HighSchool, have announced their new album Accelerator, will drop on April 19th via PIAS. Ahead of the EP’s release, they have shared single and video “Doesn’t Matter.” Accelerator was Produced by Finn Billingham, mixed by Philippe Weiss (Earl Sweatshirt, Nas, Drake) and mastered by Blur and Depeche Mode producer Ben Hillier. Highschool includes Rory Trobbiani and Luke Scott

Directed by Henry Gosper and self-produced by the band, the accompanying “Doesn’t Matter” video provides yet another surreal, distorted glimpse into HighSchool’s aesthetic universe. They share that “The video was shot over two days at three separate locations in and around the outskirts of Melbourne. We were trying to capture a modern Southern Gothic atmosphere with an Australian flair, taking inspiration from classic Australian Gothic literature and film as well as crime stoppers adverts and the T.V. programs like Highway Patrol.”

The announcement of their second EP comes right as the band prepare to kick off their headline Australian tour. Following that, they will then jet off for a headline tour of Japan, followed by their appearance at SXSW in Austin, TX, further USA tours supporting Provoker and zzzahara, and ending with a headline tour to mark their return to the UK/ Europe.

After relocating to London, HighSchool have joined the likes of Wet Leg, CHVRCHES, NewDad and Mandy, Indiana on tour before playing a summer of UK festivals including All Points East, End of the Road, The Great Escape, Manchester Pysch Festival, Sea Change, Standon Calling and Visions. The autumn brought their first headline shows, both in the UK and across Europe, promoting not only their EP but also their anthemic track “Only a Dream”, released as a limited 7” on Dan Carey’s ever-great Speedy Wunderground label.

HighSchool
Accelerator
Tracklist

Doesn’t Matter
She Took You to Narnia
Heaven’s Gate
Mondo Cane (Redux)

Highschool 2024 North American Tour Dates

March 10 | Drkmttr – Nashville, TN *
March 14 | Sounds Australia [SXSW] – Austin, TX
March 15 | Clash Magazine Showcase [SXSW] – Austin, TX
March 16 | White Oak – Houston, TX *
March 19 | Rebel Lounge – Phoenix, AZ *
March 20 | Eagle Aerie Hall – Las Vegas, NV *
March 21 | Constellation Room – Santa Ana, CA *
March 22 | Teragram Ballroom – Los Angeles, CA *
March 24 | Barboza – Seattle, WA +
March 25 | The Spanish Ballroom – Tacoma, WA +
March 27 | Polaris Hall – Portland, OR +
March 29 | The Atrium – Santa Cruz, CA +
March 30 | Harlow’s – Sacramento, CA +
April 1 | The Independent – San Francisco, CA +

* Supporting Provoker
+ Supporting zzzahara

Pre-order Accelerator by HighSchool HERE