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Drums And Guns, by Low (LP on Sub Pop)

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Rating: ecstatic This record left our Phil feeling ecstatic.

I don't know how many albums Low have done now but I know it's a fair few. When I've got a few hours to spare there's nothing I enjoy more than banging some Low albums on whilst doing some housework or something. Yes I am thoroughly trained and domesticated you'll be pleased to know. I come in a variety of colours as well..... I'm also completely miserable. I've been listening to this album for a good 2 months now and can unashamedly say I think it's utterly brilliant. Song after song of greatness and it's the 1st album I've heard in a while which is reasonably 'filler' less. Drums And Guns marks somewhat of a change for Low as they head down a more experimental direction. There's lots of backwards sounding guitars and tape loops, the percussion is decidedly more electronic and on a couple of the songs they almost sound happy (yes you read that right... Low and happy in the same sentence!). Take 'Hatchet' for example which is a chirpy ridiculous ditty about the Beatles and the Stones. It's completely ridiculous but it shows Low being almost playful. Something you can't normally accuse them of! Don't think this is all laugh a minute though..... it's still introspective, thoroughly miserable and packed with pain. It's a fantastic album though and it's by far the best album they've done in recent years. The opening track is just stunning.... it sets you off into a journey through the tortured melancholic souls of Low. Sounds like a right ole barrel of laughs eh! Laughs it isn't but a great record it is. It just shows there's still folks out there who can write great songs. Cocking marvelous!!

What the label says:

Formed in 1993, Low is from Duluth, Minnesota, and features Alan Sparhawk on vocals and guitar, Mimi Parker on vocals and drums, and Matt
Livingston on bass and vocals. Sparhawk and Parker are  married with two children; they first met in fourth grade in rural Minnesota. Drums and Guns
is the band’s eighth full-length album and second for Sub Pop. It’s also, after 2005’s The Great Destroyer, the second album they’ve recorded with
producer Dave Fridmann.
Drums and Guns features a number of songs that ardent Low fans will recognize from the band’s recent live shows. These songs appear here in
substantially altered forms, as though they’ve been taken apart and reassembled in striking new ways, or seen with new eyes. Or, given the lyrical
emphasis on murder and death, a more insightful interpretation might see the band killing these songs and bringing them back to life anew. There’s no
contrivance here, however. While these songs feature new elements (looped vocals, drum machines, etc.) and are thoroughly, radiantly
contemporary, they remain undeniably Low’s. Drums and Guns possesses the unique, subtle beauty and power we’ve come to expect from Low, but
the record is also profoundly exciting in ways that it’s easy to forget music can be.

 

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About the humble LP:

The LP is the daddy of formats. 12" inches of sheer joy. The LP adds to the glory of the 12" record as it can be played at a slower speed (33rpm instead of the usual 45rpm for singles), consequently more musical joy can be had. Played on a decent deck the sound of an LP is about a million times better than any other format. They look fantastic...... a nice gatefold sleeve with a information rich inner sleeve will keep you entertained for hours even before your stylus has chance to make eye contact with it's 12" prey. An essential part of musical heritage which will never be forgotten. It still does play at a multitude of speeds but as it's recorded to be played slower they normally sound ridiculous sped up. Though double albums can make up for this slight inadequacy by ramming more tunes into your ears for your money. Utterly essential.

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