Sub Pop Records News for Low

NEWS : THU, OCT 31, 2024 at 7:00 AM

Alan Sparhawk of Low Begins World Tour on November 2nd

This weekend, Alan Sparhawk of Low will commence his first live dates in support of his acclaimed solo debut White Roses, My God. The first leg of dates begins on Saturday, November 2nd, in Dublin, IE, at Opium Room, and runs through November 6th, with SOLD OUT shows in Leeds and London for Pitchfork Music Festival with Jessica Pratt. He then returns to the US with a supporting run opening for Godspeed You! Black Emperor (Nov. 8th-24th) with a one-off headline show on Nov. 20th at the Ottobar in Baltimore. In 2025, he will headline dates in the US with Circuit des Yeux (Jan. 13th-Apr. 5th) with more European dates to follow. Please find a current list of dates below.

Today, Sparhawk has shared a new lyric video for the track “I Made This Beat,” which you can watch here. White Roses, My God has received praise from outlets such as Stereogum, Pitchfork, Clash, MOJO, Uncut, The Line of Best Fit, Under The Radar, Brooklyn Vegan, and The New York Times.

Fall 2024
Sat. Nov. 02 - Dublin, IE - Opium Room %
Mon. Nov. 04 - Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club (sold out)
Tue. Nov. 05 - Wales, UK - Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
Wed. Nov. 06 - London, UK - the Barbican Centre, Pitchfork Music Festival # (sold out)
Fri. Nov. 08 - Chicago, IL - Salt Shed *
Sat. Nov. 09 - Saint Paul, MN - Palace Theatre *
Mon. Nov. 11 - Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall*
Tue. Nov. 12 - Fayetteville, AR - George’s Majestic Lounge * (sold out)
Wed. Nov. 13 - Nashville, TN - Basement East (TN) * (sold out)
Thu. Nov. 14 - Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theater *
Fri. Nov. 15 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade *
Sat. Nov. 16 - Charleston, SC - Music Farm *
Sun. Nov. 17 - Saxapahaw, NC - The Haw River Ballroom * (sold out)
Tue. Nov. 19 - Washington, DC - 930 Club * (sold out)
Wed. Nov. 20 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar ^
Fri. Nov. 22 - Norwalk, CT - District Music Hall *
Sat. Nov. 23 - Boston, MA - Roadrunner *
Sun. Nov. 24 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer *

North America 2025
Mon. Jan. 13 - Fargo, ND - The Aquarium ^
Wed. Jan. 15 - Bozeman, MT - The Rialto ^
Fri. Jan. 17 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile ^
Sat. Jan. 18 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios ^
Mon. Jan. 20 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall ^
Fri. Jan. 24 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge ^
Sat. Jan. 25 - Denver, CO - Bluebird ^
Fri. Apr. 02 - Brooklyn, NY - Elsewhere ^

EU/UK 2025
Fri. Feb 21 - Zurich, Switzerland - Bogen F
Mon. Feb 24 - Munich, Germany - Ampere
Tue. Feb 25 - Berlin, Germany - Lido
Thu. Feb 27 - Paris, France - Petit Bain
Fri. Feb 28 - Antwerp, Belgium - Trix Club
Sun. Mar 2 - Nijmegen, Netherlands - Doornroosje (Red Room)
Mon. Mar 3 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso - Tolhuistuin
Wed. Mar 5 - Brighton, United Kingdom - Chalk
Thu. Mar 6 - Bristol, United Kingdom - The Lantern (Bristol Beacon)
Fri. Mar 7 - Manchester, United Kingdom - Band on the Wall
Sat. Mar 8 - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Room 2
Sat. Jun 7 - Barcelona, Spain, Primavera Festival
Wed. Jun 11 - Porto, Portugal, Primavera Festival

% My Brightest Diamond
# w/ Jessica Pratt
*w/ Godspeed You! Black Emperor
^ w/ Circuit des Yeux

What People Are Saying About
Alan Sparhawk’s White Roses, My God:

“‘Can U Hear,’ the album’s first single, is certainly an unconventional expression of grief, with its droning electronics, sputtering beat and eerie Auto-Tuned vocals. But that digitized wail is unmistakably mournful, and there is something admirably bold in the way Sparhawk, as ever, rejects the expected.” [“Can U Hear”] New York Times

“…this is a record that ultimately finds Sparhawk turning pain into a kind of spiritual beauty” - [Album of the Month] Uncut

“…viscerally inventive within its closed sound world: snaking, slurred, and often anarchically fun.” - Pitchfork

“Like almost everything Sparhawk creates, it is beautiful, but also very heavy, as you might expect, with grief at its core.” - Brooklyn Vegan

