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

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

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

• Matthew Caws – guitar, vocals
• Daniel Lorca – bass
• Ira Elliot – drums

Production

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

Charts

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