Low: Hey What [Album Review]

LowHey WhatSub Pop Records [2021] Hey What is the 13th studio album from Low, the curious noise band that juxtaposes challenging instrumentals against the sweet and often harmonious vocals of the married Minnesota duo, Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker. Like much of the contemporary compositions made in “serious music” circles (think modern takes on classical), … Read more

Low: Double Negative [Album Review]

Low Double Negative Sub Pop Records [2018] Fire Note Says: On Low’s 12th album, they sketch a portrait of the dark and noisy residue of modern life, and allow moments of beauty to break through the cracks. Album Review: Beginning with their 1994 debut, “I Could Live in Hope,” Duluth-based indie band Low has been … Read more

Low: Ones And Sixes [Album Review]

Low Ones And Sixes Sub Pop Records [2015] Fire Drill Album Review: You always know what you are going to get with Low. The longtime and forever pioneer of the Slowcore movement, Low’s soft intricate and complex compositions will wow you both sonically and vocally. On the group’s eleventh record, Ones and Sixes, vocalists Mimi … Read more

Sub Pop’s RSD Black Friday Releases: Tillman, Low, Shearwater

Sub Pop has just announced their Record Store Day’s Black Friday releases. On November 29th, Sub Pop will release two limited-edition Black Friday exclusives: Josh Tillman’s (aka Father John Misty) score to the forthcoming short film The History of Caves, and a split 7” featuring Low’s popular rendition of Rihanna’s megahit “Stay” and Shearwater’s take … Read more

Low: The Invisible Way [Album Review]

Low The Invisible Way Sub Pop Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Low return with plenty of new ideas on the engaging The Invisible Way. Album Review: The biggest story on Low’s tenth record, The Invisible Way, will be that Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy was sitting on the other side of the microphone and produced the thing. … Read more

Low – Special Bonus Disc News, Song Download and New Album Trailer

Sub Pop Records has announced that Low is offering a special bonus disc with all pre-orders of their new record, The Invisible Way, out March 19. Titled, The Visible End, the four-song disc features three demos of album tracks and one instrumental. The Invisible Way was produced by Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, engineered by Tom Schick … Read more

Low To Release The Invisible Way March 19 / Jeff Tweedy Produced

Sub Pop Records is excited to announce that Duluth, MN, trio Low are releasing their 10th record, The Invisible Way, on March 19, 2013 (the 18th in the UK). The record was produced by Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, engineered by Tom Schick and recorded in Wilco’s studio in Chicago, IL, during the fall of 2012. Coincidentally, … Read more