New Vinyl Mondays

\8.10.18\ One of the most popular acts to come out of the land of 10,000 lakes, Low has been playing around with the idea of music since the 90’s, and has come back with a fabulous follow-up album a few months ago. Duluth, Minnesota has played a big part in my life, and has played host to this group as well. I believe this has to do with the soul of the city, and the iconic landscape that inspires art. Low seems to agree, with their last single “Not A Word” including a short piece about how the region inspires their sound. Allan Sparhawk and his long time partner, Mimi Parker, make up the core of the group, which originally formed with bassist John Nichols. He would go on to leave the group after the first album, being replaced by Zak Sally, then Matt Livingston. The group put out their first self titled EP on Australian based Summershine records. This short collection was a nice little disrupter in the slowcore scene, especially for its two niche categories: EPs and being from 1994. A...