High Society (Enon album)

Last updated

High Society
High society.jpg
Studio album by
Enon
ReleasedJune 4, 2002
RecordedMarch 2001-September 3, 2001
StudioRPM and the Industrial Building
Genre
Length41:24
Label Touch & Go
Producer Dave Sardy
Enon chronology
Believo!
(2000)		High Society
(2002)		 Hocus Pocus
(2003)
Singles from High Society
  1. "In This City EP"
    Released: January 2003

High Society is the second album from the band Enon, released June 4, 2002, by Touch and Go Records. Originally meant to release on September 25, 2001, High Society was delayed once Enon's label, See Thru Broadcasting was closed after the September 11 attacks in New York City. The album received positive reviews from critics.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 74/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Pitchfork 8.8/10 [3]
Tiny Mix Tapes Disc Plain red.svgDisc Plain red.svgDisc Plain red.svgDisc Plain red.svgPlain Disc 40%25 grey or 20%25 black.svg [4]

The album received largely positive reviews upon release. [1] Rob Mitchum of Pitchfork gave the album a rating of 8.8/10, praising John Schmersal for "taking his first firm steps towards building an independent identity" separate from his previous band, Brainiac. [3] Heather Phares of AllMusic gave 4/5 stars, praising the title song, "High Society" comparing it to music of the English rock band The Kinks. [2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Old Dominion"3:02
2."Count Sheep"3:02
3."In This City"4:01
4."Window Display"3:11
5."Native Numb"2:33
6."Leave It to Rust"3:02
7."Disposable Parts"1:54
8."Sold!"2:21
9."Shoulder"2:39
10."Pleasure and Privilege"1:58
11."Natural Disasters"2:49
12."Carbonation"2:52
13."Salty"2:27
14."High Society"3:12
15."Diamond Raft"2:21
Total length:41:24

References

  1. 1 2 "High Society by Enon". Metacritic. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Phares, Heather. "High Society Review". AllMusic . Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Mitchum, Rob (June 9, 2002). "Enon: High Society". Pitchfork . Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Enon - High Society". Tiny Mix Tapes . February 14, 2006. Archived from the original on March 26, 2025. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.