The Vines
The Vines are an
Australian garage rock band that emerged along with a new breed of alternative rockers (like
the Strokes and
the White Stripes) in
2001. After releasing "Factory" in their native land, the Vines signed to Heavenly Records and recorded "Highly Evolved". The single earned them more critical hype as they toured the
United States and released the debut LP,
Highly Evolved.