The Great Destroyer

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The Great Destroyer

[ Sub Pop / CD ]

Release Date: Tuesday 25 January 2005

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The band's seventh full-length album, 'The Great Destroyer' is fascinating in that it blends the band's austere melodies with an aggressive guitar onslaught!

Formed in 1993, Low is a trio from Duluth, Minnesota comprised of guitarist/vocalist Alan Sparhawk, percussionist/vocalist Mimi Parker and bassist Zak Sally. Throughout Low's history, the band has accumulated acclaim from critics ("Low build big magic from so little" - Rolling Stone) and musicians (Radiohead hand-picked Low to open a string of dates in 2003 and Robert Plant covered both "Monkey" and "Silver Rider" on his "Band of Joy" ablum).

Initially garnering attention as leaders of the '90s slowcore movement, Low went on to develop a sonic repertoire that incorporated pop, R&B and dissonant rock n' roll. With this kind of storied history, most people thought they had Low pegged. But then they turned in their Sub Pop debut, The Great Destroyer.

The band's seventh full-length album, The Great Destroyer is fascinating in that it blends the band's austere melodies ("On the Edge Of," "Silver Rider") with an aggressive guitar onslaught ("Monkey," "Everybody's Song") and even melds Low's varied styles together into a single song ("When I Go Deaf").

Co-produced by Low and David Fridmann (Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev), The Great Destroyer is a welcome surprise and, in the end, a rock n' roll revelation.

Tracks:

1 Monkey - 4:19
2 California - 3:23
3 Everybody's Song - 3:55
4 Silver Rider - 5:03
5 Just Stand Back - 3:04
6 On the Edge Of - 3:49
7 Cue the Strings - 3:30
8 Step - 3:18
9 When I Go Deaf - 4:41
10 Broadway (So Many People) - 7:14
11 Pissing - 5:08
12 Death of a Salesman - 2:28
13 Walk Into the Sea - 2:56