Low

Low
Formed: 1993 in Duluth, MN
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Styles: Indie Rock, Dream Pop, Slowcore, Sadcore, Alternative Pop/Rock
Group Members: Zak Sally, Alan Sparhawk, Mimi Parker, John Nichols, Matt Livingston
Biography: Formed in Duluth, MN, in 1993, Low was perhaps the slowest of the so-called "slowcore" bands -- delicate, austere, and hypnotic, the trio's music rarely rose above a whisper, divining its dramatic tension in the unsettling open spaces created by the absence of sound. Initially comprising the husband ...Read full biography
Things We Lost In the Fire
Released: 2001
Label: Kranky
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Over the course of their career, Low's glacially beautiful music has gradually melted into something much more accessible and intimate. The thaw culminates on Things We Lost in the Fire; despite its brooding ...Read full review
Drums and Guns
Released: 2007
Label: Sub Pop
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A stark retreat from the relatively sunny sound of The Great Destroyer, Drums and Guns is, as its title suggests, inspired by the war in Iraq. True to the spirit of Low's other work, the outrage and regret ...Read full review
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