“White Roses, My God is a glance at Sparhawk’s musical sketchbook that’s somehow both unrehearsed and constructed with care, enjoyable and unknowable, as transient as it is profound. It may be somewhat unexpected in form, but its compelling content should come as no surprise” - Under the Radar

“…minimalist and elegiac, at once teasing, fracturing, and stumbling upon emotions through the means of vocal manipulation and technological rigidity ” - Our Culture

“Made by Sparhawk entirely on his own, White Roses is the sound of someone searching for his voice, a new way to articulate the love they shared and all that is missed.” - The Quietus

NEWS : WED, SEP 25, 2024 at 6:00 AM

Alan Sparhawk of Low Shares Official Video for “Heaven”

This Friday, September 27th, Sub Pop Records will release White Roses, My God, the debut solo album from Alan Sparhawk of Low. Today, he shares its final prerelease track, the electro-anthemic gospel “Heaven,” and its new video directed by Rick Alverson.

White Roses, My God has received praise from outlets such as Stereogum, Pitchfork, Clash, MOJO, Uncut, The Line of Best Fit, Under The Radar, Brooklyn Vegan, and this week, The New York Times published a comprehensive feature on Alan.

Sparhawk’s previously announced tour dates in support of White Roses, My God begin Saturday, November 2nd, 2024, in Dublin, IE, at Opium and now run through April 5th, 2025, with a show at Elsewhere in Brooklyn, NY.

Highlights include headlining UK and EU dates (Nov. 2nd-5th), an appearance at Pitchfork Music Festival London at The Barbican with Jessica Pratt (Nov. 6th), and a US supporting run opening for Godspeed You! Black Emperor (Nov. 8th-24th); and another run of 2025 headline shows in the US with Circuit des Yeux (Jan. 13th-Apr. 5th). Additional live dates will be announced soon. Please find a current list of dates below.

Fall 2024
Sat. Nov. 02 - Dublin, IE - Opium Room
Mon. Nov. 04 - Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club
Tue. Nov. 05 - Wales, UK - Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
Wed. Nov. 06 - London, UK - the Barbican Centre, Pitchfork Music Festival #
Fri. Nov. 08 - Chicago, IL - Salt Shed *
Sat. Nov. 09 - Saint Paul, MN - Palace Theatre *
Mon. Nov. 11 - Lawrence, KS *
Tue. Nov. 12 - Fayetteville, AR - George’s Majestic Lounge *
Wed. Nov. 13 - Nashville, TN - Basement East (TN) *
Thu. Nov. 14 - Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theater *
Fri. Nov. 15 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade *
Sat. Nov. 16 - Charleston, SC - Music Farm *
Sun. Nov. 17 - Saxapahaw, NC - The Haw River Ballroom *
Tue. Nov. 19 - Washington, DC - 930 Club *
Fri. Nov. 22 - Norwalk, CT - District Music Hall *
Sat. Nov. 23 - Boston, MA - Roadrunner *
Sun. Nov. 24 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer *

North America 2025
Mon. Jan. 13 - Fargo, ND - The Aquarium ^
Wed. Jan. 15 - Bozeman, MT - The Rialto ^
Fri. Jan. 17 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile ^
Sat. Jan. 18 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios ^
Mon. Jan. 20 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall ^
Fri. Jan. 24 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge ^
Sat. Jan. 25 - Denver, CO - Bluebird ^
Fri. Apr. 02 - Brooklyn, NY - Elsewhere ^

# w/ Jessica Pratt
*w/ Godspeed You! Black Emperor
^ w/ Circuit des Yeux

EU 2025
Fri. Feb 21 - Zurich, Switzerland - Bogen F
Mon. Feb 24 - Munich, Germany - Ampere
Tue. Feb 25 - Berlin, Germany - Lido
Thu. Feb 27 - Paris, France - Petit Bain
Fri. Feb 28 - Antwerp, Belgium - Trix Club
Sun. Mar 2 - Nijmegen, Netherlands - Doornroosje (Red Room)
Mon. Mar 3 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso - Tolhuistuin
Wed. Mar 5 - Brighton, United Kingdom - Chalk
Thu. Mar 6 - Bristol, United Kingdom - The Lantern (Bristol Beacon)
Fri. Mar 7 - Manchester, United Kingdom - Band on the Wall
Sat. Mar 8 - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Room 2

White Roses, My God is available to preorder now from Sub Pop. LP preorders from the Sub Pop Mega Mart (North America), Mega Mart 2 (UK/EU), independent retailers worldwide, and Sparhawk’s live shows will receive the limited Loser Edition on clear vinyl (while stock lasts!).

