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2022 studio album by Tim Heidecker
High School
A black-and-white photo of Heidecker playing guitar
Studio album by Tim Heidecker
ReleasedJune 24, 2022 (2022-06-24)
Genre
Length39:51
LanguageEnglish
LabelSpacebomb Records
Producer
Tim Heidecker chronology
Fear of Death
(2020) 		High School
(2022) 		Live in Boulder
(2023)

"This one started feeling like I wanted to make a counterpoint to the Fear of Death record sonically, in terms of not as many bells and whistles. It's not as sonically big or lush or live-sounding, which I think is great. I was like, 'The smart move is to do almost an acoustic record, a small record, like Tunnel of Love or Full Moon Fever or something,' which is almost like a garage record."

—Heidecker on the sound of High School

High School is a 2022 studio album by American comedian and pop rock singer-songwriter Tim Heidecker, released on Spacebomb Records. The album is themed around Heidecker's experiences of adolescence and young adulthood and has received positive reviews from critics.

Reception

Editors at AllMusic rated this album 4 out of 5 stars, with critic Mark Deming writing that "High School is full of bittersweet tales of awkwardness, uncertainty, and poor decisions" and that Heidecker's writing has "parts are quite funny, but most of High School is more than a bit rueful, less a celebration of the glories of youth than scattered memories of parking lot fights neither party wanted to happen, indulging in low-level decadence while wondering about that war on the other side of the world, and the nagging question of whether things are ever going to get better". Andy Crump of No Depression stated that this album "feels like a natural progression of Heidecker's development as an artist, an album shaped around a contrast between vulnerability and buoyancy", reflecting his growing seriousness as a songwriter. In Paste, Brianna Zigler scored this release a 6.5 out of 10, considering it a step down from the more experimental and textured Fear of Death released in 2020, consequently being "less perceptive and less honest". Editors at Pitchfork scored this release 7.5 out of 10 and critic Sam Sodomsky summed up that it "glows with the hard-earned belief that someone, somewhere could hear his story and reach the same epiphany about their own future".

Track listing

All songs written by Tim Heidecker.

  1. "Buddy" – 4:19
  2. "Chillin' in Alaska" – 4:29
  3. "Future Is Uncertain" – 3:59
  4. "Get Back Down to Me" – 4:21
  5. "I've Been Losing" – 2:55
  6. "Punch in the Gut" – 3:22
  7. "Stupid Kid" – 5:29
  8. "Sirens of Titan" – 3:28
  9. "What Did We Do with Our Time" – 4:29
  10. "Kern River" – 3:05

Personnel

See also

References

  1. ^ Zigler, Brianna (June 24, 2022). "Tim Heidecker: 'High School' Album Review". Music > Reviews > Tim Heidecker. Paste. ISSN 1540-3106. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  2. Skolnik, JJ (July 22, 2022). "Tim Heidecker Goes Back to "High School"". Bandcamp Daily. Bandcamp. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  3. Simon, Scott; Radcliffe, Michael (July 9, 2022). "Tim Heidecker reaches into the depths of his past on new album 'High School'". Music Interviews. Weekend Edition. NPR. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  4. Deming, Mark (n.d.). "High School – Tim Heidecker". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  5. Crump, Andy (June 23, 2022). "With Honesty and Wisdom, Tim Heidecker Looks Back on 'High School'". Reviews. No Depression. ISSN 1088-4971. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  6. Sodomsky, Sam (June 27, 2022). "Tim Heidecker: High School Album Review". Albums. Pitchfork. Condé Nast. Retrieved July 11, 2024.

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