If It's Real, by The Highest Order

If It's Real

by The Highest Order

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Clive Gibbins Would buy anything Simone Schmidt is involved in Favorite track: Lonely Weekends.

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In celebration of the 10 year anniversary of this classic we dug into our personal stash from the IF archive to acquire 10 copies of If It's Real and are offering them here bundled with The Highest Order's debut 7" single. Last remaining copies of this cult classic.

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1.	Cosmic Manipulations Pt. I 03:09	buy track
2.	Lonely Weekends 04:50	buy track
3.	Rainbow of Blues 04:53	buy track
4.	Chain Mail 03:53	buy track
5.	Sacred Team 04:00	buy track
6.	Cosmic Manipulations Pt. II 01:19	buy track
7.	Luxury Liner 02:45	buy track
8.	Offer Still Stands 04:47	buy track
9.	Two Hundred Pounds 03:45	buy track
10.	Widow 02:58	buy track
11.	Cosmic Manipulations Pt. III 02:03	buy track

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If It’s Real is The Highest Order’s debut long playing record. Working with producer Jeff McMurrich (Bry Webb, Jennifer Castle) mere months after forming, the band laid down its tales of lost love, loneliness, addiction, death, and murder all framed in a timeless collage of cosmic country and classic rock. A debut record that sounds like it should. Hear the joy of a band absolutely in the moment as Simone Schmidt pins the needles with their psychedelic take on Charlie Rich’s Lonely Weekends, in the country-kraut of the Cosmic Manipulations triptych, or what happens when the spirit of Lightfoot is sent through a tape slap in Chain Mail. An inspired pairing of energy and experience, If It’s Real acts as the perfect introduction to the world of The Highest Order.

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released March 19, 2013

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