''Highvision'' is the fourth album by the

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ese alternative rock band

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. It was released on April 24, 2002, and peaked at 11th place on the

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. The album is notable for Supercar's continued experimental trajectory starting from their previous album ''

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'' expanding upon it in ''Highvision'', with the single "Strobolights" not even containing a guitar. The song "Storywriter" was used in the soundtrack of the anime ''

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'', which also contains several references to music from the 1980s and 1990s. In 2007,

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listed Highvision as number 86 among its "100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time."

Track list

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* 2002 albums Supercar (band) albums Ki/oon Records albums {{2000s-indie-rock-album-stub