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Low-"C'mon"
Low will release their new record, C’mon, on April 12th, 2011 on Sub Pop Records. You can listen and download the lead track “Try to Sleep” here first.
The Pre-order for C'mon on CD and LP is available today as well, those who pre-order will get an advance stream of the entire record. Check out the album cover below.  C’mon was recorded in an old church in Duluth and mixed in Hollywood with producer Matt Beckley working alongside the band. Alan describes C’mon simply as “Warm, pretty, large like Nashville without the country. Mim and I are talking to each other in the lyrics, sometimes it's not pretty, but it's as honest as love.” Highlights from the band’s upcoming 28-date world tour include an intimate show at St David’s Sanctuary at SXSW, the bands first headlining show at Barbican in London and a performance at Radio City Music Hall with Explosions in the Sky. See below for a full list of dates. Check www.chairkickers.com for full venue and ticket info. Wednesday March 16th – St. David’s Sanctuary (SXSW) - Austin, TX Wednesday April 6th - Radio City Music Hall - New York, NY * - Tickets Thursday April 14th - Harbor City School Theater - Duluth, MN - Tickets onsale TBA Saturday April 16th - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN - Tickets onsale Friday @ 11am CST Wednesday April 20th - Majestic Theatre - Madison, WI - Tickets Thursday April 21st - Lincoln Hall - Chicago, IL - Tickets onsale Friday @ 12pm CST Friday April 22nd - Headliners Music Hall - Louisville, KY - Tickets Saturday April 23rd - Andy Warhol Museum - Pittsburgh, PA (8pm & 10pm show) - Tickets onsale TBA Monday April 25th - First Unitarian Church - Philadelphia, PA - Tickets Tuesday April 26th - Black Cat - Washington, DC - Tickets onsale Friday February 4th @ 12pm EST Friday April 29th - Paramount Center - Boston, MA - Tickets Saturday April 30th - Daniel Street - Milford, CT - Tickets onsale Friday February 4th @ 12pm EST Monday May 2nd - Mod Club - Toronto, CAN - Tickets onsale TBA Tuesday May 3rd - Blind Pig - Ann Arbor, MI - Tickets onsale TBA Monday May 16 - Queens Social Club - Sheffield, UK - Tickets Tuesday May 17 - Classic Grand - Glasgow, UK - Tickets Wednesday May 18 -The Sage Gateshead - Gateshead, UK - Tickets Thursday May 19 - Club Academy - Manchester, UK - Tickets Friday May 20 - Trinity - Bristol, UK - Tickets Saturday May 21 - Botanique -Les Nuits du Botanique - Brussels, Belgium - Tickets Monday May 23 - Doornroosje - Nijmegen, Holland - Tickets Tuesday May 24 - Catharina Church - Eindhoven, Holland - Tickets Wednesday May 25 - Bataclan - Paris, France ** - Tickets Friday May 27 - Primavera Sound-ATP Stage - Barcelona, Spain - Tickets Monday May 30 - Lido - Berlin, Germany - Tickets Tuesday May 31 - Knust - Hamburg, Germany - Tickets Wednesday June 1 - Gebaude 9 - Koln, Germany - Tickets Friday June 3 - Barbican - London, UK - Tickets *with Explosions in the Sky **with Mercury Rev Click here to become a fan of LOW on Facebook, for the latest updates on all things LOW. -Low HQ |
You're welcome, Bytor Peltor.
I sort of understand your disappointment, although from my perspective, i still would consider it good news if they were playing near my town. Having a slight chance of catching at least one of their shows would be totally blissful to me. Hopefully one day they'll finally make it here somehow. Anyway, i really like "Try to Sleep" very much. The warmness of the song brings a smile to my face, and the sound, seemingly more organic than what they did on "Drums And Guns", makes me think "C'Mon" is gonna be a record with plenty of the elements i enjoy the most about Low. Excellent teaser. I'm really looking forward to this album. However, i decided not to pre-order yet, just to stay away from the temptation of hearing the stream. This is something i wanna listen to on a decent stereo system rather than on my crappy computer's speakers. |
How are they as people? I heard Alan is quite a strange person
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I heard somewhere Nels Cline makes an appearance on it...intriguing.
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we're almost done. By Low · Monday, October 11, 2010 we're almost done. after the RGC midwest tour, i flew out to L.A. for a couple days to work on more guitars and some vocals (sounds so glamorous when i have to type it out...). nels cline came in and played some guitar, too. i won't even begin to try to explain how awesome he is. now we are going thru rough mixes and the smallest decisions... Uncut has already posted a (positive) review of "C'Mon". "Nothing But Heart" is the only song containing Nels Cline's participation, according to it: http://www.uncut.co.uk/blog/index.ph...b=1#more1 642 |
Someone on another message board who'd heard the record said it sounded like a cross between "trust" and "the great destroyer", which sounds like it should be pretty good. Looking forward to it.
