HEY WHAT - Low: Review
Low is most well known for their legendary run of slowcore releases in the 90's. But have since filled out their catalog with numerous other sound of indie and experimental rock music. The band shifted their releases to Sub Pop in the mid 2000's but didn't find a massive success on the label until 2018's Double Negative which became a massive critical success. Review By Lav: Imagine if Slowcore one day experiences the online renaissance and retroactive appreciation that shoegaze has gotten in 2021, that's the world I want to live in. Bands like Low and their contemporaries in Duster, Songs: Ohia, and yes even Red House Painters (despite the actions of Mark Kozelek) all deserve to have their brilliant work recognized. I think Double Negative inspired a lot of people to give Low's back catalog a chance and I was pretty excited for their follow-up given that a lot more people were likely to hear it. Despite that reality the band is refusing to compromise their s...