Sep 10, 2021 By Mark Redfern

Low have released a new album, HEY WHAT, today via Sub Pop. You can stream it here. They have also shared a video for album opener “White Horses.” Plus, today we posted our in-depth new interview with the band about their creative process and our rave review of HEY WHAT. More

Aug 20, 2021 By Mark Redfern

Welcome to the 31st Songs of the Week of 2021. It wasn’t the most overwhelmingly amazing week for new songs, so instead of a Top 10 we’ve picked eight songs we liked. More

Aug 17, 2021 By Mark Redfern

Low are releasing a new album, HEY WHAT, on September 10 via Sub Pop. Now they have shared its third single, the short song “More,” via a video a video for it. More

Jul 23, 2021 By Mark Redfern

Welcome to the 28th Songs of the Week of 2021. It was a nice week for new music, with some strong new singles (some connected to album announcements) and some wonderful album tracks we’ve long wanted to share with our readers and can now that the albums are out. We had enough tracks for a Top 12 this week, but many of the honorable mentions are worthy too. More

Jul 20, 2021 By Mark Redfern

Low are releasing a new album, HEY WHAT, on September 10 via Sub Pop. Now they have shared its disorientating second single, “Disappearing,” video a striking video for it. Dorian Wood directed and stars in the video, which offers a glimpse into his pandemic side-gig of posing for art students via virtual classes. More

Jun 25, 2021 By Mark Redfern

Welcome to the 24th Songs of the Week of 2021. Today was a blockbuster new album release day. It saw the release of new full-lengths by Modest Mouse, Lucy Dacus, The Mountain Goats, John Grant, SPELLLING, Faye Webster, Matthew Dear, Lightning Bug, Pom Pom Squad, Hiss Golden Messenger, Gaspard Augé, Hiatus Kaiyote, Squirrel Flower, and more. But it was also a strong week for new singles. More

Jun 22, 2021 By Mark Redfern

Low have announced a new album, HEY WHAT, and shared its first single, “Days Like These,” via a video for it. They have also announced some tour dates. More

Sep 27, 2019 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar is excited to announce the My Favorite Album Issue, our new print issue in which we speak to musicians and actors about their all-time favorite album. The issue features Angel Olsen and Sleater-Kinney on the two covers and is available to buy directly from us here, as well as being distributed in stores nationwide (on newsstands, in such stores as Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million, and elsewhere). More

Jul 19, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Low released a new album, Double Negative, last year via Sub Pop. It was our Album of the Week and #4 in our Top 100 Albums of 2018 list. Now they have shared a remix of the album’s “Fly” by King Britt. More

Dec 30, 2018 By Mark Redfern

And here we are, the end of another year. The last 12 months tried the patience of anyone who longed for civility in politics, with divisive policies and a president beloved by only his most ardent supporters. More

Oct 31, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Low released a new album, Double Negative, last month via Sub Pop. It was our Album of the Week. Now they have shared a creepy video for “Always Trying to Work It Out.” Phil Harder directed the video, which intercuts footage of the band’s Alan Sparhawk in a grocery store where everyone except him are wearing black masks with that of the band performing the song with an impressive light show behind them. More

Oct 04, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Low released a new album, Double Negative, last month via Sub Pop. It was our Album of the Week. Now they have shared a video for “Poor Sucker.” Karlos Rene Ayala directed the clip, which features the band’s Alan Sparhawk getting his face painted while the camera is one static position. The image cuts between different face paint patterns to the music. More

Sep 14, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

We spent the week wondering if Hurricane Florence was going to hit us here at our headquarters in Southwest Virginia. Lucky for us, it seems to have angled further south, and while we may still get some heavy rains and winds in the coming days and week, it likely won’t be as devastating to Virginia as feared. More

Sep 14, 2018 By Alan Sparhawk (as told to Matt Conner)

Musical awakenings come in all forms. For an adolescent Alan Sparhawk in Bemidji, Minnesota, he has Minnesota punk legends The Suburbs to thank for opening his eyes (and ears). More

Sep 14, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Low released a new album, Double Negative, today via Sub Pop and it’s our Album of the Week. Double Negative is the follow-up to 2015’s Ones and Sixes. A press release announcing the album described Double Negative as Low’s “most brazen, abrasive (and, paradoxically, most empowering) album.” In our review of Double Negative, our writer Adam Turner-Heffer calls the album “their most inventive yet.” More

Sep 13, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Low are releasing a new album, Double Negative, tomorrow (September 14) via Sub Pop. Now they have shared a video for a new song from the album, “Rome (Always in the Dark).” Aaron Anderson and Eric Timothy Carlson directed the abstract video, which takes a collage approach and doesn’t feature the band. More