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Considering "C'mon" was recorded for the most part at the same studio than "Trust", i think it would be understandable if there are some similar vibes, even if both records do not share the same producer. I think Tchad Blake was credited as producer on "Trust", but i'm not sure at the moment. Sacred Heart Studios is an old church, so i would suppose that, since Low were already familiar with the acoustics, it's possible that they went there to record the new album with some specific intentions regarding the sound they were looking for. "Trust" is an astounding album, and if "C'Mon" somehow ends up being similar in terms of sound and atmosphere, i think i would be very satisfied. I'd love it even more if there is some kind of progression, though. An of course, something new would be even nicer.
I don't really know what to make of that comparison with "The Great Destroyer" as the implication of a resemblance between the two albums offers many possibilities, but taken into consideration the bits and pieces of comments that i've read so far about the new album, i expect at least one song ("Majesty/Magic") to be in the same vein as "When I Go Deaf", for instance. Maybe it'd be wise to assume the Nels Cline track will be equally similar, too. I fail to see "Try To Sleep" as an hybrid of elements of "Trust" and "The Great Destroyer", but maybe the other songs differ a lot from this one. I've heard live versions of some new songs already, but sometimes they end up sounding different on the final recorded product. The Uncut review i posted a link to, has a mention of "C'Mon" being heavily influenced by Neil Young, and it's the first thing that also mentions "C'Mon" as being more similar to "Things We Lost In The Fire" rather than to any other Low records, contrary to the percepction of your acquaintance, dionysusundone. All of this just makes me speculate. Maybe i should give up, and just listen to the streaming at Sub Pop's website. Damn it. |
Yeah those are all valid points. I CAN kind of see "Try To Sleep" as being a bit of a cross between "Trust" and "TGD" in that it has a similar vibe to the Trust stuff but the production is a bit more lush and aggressive like The Great Destroyer, so maybe that's what they were referring to?
And regarding the part about being satisfied with the new one if it's anything like Trust in sound and atmosphere, I completely agree. I think Trust is actually my favorite of theirs so anything that harkens back to it is, to me, a good thing. Guess we won't know til we hear it... |
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Webcast of Low's performance at Factory Theatre in Sydney, Australia, on October 22nd, 2010:
http://www.moshcam.com/low/factory-theatre-819.aspx |
Personal connections aside, I think I am pretty much burnt out on this band, and have been for some time. Sparhawk's participation in Retribution Gospel Choir is far more satisfying to me these days.
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Low's trailer for "C'mon":
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTj8eAYZbW0 Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/20072195 Direct link to download it in .MOV format from Sub Pop's website: http://assets3.subpop.com/assets/video/8611.mov |
If somebody didn't check out "Try To Sleep" at chairkickers.com, subpop has uploaded it to soundcloud now. It can be streamed and downloaded without needing to provide your e-mail address:
http://soundcloud.com/subpop/low-try-to-sleep-1 |
A funny interview with Alan Sparhawk. I love the cynical nature of his sense of humor.
http://synconation.com/reviews/stepp...tion-with-low/ |
New song, "Especially Me", and also new short trailer for the album "C'Mon" available at Bitchdork:
http://pitchfork.com/news/42006-new-low-especially-me/ |
A stream of Low's new record, "C'Mon", is available at the Guardian's website:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musi...n-album-stream |
"C'Mon" is also NPR's Record Of The Week, and you can listen to it right here:
http://www.npr.org/2011/04/03/134985...n?sc=fb&cc=fmp A New video will be released next week as well, according to an update on their website, probably to coincide with the physical release of the album: http://chairkickers.com/new-video-coming-next-week/ |
Low played a lovely in-studio performance today at WNYC's program, Soundcheck. Set-list consisted of: "Try To Sleep", and "Especially Me" plus short bits of chat at the end of each song. It can be streamed or downloaded from here:
http://www.wnyc.org/shows/soundcheck...06/studio-low/ |
I don't want this fucking record in my house!!! Understand?
