For more than two decades, Low have experimented with the intricacies and finer details of music. In a musical landscape of overindulgence and audio compression, it certainly makes a change to hear a band for whom every strum and drumbeat sounds delicately poised.
Ones and Sixes is their 11th album and has been garnering impressive reviews already: Mojo said it was “one of the most impressive albums of their career, and still feels like their best work is ahead of them.”
At times, the album feels as hushed and unobtrusive as ever, but at others Low retain the power to surprise. What Part of Me, for instance, is a wonderful, chugging pop song that shines brightly over a metronomic beat.
Have a listen using the player below, and let us know your thoughts in the comments section!
- Low’s Ones and Sixes is out 11 September from Sub Pop Mega Mart, iTunes and Bandcamp.
