High Highs‘ debut full-length is another album I’m looking forward to this year. Dropping their single, “Open Season,” on us near the end of 2010, it was quite the tease considering the fact that the tune’s warm acoustic tones and gentle yet bright vocals beckoned any listener into a peaceful state of mind following bursts of audio euphoria.
The Brookyln by way of Australia duo also released a video to accompany the song and the visuals they chose to pair up with the melodies and lyrics work quite well. Taking a simple super 8 camera and recording themselves performing the tune in various cities, the clip provides some nice summer footage for the harsh winter some of you are currently going through.
Check the video out below and grab the track along with their cover of Wild Nothing’s “Live In Dreams.” (See, they’re already showing potential. I love me some Wild Nothing and High Highs’ cover is stunning.)
WILD TONIC 
Made “Open Season” my “Swell Tune” today:
http://mrshuffleupagus.blogspot.com/2011/01/todays-swell-tune-open-season.html
Sounds like something on Wes Anderson’s “use in a soundtrack” list.