Mister Asylum
{{Infobox album
| name = Mister Asylum
| type = studio
| artist = Highly Suspect
| cover = MisterAsylum.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2015|7|17}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{flatlist|
- Blues rock{{cite magazine |last1=Vain |first1=Madison |title=Highly Suspect shares a playlist of some favorite tunes |url=https://ew.com/article/2015/07/15/highly-suspect-playlist/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=June 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603152716/https://ew.com/article/2015/07/15/highly-suspect-playlist/ |archive-date=June 3, 2019 |date=July 15, 2015 |url-status=live}}
- garage rock{{cite web |last1=Stephenson |first1=Charla |title=Mister Asylum by Highly Suspect |url=http://www.nationalrockreview.com/album-reviews/mister-asylum-highly-suspect |website=National Rock Review |access-date=July 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118040908/http://www.nationalrockreview.com/album-reviews/mister-asylum-highly-suspect |archive-date=January 18, 2021 |date=October 10, 2015}}
- hard rock
- punk blues
- {{nowrap|grunge}}
}}
| length = 39:58
| label = {{flatlist|
}}
| producer = Joel Hamilton{{cite web|last=Monger|first=Timothy|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/mister-asylum-mw0002837307/credits|title=Mister Asylum: Highly Suspect|work=AllMusic|date=July 17, 2015|accessdate=December 15, 2015}}
| prev_title = Black Ocean
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = The Boy Who Died Wolf
| next_year = 2016
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Mister Asylum
| type = studio
| single1 = Lydia
| single1date = March 4, 2015
| single2 = Bloodfeather
| single2date = November 17, 2015
}}
}}
{{album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
}}
Mister Asylum is the debut album by American rock band Highly Suspect, released on July 17, 2015. It features the singles "Lydia" and "Bloodfeather".
Reception
The album debuted at No. 56 on Billboard 200,{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2015-08-08 |title= The Billboard 200 |magazine=Billboard |date=August 8, 2015}} and No. 7 on the Top Rock Albums chart,{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/rock-albums/2015-08-08 |title= Top Rock Albums |magazine=Billboard |date=August 8, 2015}} selling 4,000 copies in its first week. It has sold 58,000 copies as of November 2016.{{cite web |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20161104171004/http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases|archivedate= November 4, 2016 |url=http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |title=Upcoming Releases |website=Hits Daily Double |publisher=HITS Digital Ventures }}
Timothy Monger at AllMusic reflected positively on the album, likening its "muscular" sound to Kings of Leon and Queens of the Stone Age.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| total_length = 39:58
| title1 = Mister Asylum
| length1 = 4:03
| title2 = Lost
| length2 = 4:09
| title3 = Lydia
| length3 = 4:02
| title4 = Bath Salts
| length4 = 3:59
| title5 = 23
| note5 = featuring Sasha Dobson
| length5 = 4:10
| title6 = Mom
| length6 = 4:58
| title7 = Bloodfeather
| length7 = 3:54
| title8 = Fuck Me Up
| length8 = 2:30
| title9 = Vanity
| length9 = 3:59
| title10 = Claudeland
| length10 = 4:14
}}
Personnel
- Ryan Meyer - drums, vocals
- Rich Meyer - bass, vocals
- Johnny Stevens – guitar, vocals, synthesizer
- Sasha Dobson - backing vocals on "23"
Charts
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| Chart (2015)
! Peak |
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| {{album chart|Billboard200|56|artist=Highly Suspect|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardHardRock|2|artist=Highly Suspect|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRock|7|artist=Highly Suspect|rowheader=true}} |
References
{{reflist|30em}}
{{Highly Suspect}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Highly Suspect albums