What People Are Saying About
Alan Sparhawk’s White Roses, My God:

“‘Can U Hear,’ the album’s first single, is certainly an unconventional expression of grief, with its droning electronics, sputtering beat and eerie Auto-Tuned vocals. But that digitized wail is unmistakably mournful, and there is something admirably bold in the way Sparhawk, as ever, rejects the expected.” NEW YORK TIMES

“‘Can U Hear,’…is reminiscent of Low at their most bombastic: It’s driven by a walloping sub-bass, a trap-influenced beat, and vocals Auto-Tuned to oblivion.” - [“Can You Hear”] STEREOGUM

“‘Can U Hear’ plays with notions of communication and connection; a severance with the past, it’s an intense, enlightening statement from a true original.”
- [“Can U Hear”] CLASH

Alan Sparhawk
White Roses, My God
Album Art Download

Tracklisting:
1. Get Still
2. I Made This Beat
3. Not the 1
4. Can U Hear
5. Heaven
6. Brother
7. Black Water
8. Feel Something
9. Station
10. Somebody Else’s Room
11. Project 4 Ever

NEWS : TUE, AUG 20, 2024 at 6:00 AM

Alan Sparhawk of Low Shares “Get Still” (+ Official Video)

Last month, Sub Pop announced the release details for White Roses, My God, the debut solo effort from Alan Sparhawk of Low. Today, he shares a new video for the buoyant electro-charged track “Get Still,” directed by Ingrid Weise. Click here to watch.

As previously announced, Sparhawk’s tour in support of White Roses, My God begins November 2nd, 2024, in Dublin, IE, at Opium and currently ends January 25th, 2025, in Denver at the Bluebird.

He will headline an eight-date run in the US (Jan. 13th-25th), which includes a stop at Brooklyn’s Elsewhere on April 5th. These shows will follow his previously announced 2024 dates— UK/EU headline dates (Nov. 2nd-5th), an appearance at Pitchfork Music Festival London at The Barbican with Jessica Pratt (Nov. 6th), and support dates with Godspeed You! Black Emperor (Nov. 8th-24th).

Additional live dates will be announced soon. Please find a current list of dates below.

Europe, Fall 2024
Sat. Nov. 02 - Dublin, IE- Opium
Mon. Nov. 04 - Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club
Tue. Nov. 05 - Wales, UK - Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
Wed. Nov. 06 - London, UK - the Barbican Centre, Pitchfork Music Festival $
Fri. Nov. 08 - Chicago, IL - Salt Shed #
Sat. Nov. 09 - Saint Paul, MN - Palace Theatre #
Mon. Nov. 11 - Lawrence, KS #
Tue. Nov. 12 - Fayetteville, AR - George’s Majestic Lounge #
Wed. Nov. 13 - Nashville, TN - Basement East (TN) #
Thu. Nov. 14 - Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theater #
Fri. Nov. 15 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade #
Sat. Nov. 16 - Charleston, SC - Music Farm #
Sun. Nov. 17 - Saxapahaw, NC - The Haw River Ballroom #
Tue. Nov. 19 - Washington, DC - 930 Club #
Fri. Nov. 22 - Norwalk, CT - District Music Hall #
Sat. Nov. 23 - Boston, MA - Roadrunner #
Sun. Nov. 24 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer #

North America, January 2025
Mon. Jan. 13 - Fargo, ND - The Aquarium @
Wed. Jan. 15 - Bozeman, MT - The Rialto @
Fri. Jan. 17 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile @
Sat. Jan. 18 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios @
Mon. Jan. 20 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall @
Fri. Jan. 24 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge @
Sat. Jan. 25 - Denver, CO - Bluebird @
Fri. Apr. 02 - Brooklyn, NY - Elsewhere @

$ Jessica Pratt
# Godspeed You! Black Emperor
@ Circuit des Yeux

White Roses, My God is available to preorder now from Sub Pop. LP preorders from the Sub Pop Mega Mart (North America), Mega Mart 2 (UK/EU), and independent retailers worldwide will receive the limited Loser edition on Clear vinyl (while stock lasts!).

Late last month, we released the lead single, “Can U Hear,” the first offering from White Roses, My God, which saw coverage from The New York Times, Stereogum, Pitchfork, Clash, The Line of Best Fit, Mojo, Under The Radar, and Brooklyn Vegan.

