Emerging from an American alternative rock scene still lamenting the demise of
grunge, Low's melancholic, doomed, angst-laden indie rock drew comparisons with
Joy Division and The Cure when they first emerged in 1993. Formed in Duluth,
Minnesota, the dueling, somber vocals of front man Alan Sparhawk (guitar) and
his wife Mimi Parker (drums) floated on top of delicate melodies and brooding
atmospherics as the band became critics’ favorites. Low built a small but
devoted cult audience with early albums I Could Live In Hope (1994) and Long
Division (1995). Alongside bassist Zak Sall...