Mild High Club | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | Psychedelic pop, dream pop |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | Stones Throw Records |
Mild High Club is an American psychedelic pop group, led by the musician Alexander Brettin. [1]
Brettin grew up in the Midwest, playing flute in his school band. [2] He majored in jazz studies at Columbia College in Chicago, and started Mild High Club in 2013. [3] Brettin worked on Mild High Club's first album, Timeline , for almost three years until its release in 2015. [4]
His sophomore LP, Skiptracing , was released in 2016. Pitchfork reviewed the album, stating Skiptracing is an improvement from Timeline, where "a more confident artist emerges with a fuller vision and voice." [5]
On July 27, 2021, after nearly five years of waiting, Mild High Club's new album was announced, named Going, Going, Gone . This announcement was accompanied by a single from said album, "Me Myself and Dollar Hell". It was released on September 17, 2021. [6]
"Homage", from the album Skiptracing, was certified Gold by RIAA in 2022. [7]
Studio albums
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