY DV8 pLAN9 BUTT \ / \ / \ / \/ ____ ____ \/ \ / F A N G \ / \/ \/