Sep 06, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Low are releasing a new album, Double Negative, next Friday (September 14) via Sub Pop. Now you can stream the whole thing a week early. Head over to NPR to stream it via their First Listen series. Also below are the band’s upcoming tour dates. More

Aug 31, 2018 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our new print issue, which is out now nationwide (on newsstands, in such stores as Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million, and elsewhere) and available to buy directly from us here. The issue features Kamasi Washington on the cover. More

Aug 17, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

We took a break from Songs of the Week last week due to a little vacation by our publishers. So this week we are compiling the best songs of the last two weeks. Hence we couldn’t contain the list to our usual Top 10, although we didn’t do too badly, only expanding to a Top 11 and a few more honorable mentions than usual. More

Aug 16, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Low are releasing a new album, Double Negative, on September 14 via Sub Pop. Now Low have shared the album’s closing track, “Disarray.” More

Jul 13, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Hello again. We haven’t done a Songs of the Week for almost five weeks, since June 9. We were on vacation from mid to late June and then when we returned there really weren’t enough compelling songs last week to justify doing Songs of the Week lists, mainly because of the July 4th holiday being smack dab in the middle of the week and so labels mainly avoided sharing new songs. More

Jun 12, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Low have announced a new album, Double Negative, and shared videos for three new songs, “Quorum,” “Dancing and Blood,” and “Fly.” Double Negative is due out September 14 via Sub Pop. The three videos were released as one complete 14-minute piece, a triptych, as well as separately. More

Feb 16, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Low have shared a cover of the Al Green classic “Let’s Stay Together.” Proceeds from digital sales of the cover go to the Duluth, Minnesota branch of the NAACP. Listen below. More

Jan 10, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

SXSW (aka South By Southwest), the annual conference/festival in Austin, Texas, previously announced the first round of 2018 musical performers, as well as the second round. Now they have announced the third round of artists to be performing during the music portion (there’s also film and interactive portions) in 2018 and it’s a long list featuring 570 artists! More

Dec 01, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Low‘s excellent new album, Ones and Sixes, came out on Sub Pop last fall. The band have a long history of releasing Christmas songs and even had a whole EP of them in 1999, the appropriately titled Christmas. More

Feb 01, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Low‘s excellent new album, Ones and Sixes, came out on Sub Pop last fall. Now the band has shared a video for “Into You.” Jim Burns and Beth Chalmers directed the clip, which was filmed at a show in Glasgow, Scotland. The video manipulates performance footage, taking it in a hazy direction. More

Oct 08, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Low‘s excellent new album, Ones and Sixes, came out on Sub Pop last month. Now the band has shared a video for “Lies.” Manuel Aragon directed the clip and described it as such in a press release: “Diego is a jornalero - a day laborer, struggling to maintain his livelihood. More

Sep 03, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Low‘s new album, Ones and Sixes, is due out on Sub Pop next Friday (September 11). Previously the band have shared the tracks “No Comprende,” “What Part of Me,” and “Lies.” Now you can stream the full album below, via NPR First Listen. More

Aug 18, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Low recently announced their new album, Ones and Sixes, which is due out on Sub Pop on September 11. Previously the band have shared “No Comprende” and “What Part of Me.” More

Aug 07, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of the August/September 2015 issue, which is available digitally now (via Under the Radar‘s app and the magazine apps Zinio, Readly, and Readbug), has shipped out to subscribers and stores and will be on all newsstands soon. It features CHVRCHES on the cover. Garbage’s Shirley Manson discusses the 20th anniversary of the band’s self-titled debut album. We talk to the creators and various cast members of Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp. Star Cliff Curtis and producer Gale Anne Hurd talk about The Walking Dead companion series Fear the Walking Dead. The issue also includes interviews with Beach House, New Order, Foals, Beirut, Jesse Eisenberg, Low, FFS, Destroyer, Wolf Alice, Tamaryn, Telekinesis, Ducktails, DRINKS, Briana Marela, LA Priest, Jaakko Eino Kalevi, Chelsea Wolfe, and more. More

Aug 03, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Low recently announced their new album, Ones and Sixes, which is due out on Sub Pop on September 11. Back when it was announced the band shared “No Comprende.” Now they have shared another song from the album, “What Part of Me.” More

Jun 23, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

The ever durable Low have announced a new album and has shared a song from it, “No Comprende.” Ones and Sixes is due out on Sub Pop on September 11 and was co-produced by Low and engineer BJ Burton in Eau Claire, Wisconsin at Justin Vernon’s April Base Studios. More

