Low: classic or dud?

They did a Soul Coughing cover a while back that I wasn't too fond of, but basically otm.

Also, the Lifetime of Temporary Relief has some real dregs toward the end, including a Journey cover which is excruciating to listen to.

I love that Journey cover; it's hilarious.

Low have always been an A+ cover band imo. My POV:

Lord, Can You Hear Me?
Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
Fearless
Transmission
Blue Christmas

Can we make it a POVII and add "I Started a Joke" and "Sunshine"?

Might as well extend to POVIII and add "Nowhere Man." Some great harmonies even by Low's high standards.

http://blogs.myspace.com/low

Wilco's Nels Cline plays on the new album

ooh that is great news!

awesome. hope there are some more drums & guns-esque beats & programming, but it doesn't sound like it.

whoa! would never have expected that pairing.

drums & guns-esque beats & programming

exactly the worst elements of late-period Low

today is mim singing and more percussion.
i think my favorite moments in the studio are when mim adds vocals/harmonies - it's like she's breathing life into corpses.
mim is singing lead on at least 2 songs so far - "especially me" and "you see everything."

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyone know who's producing/engineering? I'm pretty glad they're not working with Fridmann again, even tho I loved the last two records.

Echoing ^^

I like Fridmann *occasionally* but he's certainly one of those fellas who leaves a giant stamp on everything he does... for better or for worse.

exactly the worst elements of late-period Low

gtfo

exactly the worst elements of late-period Low

gtfo

oops doublepost

So stoked that they're finally recording again! I was getting worried.

whew, i was getting worried no one was getting worried

jk just a bit of fun. i like low,

Inspired by Lambchop? New album to be called C'mon (is that the final title though?)

http://blogs.myspace.com/low

it's very good, but that's the only time i'm going to say it. we should have a release date soon.

love this band

Due to an unforeseen circumstance, we have two very good spare seats for tonight's show in London (at the Barbican) - they're on stage in an hour, happy to give them to someone for free if they can make it.

New record.

"We're excited to announce our new album Ones and Sixes will be available worldwide on September 11th. You can pre-order the album on iTunes and get an instant download of "No Comprende." It's also available on Spotify and all other streaming services. The "Loser Edition" of the vinyl is available at SubPop.com, and all pre-orders via Sub Pop will grant access to an early stream of the entire record."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZfjysllZyg

We're also glad to announce that we will be back on the road in September in Europe and North America starting in September. Tickets and more information available on our website. We look forward to seeing all of you this fall.

-Low HQ

Ones and Sixes Tour Dates

Jun. 30 - Guang Zhou, CN - TU Space

Jul. 01 - Shenzen, CN - B10 Live House

Jul. 03 - Beijing, CN - YuGong Yishan

Jul. 04 - Shanghai, CN - Qian Shui Wan Cultural Centre

Jul. 17-18 - Eau Claire, WI - Eaux Claires Festival

Sep. 03 - Bergen, NO - Perfect Sounds Forever Fest @ Landmark

Sep. 04 - 06 - Wiltshire, UK - End of the Road Festival

Sep. 04 - 06 - Stradbally, IE - Electric Picnic

Sep. 18 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon*

Sep. 19 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall*

Sep. 21 - Toronto, ON - The Mod Club*

Sep. 22 - Montreal, QC - Bar Le Ritz PDB*

Sep. 23 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall*

Sep. 24 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg

Sep. 25 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s*

Sep. 26 - Washington, DC - Black Cat*

Oct. 07 - Manchester, UK - Cathedral ^

Oct. 08 - Glasgow, UK - Art School

Oct. 10 - London, UK - Roundhouse ^

Oct. 12 - Koln, DE - Gebaude 9

Oct. 13 - Hamburg, DE - Knust

Oct. 14 - Copenhagen, DK - Vega

Oct. 15 - Stockholm, SE - Kagelbanan

Oct. 17 - Berlin, DE - Lido

Oct. 19 - Munich, DE - Ampere

Oct. 20 - Bologna, IT - Teatro Antoniano

Oct. 22 - Zaragoza, ES - Las Armas

Oct. 23 - Barcelona, ES - Bikini

Oct. 24 - Valencia, ES - Deleste Festival @ Centro Cultural La Rambleta

Oct. 26 - Madrid, ES - Teatro Lara

Oct. 27 - Santander, ES - Escenario

Oct. 29 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso ^

Oct. 31 - Brussels, BE - AB

Nov. 11 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue*

Nov. 13 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge*

Nov. 14 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex*

Nov. 16 - Los Angeles, CA - The Troubadour*

Nov. 18 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall*

Nov. 20 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir*

Nov. 21 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile*

* w/ Andy Shauf

^ w/ Two Gallants

Man, the Roundhouse is a potentially disastrous place to see 'em too.

L..loser edition??

that's what they call all their "limited ed." type releases

The single sounds promising, nice muscular production and classic Low harmonies. The Invisible Way was the first Low album to bore me so I'm glad Tweedy's not involved this time

i'm glad they're going a different direction too, but there's something about the production on a lot of records done at Apr1l B@se that bothers me. it's definitely muscular and hi-fi, but also kinda featureless and too upfront (maybe not enough room sound?).

i'm always happy about a new Low album though, and will go see them again for sure.

Another new song, much breezier

https://soundcloud.com/subpop/low_what-part-of-me

Feeling like this album is going to be better than the last.

Streaming on NPR: http://www.npr.org/2015/09/02/435276845/first-listen-low-ones-and-sixes

really feelin' what part of me this morning

Haven't really been paying attention this decade. What's worth hearing?

Well, there's a new Christmas song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv_XqW005-w

And the rest, Ned?

i just got home from seeing them at the union chapel tonight. still great.

All of the albums except The Invisible Way are pretty damn great, and even that one has "Holy Ghost."

I remember 'Just Make It Stop' standing out too (so the Mimi songs basically), but yeah, that's my least favorite too. I'm a huge fan of Drums & Guns and C'mon. This reminds me I still need to go back and give the newest one some good listens.

I was at that Union Chapel gig as well, and despite missing the first 15mins due to a bewilderingly early start, it was fantastic. I last saw them there 15 years ago and really can't imagine Low in any other venue.

haha i missed the start too!

'ones and sixes' is seriously great

C'mon and Ones & Sixes are both terrific. Nothing in them will surprise you exactly but the quality is still high - both better than Great Destroyer and Drums & Guns. Invisible Way is not bad, just not special.

Thanks y'all.

saw them last night in a huge minister in yorkshire. still so strong after all these years.

Just your periodic reminder that Double Negative is an amazing album

After I caught their set at Pitchfork (always fun to see them play at a festival) I looked up a couple of online reactions, and I saw so many "I've never seen/heard of Low before, but holy shit!" I think that's great.

Bruce Adams, Kranky co-founder who wrote the book You're With Stupid on 90s indie rock and Chicago, has announced he's contracted with UNC Press to write an oral history of Low. I look forward to it already.

Per him, working title is I Sang the Words I Meant: A Book about Low.

Sounds awesome, keen to read