HighSchool has returned with new single and video “149”, their first new music since the release of their 2024 EP Accelerator. The track is out today via [PIAS] and DSPs. On their latest offering, they share: “”149″ is about slow, teenage suburban summers – long, dry days, sprinklers on cracked lawns, the smell of cut grass and cheap beer, halogen-lit tennis courts and supermarket car parks. Nothing to do but kick rocks, ride your bike, hang at the skatepark or by the pool.

You end up at a shit house party you weren’t invited to, with the girl you’ve had a crush on all year – the one you thought never noticed you. Someone’s playing Benny Benassi on a light-up Bluetooth speaker. People spill onto the porch, your breath tastes like warm wine from a sack. Maybe you hold hands or she kisses you. ‘149’ is a brief moment in the noise, knowing it won’t last. And that’s the point”.

The video features the band and friends commandeering a double-decker bus around London whilst playing an impromptu set onboard, was born of thoroughly idiosyncratic origins. Borrowed from their neighbour Nev, who lived next door to the band’s studio, ran a dub radio broadcast out of his kitchen and also happened to own a party bus, it’s the kind of surreal scenario that only occurs late at night in a big city, bustling with indelible characters.

The band reflect that “The video captures the feeling we wanted for 149 — the dizzying elation of a rambunctious night out, full of promise and unpredictability. It’s about the seemingly endless possibilities a party can bring, and that fleeting feeling of being pulled out of your head and into the present, knowing it can only last until the night ends.”

HighSchool have played shows across the UK, Europe, North America, Japan and back home in Australia, appearing at numerous festivals and sharing stages with the likes of CHVRCHES, Sam Fender, NewDad and Wet Leg, as well as a recent UK tour with Wunderhorse.

Pulling from shoegaze and new wave to slowcore, jangle pop and beyond, all the way to blown-out internet rap, Alex G and Drain Gang-style hip hop, HighSchool’s debut album was recorded withfrequent producers Ben Hillier (Blur, Depeche Mode) and Finn Billingham (RIP Magic, Sam Akpro, Sunken).

The release of “149” follows HighSchool’s first show of the year, supporting Floodlights at their sold out Forum Theatre show last month. Now, they head to Japan for the N.E.R.O zine launch at Shibuya WWW.

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