“Can U Hear,” the album’s first single, is certainly an unconventional expression of grief, with its droning electronics, sputtering beat and eerie Auto-Tuned vocals. But that digitized wail is unmistakably mournful, and there is something admirably bold in the way Sparhawk, as ever, rejects the expected” - New York Times

“…this is a record that ultimately finds Sparhawk turning pain into a kind of spiritual beauty” - [Album of the Month] Uncut

“ ‘Can U Hear,’…is reminiscent of Low at their most bombastic: It’s driven by a walloping sub-bass, a trap-influenced beat, and vocals Auto-Tuned to oblivion.” - [“Can You Hear”] Stereogum

” ‘Can U Hear’ plays with notions of communication and connection; a severance with the past, it’s an intense, enlightening statement from a true original.” - [“Can U Hear”] Clash

Alan Sparhawk
White Roses, My God

Tracklisting:
1. Get Still
2. I Made This Beat
3. Not the 1
4. Can U Hear
5. Heaven
6. Brother
7. Black Water
8. Feel Something
9. Station
10. Somebody Else’s Room
11. Project 4 Ever

NEWS : TUE, JUL 16, 2024 at 6:00 AM

White Roses, My God, the Debut Solo Album From Alan Sparhawk of Low, Is out September 27th

On September 27th, Sub Pop will release White Roses, My God, the debut solo effort from Alan Sparhawk. Though he’s obviously (and justifiably) best known for his thirty years in the legendary band Low, a look at Sparhawk’s many side projects across that same span of time shows him experimenting with everything from punk and funk to production work and improvisation. Low itself never settled for a set sound or approach. The band was always a collaboration—a conversation, a romance—between Sparhawk and his wife, Mimi Parker, who was the band’s co-founder, drummer, co-lead vocalist, and its blazing irreplaceable heart. Parker passed away in 2022 after a long battle with cancer.

There is no question that White Roses, My God is a record borne of grief. However, it would be reductive, even foolish, to see grief as the sole source or the final limit of this taut, brilliant, provocative, thrilling album, whose bold experimentation is powered by profound lyrics and propulsive beats. White Roses, My God is an exorcism whose purpose is not to banish the spirit but to set it free.

Recorded at 20 Below Studios in Duluth, MN, White Roses, My God was co-produced and engineered by Alan Sparhawk and Nat Harvie, mixed by Nat Harvie, and mastered by Heba Kadry. The album features standout singles “Get Still” and “Heaven,” alongside today’s release for the album’s pulsating debut offering, “Can U Hear,” the video for which was directed by Rick Alverson.

Alan Sparhawk’s tour schedule in support of White Roses, My God begins November 2nd, 2024, in Dublin, IE, at Opium and currently ends January 25th, 2025, in Denver at the Bluebird.

This announcement features a new, eight-date headlining run in the US (Jan. 13th-25th), which includes a stop at Brooklyn’s Elsewhere on April 5th. These shows will follow his previously announced 2024 dates— UK/EU headline dates (Nov. 2nd-5th), an appearance at Pitchfork Music Festival London at The Barbican with Jessica Pratt (Nov. 6th), and support dates with Godspeed You! Black Emperor (Nov. 8th-24th).

Additional live dates will be announced soon. Please find a current list of dates below.

Europe, Fall 2024
Sat. Nov. 02 - Dublin, IE- Opium
Mon. Nov. 04 - Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club
Tue. Nov. 05 - Wales, UK - Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
Wed. Nov. 06 - London, UK - the Barbican Centre, Pitchfork Music Festival $
Fri. Nov. 08 - Chicago, IL - Salt Shed #
Sat. Nov. 09 - Saint Paul, MN - Palace Theatre #
Mon. Nov. 11 - Lawrence, KS #
Tue. Nov. 12 - Fayetteville, AR - George’s Majestic Lounge #
Wed. Nov. 13 - Nashville, TN - Basement East (TN) #
Thu. Nov. 14 - Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theater #
Fri. Nov. 15 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade #
Sat. Nov. 16 - Charleston, SC - Music Farm #
Sun. Nov. 17 - Saxapahaw, NC - The Haw River Ballroom #
Tue. Nov. 19 - Washington, DC - 930 Club #
Fri. Nov. 22 - Norwalk, CT - District Music Hall #
Sat. Nov. 23 - Boston, MA - Roadrunner #
Sun. Nov. 24 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer #

North America, January 2025
Mon. Jan. 13 - Fargo, ND - The Aquarium
Wed. Jan. 15 - Bozeman, MT - The Rialto
Fri. Jan. 17 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile
Sat. Jan. 18 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
Mon. Jan. 20 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
Fri. Jan. 24 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
Sat. Jan. 25 - Denver, CO - Bluebird
Fri. Apr. 02 - Brooklyn, NY - Elsewhere

$ Jessica Pratt
# Godspeed You! Black Emperor

White Roses, My God is available to preorder now from Sub Pop. LP preorders from megamart.subpop.com (North America), Mega Mart 2 (UK/EU), and independent retailers worldwide will receive the limited Loser edition on Clear vinyl (while stock lasts!).

