Low at Royal Festival Hall – exclusive track, video and Guardian webcast

American indie legends, Low perform at Royal Festival Hall next week Tuesday 3 April. The Minnesota three-piece comprise of band founders – the husband and wife songwirting team of  singer/guitarist Alan Sparhawk and drummer Mimi Parker – and bass player Steve Garrington, who joined in 2008.

Low’s most recent record C’mon was released in April last year, and garnered positive reviews across the board with Drowned In Sound praising it’s ‘impossible beauty and spellbinding drama’, while The Observer‘s 5 star review describes the band as ‘exquisite’.

Their last outing in London was a sell out show at Barbican Hall in April 2011, and was deemed a triumph by critics and fans alike, see Music OMH‘s 4.5 star review for proof.

You can hear a beautiful acoustic rendition of C’mon opener ‘Try to Sleep’ on the Soundcloud link below, exclusive to Southbank Centre.

Low also performed ‘Witches’ for The Guardian‘s ‘How I Wrote’ series, with Alan Sparhawk discussing the inspiration behind the lyrics and the instrumentation used in the song. Click here to watch now.

And if that’s not enough for your ears and eyes, here is a video of Alan and Mimi performing ‘Point of Disgust’ at Sacred Heart Music Center in Duluth, Minnesota.

 

Low perform at Royal Festival Hall on Tuesday 3 April, with support from Lanterns On The Lake. Click through to the website to buy tickets.

 

 

BRIT Award Nominee Carleen Anderson performs as part of Sing Inspiration! 2012

Carleen Anderson comes to Royal Festival Hall next Tuesday 13 March to perform solo material alongside young and adult choirs from across the UK.

Anderson was nominated for a Best International Newcomer BRIT Award in 1995, she went on to tour alongside the hugely popular pop-funk-jazz group, The Brand New Heavies in 2000, and has worked with the likes of Paul Weller and 2008 Meltdown Festival directors, Massive Attack.

Sing Inspiration is put together by iGospel and has fast become the UK’s most dynamic soul & funk choral festival. Sing Inspiration Festival 2012 features 4 amazing concerts at Royal Festival Hall with over 3,000 young people and adults.

The two videos below should give you a little taster of what to expect.

You can buy tickets for the event by visiting our website.