Sometimes beautiful, sometimes haunting, their vocal blend is always interesting. Every record however shares the common thread of Sparhawk and Parker's amazing vocal harmonies. Low has evolved considerably from the very quiet and solemn debut, I Could Live In Hope, but with each album they seem to explore a slightly different side of themselves. And since Low's first release in 1994, they've been building layer after layer upon that idea. Singer/guitarist Alan Sparhawk and his wife, drummer Mimi Parker, joined with one of Alan's previous band mates, John Nichols to create a very quiet, minimal music that still demanded attention, without being fast, loud and aggressive. My Bloody Valentine and Ride had found their way into hipster's tape players, and in little ol' Duluth, Minnesota, Low was also starting to think similarly. In 1993, when grunge and post-punk ruled the masses, the slowcore/shoegaze scene was gradually churning and collecting velocity. I already did a small blurb on Low a few posts back, but in case you missed it:
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