HighSchool Return To Form With ‘Dipped’

Melbourne’s post-punk romantics turn their anxieties into euphoria, reclaiming the sound that first won over fans and setting the stage for their long-awaited debut album.

HighSchool have been expansionist in their ambitions, growing from Melbourne’s lockdown-driven indie hopefuls into London‑based post‑punk heros. With two EPs and a string of gorgeous singles behind them, their music, characterised by lo‑fi textures, emotional resonance, and gothic-pop sensibilities, continues to gain traction. Their expansion into a trio and continued collaboration with top-tier producers position them strongly for their much-anticipated debut studio album, expected this month. Having heard a snippet of this album, ‘Dipped', its safe to say that they’re delivering.

With their previous releases, having changed up on their core sound that brought people in, comments have been made by fans that a real fear was beginning to emerge that the band had strayed away from what people valued the most in their take on the distilled shoegazey, new-wave sound. It’s safe to say that the worries that were voiced have all been dispersed with an iron fist and a twangy ‘Molchat Doma’-esq, tense, euphoria track; one that sings in fragments of a story about human weakness, impulse and addiction.  HighSchool’s sentiment, their direction, and their alternative adolescent vibe is back in full force with a track that’s dying to be heard.  No more teeth-cutting required, their cemented sound will undoubtably be one that finds its way back to its intended audience, bringing cooler tones and a New Order base-line to the end of bright and hot summer.