Alan Sparhawk
White Roses, My God

Tracklisting:
1. Get Still
2. I Made This Beat
3. Not the 1
4. Can U Hear
5. Heaven
6. Brother
7. Black Water
8. Feel Something
9. Station
10. Somebody Else’s Room
11. Project 4 Ever

NEWS : THU, FEB 24, 2022 at 7:00 AM

Watch Low’s Kaleidoscopic New Video for “All Night” From Their Grammy-Nominated 2021 Album HEY WHAT

You can now watch Low’s new video for “All Night,” directed by Azalia Snail, who describes the video with: ”The sunburst gives hope to the apocalyptic dystopian nature of our current pandemic world.” The song is from HEY WHAT, their Grammy-nominated and massively acclaimed album from 2021.

Low’s previously announced international headlining dates in support of HEY WHAT begin March 22nd, 2022. For a full list of shows click here.

HEY WHAT saw placement on many “Best Albums of 2021” lists and readers polls including:

Recommended Listen (#1)
Slate (#1)
Treble Zine (#1)
Blow Up (#1)
Vulture (#2)
What’s Good (#2)
Northern Transmissions #2
Our Culture (#2)
The Skinny (#3)
MOJO (#4)
Uncut (#4)
The Wire (#4)
Pitchfork (#5)
Slant (#5)
Flood (#6)
The New Yorker: Amanda Petrusich (#8)
New York Times: Lindsey Zoladz (#8)
Gold Flake Paint (#11)
PASTE (#12)
AV Club (#13)
Rolling Stone (#16)
EXCLAIM! (#18)
Loud and Quiet (#20)
NPR Music (#21)
The Guardian (#31)
Gorilla vs. Bear (#39)
Louder Than War (#50)
The Quietus (#98)

HEY WHAT also saw placement on Pitchfork’s “Best Rock Albums of 2021” and Rough Trade’s “100 Albums of 2021” lists. And “Days Like These,” the album’s lead single, earned placement on “Best Songs of 2021” lists from Pitchfork (#3) and PASTE (#20).

Low
HEY WHAT

Tracklisting:
1. White Horses
2. I Can Wait
3. All Night
4. Disappearing
5. Hey
6. Days Like These
7. There’s a Comma After Still
8. Don’t Walk Away
9. More
10. The Price You Pay (It Must Be Wearing Off)

NEWS : TUE, JAN 4, 2022 at 7:00 AM

Watch Low’s new official video for “I Can Wait” from HEY WHAT, their Grammy-nominated album

You can now watch Low’s new video for “I Can Wait,” directed by Manuel Aragon (who directed the group’s video for “Lies” from Ones & Sixes). The song is from HEY WHAT, their Grammy-nominated and massively acclaimed album from 2021.

HEY WHAT saw placement on many “Best Albums of 2021” lists and readers polls including:

Recommended Listen (#1)
Slate (#1)
Treble Zine (#1)
Vulture (#2)
What’s Good (#2)
Northern Transmissions #2
Our Culture (#2)
The Skinny (#3)
MOJO (#4)
Uncut (#4)
The Wire (#4)
Pitchfork (#5)
Slant (#5)
Flood (#6)

The New Yorker: Amanda Petrusich (#8)
New York Times:Lindsey Zoladz (#8)
Gold Flake Paint (#11)
PASTE (#12)
AV Club (#13)
Rolling Stone (#16)
EXCLAIM! (#18)
Loud and Quiet (#20)
NPR Music (#21)
The Guardian (#31)
Gorilla vs. Bear (#39)
Louder Than War (#50)
The Quietus (#98)

HEY WHAT also saw placement on Pitchfork’s “Best Rock Albums of 2021” and Rough Trade’s “100 Albums of 2021” lists. Meanwhile “Days Like These,” the album’s lead single, earned placement on “Best Songs of 2021” lists from Pitchfork (#3) and PASTE (#20).

Low’s previously announced international headline dates in support of HEY WHAT begin February 16th, 2022. For a full list of shows click here.

Low
HEY WHAT

Tracklisting:
1. White Horses
2. I Can Wait
3. All Night
4. Disappearing
5. Hey
6. Days Like These
7. There’s a Comma After Still
8. Don’t Walk Away
9. More
10. The Price You Pay (It Must Be Wearing Off)