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.