Low

The 20 greatest Christmas albums – ranked!
Whether you fancy a heartwarming carol with Elvis or the story of a yuletide drug dealer from OutKast, there’s a festive album for you in our rundown of the best ever
Alexis Petridis
15, Dec, 2022 @1:52 PM

Santa Claus is coming to frown! Why the best Christmas songs are sad and slow
Who says festive numbers have to be merry? Marvin Gaye’s prisoner-of-war lament is a touching treat – while Prince’s track about a guy getting over a yuletide death with banana daiquiris is the jewel of the genre
Emma John
06, Dec, 2022 @3:51 PM

Mimi Parker obituary
Mesmerising voice of Low, one of America’s most influential bands
Jude Rogers
18, Nov, 2022 @6:12 PM

‘She was so casual about her genius’: musicians on Low’s Mimi Parker
Steve Albini, Robert Plant, Geoff Barrow and more pay tribute to the vocalist and drummer, who has died aged 55
Guardian music
08, Nov, 2022 @4:57 PM

Low’s Mimi Parker was a voice of hope and healing in indie rock
The vocalist and drummer, who has died aged 55, was ‘a little reluctant’ to form a band with her husband, Alan Sparhawk. But her songwriting and hushed, strong voice saw Low create breathtaking music that was both beautiful and unsettling
Stevie Chick
07, Nov, 2022 @11:02 AM

Low drummer and vocalist Mimi Parker dies aged 55
Alongside husband Alan Sparhawk, Parker formed Low in the early 90s, and their minimal alternative to the era’s grunge-heavy music saw them acclaimed as one of indie-rock’s most original bands
Safi Bugel
06, Nov, 2022 @5:50 PM

‘A gambler’s wet dream and an accountant’s worst nightmare!’: the huge allure of the micro-festival
Amid a bloated festival market, the founders of the UK’s tiniest weekenders explain why they are keeping things intimate and defiantly non-commercial
Daniel Dylan Wray
12, Aug, 2022 @11:00 AM

Low review – human warmth fills music of social collapse
Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker unleash a charged cacophony on the reverent crowd but the couple’s connection provides an underlying sweetness
Katie Goh
26, Apr, 2022 @10:23 AM

The 50 best albums of 2021
And finally – a deserving winner, whose second solo album is a truly relatable, pin-sharp pop classic. We reveal our No 1 album of 2021
Ben Beaumont-Thomas and Laura Snapes
17, Dec, 2021 @6:52 AM

Low: Hey What review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week
The veteran group continue the scorched digital manipulations of 2018 masterpiece Double Negative, but their vocals are left pristine and beautiful
Alexis Petridis
09, Sep, 2021 @10:30 AM

10 of the best Christmas songs (that aren’t by Mariah Carey)
The classics are back in the charts even earlier than usual – alongside the perennial row about the Pogues. So why not discover these lesser-known festive bangers?
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
19, Nov, 2020 @3:00 PM

The 50 greatest Christmas songs – ranked!
From John Fahey, the Sonics and the Waitresses to Slade, Wizzard and Mariah Carey, we count down the best festive numbers
Michael Hann
05, Dec, 2019 @12:00 PM
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