HighSchool sign to [PIAS] and share new single, "August 19"

Made up of Rory Trobbiani and Luke Scott, HighSchool released their debut 2021 EP, Forever At Last, and now follow it up with "August 19".

The track explores themes of nostalgia, adolescence and young love. Written with the acuity of hindsight, they reflect on how schoolyard romances mean everything at the time, all-encompassing but all too often fleeting. And more so than any previous track, "August 19" leans in on the bedroom pop side of their sound, with Sunken’s Poppy Billingham on backing vocals.

On the new track, lead singer Rory Trobbiani says, “"August 19" was the last track we wrote for the EP and will be the first to be released. It came together so quickly and naturally, we felt it was best not to mess with it and over work it. The title was the date we wrote it. It was saved as a voice memo on my phone and the title never changed.”

After signing to [PIAS], they headed to the studio to record with rising London producer Finn Billingham (Sam Akpro, Sunken), finding him a kindred spirit in his creative approach. After a few sessions, the EP is now in the can, having been mixed by GRAMMY winning engineer Philippe Weiss (Madonna, Nas, Drake, Earl Sweatshirt) and mastered by Blur and Depeche Mode producer Ben Hillier.

Speaking about their next chapter, the band said “Signing with [PIAS] marks a significant milestone in our journey and opens up new horizons that we couldn’t be more excited about. We are thrilled and humbled to now be amongst such a talented roster of artists and to be a part of such a far reaching network, knowing we’ll have the home support of the lovely people at [PIAS] Australia.”