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Bytor Peltor, that's a nice review. Thanks for posting. Drowning In Sound has posted their review as well as some other goodies, such as an interview with Alan Sparhawk and a video of him performing "Try To Sleep" on acoustic guitar: http://drownedinsound.com/lists/low-takeover |
‘C’mon’ is out today, purchase on Amazon mp3 for $3.99
Posted on April 12th,2011 C’mon is out today. It’s Amazon’s "Deal of The Day", you can purchase it on Amazon mp3 for $3.99. For those who purchase the CD or LP this week at one of these participating stores, you’ll receive a bonus 5-song C’mon Acoustic EP, made up of stripped-down versions of the album tracks “Try to Sleep,” Witches,” “Done,” “$20,” and “Nightingale”. For those of you who pre-ordered from Sub Pop you’ll also be receiving a digital version of the EP via email later today as thanks. The EPs will be available for free at stores with purchase of C’mon from the release date of the album (April 12, 2011) through Record Store Day (April 16, 2011), for as long as supplies last, they’ll also be available in these shops: UK - Rough Trade, Jumbo Records, Rise, Norman Records, Resident Your local indies in these territories should have the EP as well -Italy, Spain, Benelux, France, Canada, Australia, and Norway. We will post more links as we get them. Info taken from: http://chairkickers.com/ |
More tour dates have been announced:
Low will be bringing C'mon to select Midwest and East Coast cities in the US, and Canada in April, May and the West Coast in September. Tickets for the West Coast dates will be onsale the weekends of April 16th and April 23rd, stay tuned for more info on that very soon: Thursday April 14th - Harbor City School Theater - Duluth, MN - Tickets available @ Harbor City School or Electric Fetus Saturday April 16th @ 4pm - Electric Fetus Instore - Minneapolis, MN - Record Store Day celebration Saturday April 16th - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN - Tickets Wednesday April 20th - Majestic Theatre - Madison, WI - Tickets Thursday April 21st - Lincoln Hall - Chicago, IL - Tickets Friday April 22nd - Headliners Music Hall - Louisville, KY - Tickets Saturday April 23rd - Andy Warhol Museum - Pittsburgh, PA (8pm & 10pm show) - Tickets Monday April 25th - First Unitarian Church - Philadelphia, PA - Tickets Tuesday April 26th - Black Cat - Washington, DC - Tickets Friday April 29th - Paramount Center - Boston, MA - Tickets Saturday April 30th - Daniel Street - Milford, CT - Tickets Monday May 2nd - Mod Club - Toronto, CAN - Tickets Tuesday May 3rd - Blind Pig - Ann Arbor, MI - Tickets Saturday September 10th - The Aquarium - Fargo, ND * Thursday September 15th - The Rio Theatre - Vancouver, BC * Friday September 16th - Neumos - Seattle, WA * Saturday September 17th - Aladdin Theater - Portland, OR * Monday September 19th - Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, CA * Tuseday September 20th - El Rey Theatre - Los Angeles, CA * Friday September 23rd - Velour Live Music Gallery - Provo, UT * Saturday September 24th - Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO - onsale Sat. April 23 * onsale tba -Low HQ |
Yet another update.
Low premiere new video 'Try to Sleep' starring ... John Stamos? Yes! http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/04/12/l...-try-to-sleep/ |
Pitchfork's review:
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15253-cmon/ |
Here's a streaming of Low's session on KUMD 103.3 FM in Duluth, Minnesota, on April 14, 2011:
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kumd/arts.artsmain?action=viewArticle&sid=14&id=1788264 &pid=392 Set-list consisted of: "Try To Sleep", "Nightningale", "Witches", and "Especially Me", plus an interview with Alan and Mimi. Longer and better than the WNYC session. Another great interview, interesting to hear Alan talking a bit about the reference to Al Green on "Witches", and most especially about Nels Cline... Can someone please give advice on how to download the streaming audio? DownloadHelper didn't work to do the task. On theduluthscene.org there are videos of this session, but the interview bits are not on them. They're pretty amazing, regardless: http://theduluthscene.org/category/low/#video-8185 EDIT: Here's a video of the performance of "Witches" by Los Besos, that Alan mentioned in the interview on the KUMD session: http://vimeo.com/3922652 |
Another live session, this one took place at The Current Studio for Minnesota Public Radio (89.3 FM). Set-list consisted of "Try To Sleep", "You See Everything", and "Witches". Another interview, too. Audio of the whole session and video of "Try To Sleep" streaming here:
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/dis...urrent-studio/ |
This one's pretty nifty:
Low, live at the Electric Fetus record store in Duluth, Minessota, on Record Store Day (April 16, 2011): http://soundcloud.com/darin_k/low-20...electric-fetus Set-list: "Try To Sleep", "You See Everything", "Sunflower", "Something's Turning Over", and "Canada". |
Review and pictures of Low's performance at The Bowery Ballroom last night:
http://fuckingnostalgic.blogspot.com....html?spref=fb According to a post on his twitter page, acidjack attended. If he taped, i hope he'll post his recording to nyctaper or dimeadozen soon. |
More pics from Low's show at The Bowery Ballroom:
http://www.aheartisaspade.com/2011/0...gh/#more-20629 Also, acidjack has posted this to his twatter page:  acidjacknyc acidjack @mattheartspade Matt, can I use some of those Low photos for my post @nyctaper of my recording (with credits, of course)? 7 hours ago I'm expecting his recording to be posted in the next few hours.  |
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After posting so many links, i'll be kinda feeling like a spambot :eek:.
