Alan Sparhawk - White Roses My GodAlan Sparhawk of Lows solo debut for Sub Pop is at once a bold new, electro pop infused adventure, and an extension of the innovation and experimentation that drove his work as a member of Low. It is his first album since the tragic 2022 loss of his wife and partner in Low, Mimi Parker. Alan Sparhawk has always been a prolific, protean musician. A restless soul eager to explore unfamiliar sonic and psychic terrain. Though hes obviously (and

finds vitality in turning the privacy dial further inward

in May 2024

it was almost a relief

Actively seeking out moments of creative-authenticity

electrified folk of Polly Harvey’s Let England Shake

Another was to draw heavily on the revered 50s

grounding the band's stories in their personal

Venusian 2 (Live In Paris 19)

the magisterial Montreal psych-rock band have sworn off compromise

with vibes (figurative as well as literal)

culminating in the thundering climax of Untitled #8 – the closing song of every Sigur Rós show since it was written in 2000

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