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Aug 21, 2015It’s what an Australian rock record, at least one made by four men, should sound like in 2015.
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Aug 20, 2015Thank goodness High has been let loose at last: this feels like one of those truly habit-forming, again-and-again pleasures.
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Aug 24, 2015With this raw collection of songs, Royal Headache have bared themselves to the world, and it's enthralling.
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Aug 18, 2015With High, they’ve recorded an almost perfect 30 minutes of indie-punk. There’s no flabbiness, no million-dollar production that adds nothing to the songs, no bloated guitar lines or pointless drum fills and nothing that even comes close to seeming in any way meaningless.
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Aug 18, 2015Needless to say, despite its seemingly slight 29-minute length, High packs in more than enough ideas, hooks and moments of pure emotion that it will not wear out anytime soon.
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Aug 20, 2015It makes for a great second album, one that holds tight to all the things that made the first one so satisfying, while adding some new wrinkles that only serve to improve things. Try as you might, you're not likely to find too many albums in 2015 that rock as hard or bleed as much as High.
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Aug 19, 2015Easy on the ears, heavy on the heart and definitely worth the wait, High will leave you feeling as such.
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Aug 18, 2015They offer a survey of rock’s history, but their take is revisionist.
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Aug 18, 2015Royal Headache have taken steps forward since their last album--they’ve cleaned up their production and diversified their songwriting. Ultimately, though, the important bits are intact: the passion, the power, and the hooks that demand being shouted joyfully.
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Sep 22, 2015Royal Headache's execution is so straightforwardly 1977 that it almost teeters on generic garage-rock pastiche. The saving grace is this album's undeniable heart and soul.
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UncutAug 27, 2015Royal Headache's second album oscillates between slightly unconvincing punk throwback and much more effective complex numbers. [Oct 2015, p.81]
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Aug 19, 2015The standard narrative is that a band’s second record reflects experience, wisdom or moderation, and High has a bit of that in a larger and more managed sound.
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Aug 19, 2015Royal Headache show sublime restraint with High, delivering on the romantic promise of their fantastically unhinged 2011 self-titled debut.
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Aug 18, 2015It turns out they were right to push through the breakup, but a few bleak songs dampen the high they’re chasing after as a result.
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