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.