(Sub Pop)Low,an uncommonly calm band from Duluth, Minnesota, or for two decades one of American musics most resonant mainstays,are a band capable of exquisite bittersweetness, of controlled seething, and of renditions of The small Drummer Boy that will have you bawling into your eggnog. Now they sound even better,thanks to a small digital tailoring. In days of yore, “going digital” was a major statement. Keyboard sounds knew their place: behind the guitars. Nowadays, or very small music is recorded without the use of digital technology; most A-list guitar bands deploy textures as a matter of course. So in 2015,Ones and Sixes – Low’s 11th record – should not advance as that much of a surprise. Related: Low: The Invisible Way – review Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com