High Anxiety is the debut solo album by British musician Thom Sonny Green. It was composed and recorded by Green from 2014 to 2016, while he was touring with alt-J, and was released on 19 August 2016 by Infectious and Sudden Records. The album received mixed reviews by critics.

High Anxiety
Studio album by Thom Sonny Green
Released	19 August 2016 (2016-08-19)
Recorded	2014–2016
Genre	Electronica ambient experimental
Length	1:10:00
Label	Sudden Records Infectious[1]

Background and recording

Green started producing in 2012, using his laptop.[2] He composed and recorded the album over the course of two years while touring with alt-J,[3] in hotel rooms.[4] In the process, he used Ableton Live[2] and a short music gear, including Bass Station II and OP-1 synthesisers, a H2n recorder, and a Game Boy.[5]

Music

High Anxiety is an electronica,[6] ambient[7] and experimental[8] album. Green cited Clams Casino, Arca, Deftones and Radiohead as influences on the record.[3] The title of the album refers to Green's "general anxiety".[9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	5.8/10[10]
Metacritic	57/100[11]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Paste	7.7/10[6]
The Observer	[1]
NME	[7]
PopMatters	[12]

High Anxiety received mixed reviews by music critics, many of whom found the album overlong.[1][12] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, it received an average score of 57, based on 7 reviews.[11]

Track listing

References