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Old 06.12.2018, 11:08 AM   #1
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LOW's new album, "Double Negative" will be released by Sub Pop Records on September 14th, 2018, and is now available to pre-order as CD, LP, cassette tape or digital download from Sub Pop Megamart and/or Bandcamp:
https://megamart.subpop.com/releases...ouble_negative

https://lowtheband.bandcamp.com/album/double-negative


Track-list for "Double Negative":
1. Quorum
2. Dancing and Blood
3. Fly
4. Tempest
5. Always Up
6. Always Trying to Work It Out
7. The Son, The Sun
8. Dancing and Fire
9. Poor Sucker
10. Rome (Always in the Dark)
11. Disarray


After the mysterious short videos on Instagram during the last few days, now there has appeared a sort of movie containg the videos for new songs off the new album "Quorum, "Dancing and Blood" and "Fly" on Youtube, and Chairkickers.

European tour dates have been announced.
 
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Old 06.12.2018, 11:11 AM   #2
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New Europe, Canada and US dates until the end of the year are on their site too: https://www.chairkickers.com/shows


I don't think I'll like this album though, too much fiddling. Same as Drums & Guns. Loved those songs live, but hardly ever listen to the album versions.


(I posted this first in the old thread then moved over to the new thread )
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Old 06.12.2018, 11:26 AM   #3
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It seems this will be a controversial album, as "Drums And Guns" was on its day, adding bleeps, distortion and noisy elements to a sound that it's perhaps much more loved at their most organic.

According to LOW (I gather my perspective from the Bandcamp text that accompanies the pre-order info), the sound on this album is intended to reflect the current state of The United States of America, and the songs should function as well as statements and salves regarding the current times. "Drums And Guns" came from a similar sensibility, actually.
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"The Exit Papers" reissue is now available to order from Low's Bandcamp:
https://lowtheband.bandcamp.com/album/the-exit-papers
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I preordered the Double Negative cassette.

Wish they were offering, The Exit Papers, on cassette, too!
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I uploaded the two Low sets to LMA for those without Dime access: https://archive.org/details/LowMusic


And also did the same with the two Mogwai sets:
https://archive.org/details/Mogwai


(posted this on the torrent thread too, but it's more in place here perhaps)
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If you're on facemook, maybe vote for LOW:
https://www.facebook.com/blogotheque...60635626200013
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depends which period of Low and which period of Bill Calahan
anyway, I'm not able to vote so I'll just wait patiently
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depends which period of Low and which period of Bill Calahan
anyway, I'm not able to vote so I'll just wait patiently
It was an impossible choice. However, LOW has won this poll, and video of this La Blogothèque session is now on Youtube:
https://youtu.be/XiU1ycXJ9us
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It was an impossible choice. However, LOW has won this poll, and video of this La Blogothèque session is now on Youtube:
https://youtu.be/XiU1ycXJ9us

NOICE, thanks for the link.
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Sneak peek at Gaelynn Lea's forthcoming album, "Learning How to Stay" (due to be released on September 7th, 2018):
https://gaelynnlea.bandcamp.com/albu...-how-to-stay-2

Alan Sparhawk collaborates on three tracks: "I See It Too", "Someday We'll Linger in the Sun", and "Moment of Bliss", which must have been performed a few times already in a Murder of Crows setting.

Physical copies and other goodies can be pre-ordered via a Go Fund Me campaign:
https://www.gofundme.com/gaelynnlea
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Alan Sparhawk interviewed about the new record:
http://read.tidal.com/article/low-mu...ics-music-love
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LOW is in the September issue of The Wire:
https://www.thewire.co.uk/issues/415
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Disarray is best new track on Pitchfork
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"Disarray" performed at SXSW a few months ago:
https://www.vuhaus.com/videos/low-disarray
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Someone tweeted the other day — forget who — that is this is the band’s “most experimental” album.

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