LOW'S THE INVISIBLE WAY OUT TODAY
Sub Pop Records is excited to announce the official release of Low's new record, The Invisible Way. Out today, March 19, the album is already getting raves from the media around the globe.
NPR hailed, "most of these songs land squarely in that sweet spot where darkness and worry are swathed in pristine beauty," while Filter
said that Low "continues to evolve into a better version of
themselves...they maintain the patient emotional tone that has drawn
fans to their music over the years while refining their sound into
something even deeper." Meanwhile, overseas, MOJO gave The Invisible Way four stars, called it "one of the band's strongest albums," and said, "immersion in The Invisible Way's melancholia is a sublime pleasure," and Uncut
awarded it "Album of the Month" status, and claimed, "in its own quiet
way, it's as confrontational as anything the Duluth trio has ever done."
The Invisible Way
was produced by Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, engineered by Tom Schick and
recorded in Wilco's studio in Chicago, IL, during the fall of 2012. The
album finds Low's majestic melancholy in full bloom yet distinguishes
itself with its starker, unadorned soundscapes, layered harmonies and
drummer/vocalist extraordinaire Mimi Parker singing lead on five of the
11 songs. The album tackles large issues ("the songs are about
intimacy, the drug war, the class war, plain old war war,
archaeology and love," says Sparhawk) in a manner that plays a stunning counterpoint to the sublime hush of the music.
On
Thursday, March 7, saki, the boutique record store, art gallery and
performance space in Chicago, partnered with the City of Chicago
Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events to present Low and The Invisible Way
album producer and Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy in their "Off the Record"
series. At the event, Low played several stripped down versions of
songs off the new record. AV Club was able to capture a few of these songs on video. Watch "Holy Ghost" and "Plastic Cup" from the links provided below.
Stripped down version of "Holy Ghost" on AV Club:
Stripped down version of "Plastic Cup" on AV Club:
The band's North American tour began in Toronto on March 16. The remaining dates are below.
March
20 - New York, NY - Society for Ethical Culture *
22 - Chicago, IL - Metro +
23 - St. Paul, MN - Fitzgerald Theatre x
29 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge#
30 - Provo, UT - Velour#
April
2 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour#
3 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall#
5 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios#
6 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile#
* The Wordless Music Series, ACME String Quartet opens
+ WXRT presents, Geoff Farina opens
x The Current Presents An evening with Low, featuring members of Trampled by Turtles
# Thalia Zedek opens
June
21 - 23 - North Adams, MA - Solid Sound Fest
The European tour dates are below:
April
24 - Birmingham, UK - Glee Club
25 - Manchester, UK - Central Methodist Hall
26 - Gateshead, UK - The Sage Gateshead
27 - Glasgow, UK - Classic Grand
29 - Bristol, UK - Trinity
30 - London, UK - Barbican Centre
May
2 - Copehnhagen, Denmark - Loppen
3 - Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser
4 - Oslo, Norway - Bla
7 - Paris, France - La Maroquinerie
8 - Brussels, Belgium - Cirque Royal - Nuits Botanique
9 - Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Paradiso De Duif
10 - Frankfurt, Germany - Zoom
11 - Bologna, Italy - Teatro Antoniano
13 - Barcelona, Spain - Casino de la Alianca
14 - Valencia, Spain - Teatro La Rambleta
15 - Zaragoza, Spain - Teatro de las Esquina
16 - Madrid, Spain - Joy Eslava
17 - Valladolid, Spain - Cupula del Milenio
18 - Biarritz, France - Atabal
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