High/Low (album)

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates{{safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst-infobox||$params=italic_title,name,type,longtype,artist,cover,border,alt,caption,released,recorded,venue,studio,genre,length,language,label,director,producer,compiler,chronology,prev_title,prev_year,year,next_title,next_year,misc|$extra=italic_title,longtype,border,caption,language,director,compiler,chronology,year,misc|$aliases=italic title>italic_title,Italic title>italic_title,Name>name,Type>type,image>cover,Cover>cover,Border>border,Alt>alt,Caption>caption,Longtype>longtype,Artist>artist,Released>released,Recorded>recorded,Venue>venue,Studio>studio,Genre>genre,Length>length,Language>language,Label>label,Director>director,Producer>producer,Compiler>compiler,Chronology>chronology,Misc>misc|$flags=override|$B={{#ifeq:{{#invoke:Is infobox in lead|main|[Ii]nfobox [Aa]lbum}}|true|{{#if:Template:Has short description | |{{#if: June 18, 1996<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> | Template:Short description}}}}}}{{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template otherTemplate:Category handlerTemplate:Main other{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:Infobox album with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y|italic_title |type |name |image |cover |border |alt |caption |longtype |artist |released |recorded |venue |studio |genre |length |language |label |director |producer |compiler |prev_title|prev_year|next_title|next_year|chronology|year|misc}}{{#if:{{#invoke:String|match|error_category=Music infoboxes with Module:String errors|A|1=The Proximity Effect1998studioHigh/LowHigh Low (Nada Surf album) cover art.jpgNada SurfJune 18, 1996<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>December 1–20, 1995Electric Lady, New York CityAlternative rock, power pop36:31ElektraRic Ocasekx|2=</?t[drh][ >]|nomatch=}}|Template:Main other}}Template:Main other}} 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