I wonder if i'll get saturated with this album. |
here's another review/photos link of the Boston show:
http://www.bigtakeover.com/concerts/...-april-28-2011 |
Beautiful photos, narlus (as always). Thanks for posting.
Low are now touring in Europe. Before leaving the US (?), they stopped by A.V. Club's to perform a cover of Toto's "Africa" for their undercover series. Quite a killer version, in my opinion. I hope some recordings of the european tour will surface. Kind of a disappointment that acidjack's tape of the Bowery Ballroom performance is the only one available in lossless format from the US tour. Good thing his recording is awesome, though. I guess it is possible that many tapers have also given up on this band (but maybe i'm just not having as much patience as i should), i'm glad _tunic_ is not one of those, and i would bet my eyes he'll hook us up with as many great tapes of Low as he possibly can. Anyway, according to the info on Low's latest newsletter, a few more dates have been added to their schedule. Specifically, they'll be playing in Denmark, Poland, and Finland in October, and it seems that more dates will be announced shortly. Also, Low will make an appearance at France 3's "Ce Soir Ou Jamais" TV show, and their performance will be broadcast on May 26. Perhaps some of the french boardies (Torn Curtain and who else?) can record it and share it, or if that's not possible, at least i can recommend you guys to check it out if you have the chance. The first tiny piece of aural bliss from Low's tour in Europe is a short session, including an interview, they did at the BBC for Marc Riley's show. It consisted of "Try To Sleep", "Nightingale", and "Something's Turning Over". The whole program can be streamed here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01174pd If the world doesn't end today, US citizens will have a chance to listen to a Low live performance and interview with Greg Kot and Jim DeRogatis that will be broadcast by a variety of radio stations across the country: http://www.soundopinions.org/stationlist.html Again, it's highly likely that an mp3 version of that session and interview will eventually end on the sound opinion's archive, but if someone is able to record the broadcast straight from the radio, please do so, and then torrent the hell out of it. Thanks. |
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Good news all the same. I appreciate your reply. Thanks. MP3s, and links to pictures of Low's performance and interview with Greg Kot and Jim DeRogatis for the sound opinions show are now available here: http://www.soundopinions.org/archive....html#guestlow Hopefully they'll add videos soon. Set-list: "Nightingale", "Try To Sleep", "Witches", and "You See Everything". I was thinking that there was a possibility that some of those radio stations would stream the audio in lossless format, but i wasn't able to actually go find out. EDIT: Video of the sound opinions session is now up, too: http://www.wbez.org/story/video-low-...opinions-86799 |
Low: Tiny Desk Concert on NPR.
Alan Sparhawk & Mimi Parker performing acoustic versions of "Try To Sleep", "Nightingale", and "Something's Turning Over". |
Just a reminder: Low will be on Ce Soir Ou Jamais tonight on France's public television Channel 3. Performance about midnight, according to an announcement by Low on facemook.
Yolafilmo, who filmed some of the footage still available at Primavera Sound Festival's website here, have announced that they'll be filming Low's performance at this year's festival. Doesn't seem like they'll webcast this one on San Miguel Primavera Sound Festival's dailymotion page, though; or at least it's not in the schedule yet. I'll try to catch PJ Harvey and Einstürzende Neubauten's performances, even if there is a chance that the webcast will take place at the same time as the UEFA Champions League final, right? If Low's show doesn't show up there, at least there is a chance that it will appear somewhere else (perhaps on yolafilmo's vimeo channel). Fingers crossed. |
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Torn Curtain, you were right: Low's performance at Ce Soir Ou Jamais can be streamed now at the show's website. They played "Especially Me": http://ce-soir-ou-jamais.france3.fr/...d_article=2897 |
_tunic_ has uploaded his recording of Low's performance in Eindhoven on May 24th, to archive.org:
http://www.archive.org/details/low20...ndhoven.flac16 |
Some more tour dates have been officially announced:
http://chairkickers.com/shows/ A new song has just recently surfaced, It's tentatively called "Your Shadow", and Alan played it at lecargo.org's Session Acoustique: http://lecargo.org/spip/low/session-...ticle7396.html |
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