Jan 31, 2015 By Laura Studarus

On Jan 26, Low performed at Barby in Tel Aviv, Israel. More

Sep 12, 2013 By Laura Studarus

Because Rihanna is the artist to cover (right Zola Jesus, Bat For Lashes, and Jessie Ware?) Low recently took on the singer’s single “Stay.” More

Jun 13, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Minnesota trio Low have premiered a music video for “Plastic Cup,” the latest single off their new album The Invisible Way. More

Jan 09, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Celebrating their 20th anniversary as a band this year Low will soon release their 10th studio album The Invisible Way. More

Nov 28, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Reaching the 20 year mark as a band together in 2013 Minnesota trio Low have announced that they will reach the milestone with a new album titled The Invisible Way. More

Aug 17, 2011 By Laura Studarus

Today, Low released the video for “Especially Me,” the second track receive the visual treatment from recently released album, C’mon. We have the clip. More

May 26, 2011 By John Everhart

Low stopped by NPR to perform a “Tiny Desk Concert.” More

Apr 13, 2011 By Laura Studarus

File this one under “That’s so crazy it might just work.” Actor John Stamos stars in Low’s new music video for C’mon track, “Try and Sleep.” Yup. More

Feb 02, 2011 By Laura Studarus

Low is heading out on a worldwide tour in support of forthcoming album C’mon (out April 12 via Sub Pop). We have the dates. More

Jan 20, 2011 By Laura Studarus

Low recently finished new album C’mon—due out April 12 via Sub Pop. We have the details. More

Aug 13, 2009 By Laura Studarus

Longing for one last summer-ish experience? Well, if you’re in Champaign-Urbana Illinois, the fifth annual Pygmalion Music Festival has you covered. A mere $60 dollars gets you four days of music, including such notable indie bands as Iron & Wine, The Books, My Brightest Diamond, The Antlers, Headlights, Wavves, BLK JKS, Autolux, Low, Japandroids, YACHT, and Ra Ra Riot. We have the full lineup and schedule. More

Jan 21, 2020 By Matt Fink (As Told To)

I here was this book that my father had called Making Music by George Martin, The Beatles’ producer. My dad was a drummer in a country band and was also an aspiring singer and songwriter. More

Nov 08, 2018 By Matt Conner

If you’re looking for someone to congratulate (or blame), Alan Sparhawk points to Dave Fridmann. It was over a decade ago when Sparhawk and his wife Mimi Parker, the core members of Low, joined forces with Fridmann, the famed producer for The Flaming Lips, Sparklehorse, and Sleater-Kinney among others, for the first of two consecutive albums, 2005’s The Great Destroyer and 2007’s Drums and Guns. More

Feb 16, 2016 By Mark Redfern

For Under the Radar’s 13th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2015. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2015 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions. Here are some answers from Alan Sparhawk of Low. The band’s latest album, Ones and Sixes, was released in 2015 via Sub Pop. More

Nov 17, 2015 By Matt Fink

Alan Sparhawk says I caught him on a chatty day, something that seems to surprise him as much as it does me. Knowing him only through the 11 resolutely inward-looking albums he has made with Mimi Parker, his wife and co-leader in Low, I don’t expect him to be quite so outgoing and approachable. More

Nov 16, 2015 By Matt Fink

After 22 years as one-half of the husband-and-wife songwriting team in Low, vocalist/guitarist Alan Sparhawk has developed a thesis on longevity. Bands that have been around so long inevitably fall into one of two categories: they either survive by carving out a distinctly identifiable sound and repeating it over and over, or they never allow their aesthetic to fully congeal and attempt to reinvent themselves with each release. More

Sep 11, 2018 By Adam Turner-Heffer

Incredibly, 2018 marks Low’s 25th year in existence. The Duluth, Minnesota trio have continued to steadfastly craft their niche and throughout remained a steady pair of hands to guide you through their traverses of dark and light alike. More

Sep 06, 2013 By Dan Lucas

The Green Man Festival has, in the 10 years since its inception, evolved from a one-day, 300-capacity campfire folk show into a week-long, eclectic event playing home to some 22,000 guests. Amongst British festival-goers it has a reputation as one of the summer’s highlights and is spoken of as being a world away from the laddish, lager lout-infested, drug-peddling havens that make up the larger part of the Brit festival circuit. More

Mar 18, 2013 By Kyle Lemmon

Gradual change is rare for most groups, but Duluth, MN trio Low has morphed from a slowcore band into a folk-tinged rock outfit over its 20 years of existence. Like most indie bands, Low will trot out a new production style or genre experiment alongside each full-length release. More