Highly Evolved

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}

{{Use Australian English|date=November 2012}}

{{About|the Vines album|the title track|Highly Evolved (song)}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Highly Evolved

| type = studio

| artist = the Vines

| cover = TheVines_HighlyEvolved.jpg

| alt = A cartoon drawing of a jungle with vines hanging down from trees. "The Vines" is in all caps in a placard at the top-middle.

| released = 14 July 2002

| recorded = July 2001–February 2002

| studio = The Sound Factory, Hollywood, California

| genre =

• Alternative rock
• garage punk
• post-punk revival
• post-grunge
• neo-psychedelia

| length = 43:35

| label =

• Capitol
• Heavenly Recordings
• Wicked Nature Music

| producer = Rob Schnapf

| prev_title = College EP

| prev_year = 2002

| next_title = Winning Days

| next_year = 2004

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Highly Evolved

| type = studio

| single1 = Highly Evolved

| single1date = 22 April 2002

| single2 = Get Free

| single2date = 17 June 2002

| single3 = Outtathaway!

| single3date = 18 November 2002

| single4 = Homesick

| single4date = 12 May 2003

}}

{{Extra album cover

| header = Alternate cover

| type = studio

| cover = The_Vines_Highly_Evolved_US_Cover.jpg

| alt = Four drawings of round red shapes somewhat resembling halves of two broken hearts, over a black background.

| caption = First American pressing

}}}}

{{Album ratings

| MC = 68/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/highly-evolved/the-vines |title=Reviews for Highly Evolved by the Vines |publisher=Metacritic|access-date=6 November 2011}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/highly-evolved-mw0000225428 |title=Highly Evolved – The Vines |publisher=AllMusic|access-date=4 July 2012 |last=Phares |first=Heather}}

| rev2 = Blender

| rev2score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite journal |url=http://www.blender.com:80/reviews/review_496.html |title=The Vines: Highly Evolved |journal=Blender |issue=8 |date=August 2002 |access-date=30 June 2017 |last=Harris |first=John |author-link=John Harris (critic) |page=126 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040811094827/http://www.blender.com/reviews/review_496.html |archive-date=11 August 2004 |url-status=dead}}

| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev3Score = C{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2002/07/19/highly-evolved/ |title=Highly Evolved |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=19 July 2002 |access-date=4 July 2012 |last1=Raftery |first1=Brian M. |last2=Brunner |first2=Rob |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107091701/http://www.ew.com/article/2002/07/19/highly-evolved |archive-date=7 November 2015 |url-status=dead}}

| rev4 = The Guardian

| rev4Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2002/jul/05/shopping.artsfeatures1 |title=Believe the hype |newspaper=The Guardian |date=5 July 2002 |access-date=30 June 2017 |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |author-link=Alexis Petridis}}

| rev5 = Los Angeles Times

| rev5Score = {{rating|3|4}}{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jul-14-ca-rack14-story.html |title=The Vines Highly Evolved Capitol |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=14 July 2002 |access-date=30 June 2017 |last=Nichols |first=Natalie}}

| rev6 = NME

| rev6Score = 9/10{{cite journal |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/the-vines/6524 |title=Vines: Highly Evolved |journal=NME|date=2 July 2002 |access-date=4 July 2012 |last=Fox |first=Jason |issn=0028-6362 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113216/http://www.nme.com/reviews/the-vines/6524 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}

| rev7 = Pitchfork

| rev7Score = 4.1/10{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8471-highly-evolved/ |title=The Vines: Highly Evolved |work=Pitchfork |date=29 June 2002 |access-date=4 July 2012 |last=Dahlen |first=Chris}}

| rev8 = Q

| rev8Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite journal |title=The Vines: Highly Evolved |journal=Q |issue=192 |date=July 2002 |page=121}}

| rev9 = Rolling Stone

| rev9Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thevines/albums/album/287885/review/5943612/highly_evolved |title=The Vines: Highly Evolved |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=2 July 2002 |access-date=4 July 2012 |last=Hoard |first=Christian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070513055517/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thevines/albums/album/287885/review/5943612/highly_evolved |archive-date=13 May 2007 |url-status=dead}}

| rev10 = Uncut

| rev10Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite journal |title=The Vines: Highly Evolved |journal=Uncut |issue=63 |date=August 2002 |page=116}}

}}

Highly Evolved is the debut studio album by Australian alternative rock band the Vines, released in July 2002 on Capitol Records and produced by Rob Schnapf. The album was a significant success, riding the wave of the garage rock revival trend and earning critical acclaim, including being named the 2nd best album of 2002 by NME and being included in "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" and "100 Best Australian Albums."