The Low Lows
Another slightly random discovery here, I happened across these fellows from Austin, Texas when poking around bands who were going to be playing at South by Southwest this year.
They do actually have plenty of releases to their name, which I may have to start exploring because their sound is bloody excellent. It’s a kind of low-fi, simmering drone rock combined with the some of the bare bones of Southern American rock. Imagine Band of Horses crossed with the excellent Ravens & Chimes and you might be just about there. They sound just a little like Yo La Tengo at times too, although maybe that’s just me.
The fuzz and the feedback combine beautifully with the more traditional aspects of their stuff – it’s haunting and emotive, almost plaintive somehow, but that may be down to Parker Noon’s voice. Apparently they are amazing live, descending into spirals of feedback, distortion and impassioned noise and amazingly, I am going to get the chance to find out for myself because they’re actually coming to Edinburgh to play Henry’s in April – bloody marvellous.
Either way, I am loving the sound of this lot and am really rather looking forward to investigating further. If it’s all as good as the songs I’ve heard so far it should be a real buzz to dig through their back catalogue. Shining Violence is their new album and is pegged for release in early March, so I’ll definitely be snapping that one up.
The Low Lows – Dear Flies, Love Spider
The Low Lows – Sparrows
Bloody hell, Toad. There I was all about to haul off to pillowsville & you fart up another bloody post. Didn’t that Gin knacker your processing last night/this morning?
Austin is a fecking hotbed, is it not? I look forward to hearing these
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Actually, not sure if I can do it (I have a too much on right now) but I plan to be in Austin for some of SXSW this year. There’re just too many good bands playing & too many based there anyway. It’s my spiritual home. I’ve got to at least go see the parade.
p.s. the Peter & The Wolf interview is in the bag for the show – just have to decide which gig to go to now. Game?
I may have to negotiate that with my midget companion.
Fantastic.
Eagleowl got to open for the Low Lows when they played in Edinburgh last year, and can confirm they were jaw-slackingly awesome.
I’m a little bit too excited about the new album, and the prospect of seeing them (and playing with them) again.
They’ve also done one of the http://www.takeawayshows.com, which is well worth checking out.
hmmm.
notes of sparklehorse.
a soupcon of drones.
a smidgen of sixteen horsepower.
me likey.
Yeah, pretty much my reaction exactly, although I don’t know 16HP at all. I am off to Amazon as soon as I get paid, to load up on a big pile of their stuff.
I can heartily recommend Fire on the Bright Sky and the Elizabeth Pier single.
liking this a lot. love his voice. bart gave me a copy of one of their cds which i put down somewhere and couldn’t find – he reminded me of this to my shame when I said I’d never heard them! but yeah – definitely going to try and find that cause they sound great.
Yup – as soon as my bank account recovers I am straight off to get hold of a good chunk of their stuff.
Hmm… intriguing.
I bet they are good live.
Read on mate, they’re playing here. Fancy coming along?