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...Low??s music, which bears similarities to Elliott Smith, the Red House Painters and Radiohead, is a perfect mirror to the sheltered angst and icy beauty of the town from which they emerged. Duluth is a small city in northern Minnesota, packed on a hill overlooking the western tip of Lake Superior. Its population has dwindled as the iron mines have dried up, and young people move on in search of the metropolitan lifestyle Duluth fights to insulate itself from. Buried in the snows of long winters, residents hole up in the bitter cold with wool and addiction...
...husband-wife team Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker, along with bassist Zak Sally, the band continues to produce songs that tell of a secret turmoil. Probably the most recognizable pioneer of “slowcore” (a sonically lethargic genre that also includes acts like Bedhead and Codeine), Low??s sad songs have long served as an emotional outlet for fans; only recently have they flirted with the poppier sounds that permeate the indie-rock scene today...
...Flaming Lips. The pretty pop work of Friedman shines through on a number of songs, including the beautiful “California” and the closer, “Walk into the Sea,” which sounds more like fellow indie icon Sebadoh than any of Low??s previous work...
...knowing exactly how to get an audience. Few others could go from an old school (or rather, old New School) cut like A Tribe Called Quest’s “Scenario” to the postmillennial crunk of Lil Jon’s “Get Low?? remix without completely disrupting the vibe. Usually it screams “yes, I am a famous rapper with a long history...
Although the chances of Chen losing the license altogether are low??Richard V. Scali, the commission’s executive officer, told The Crimson that “the most serious thing the commission has done is give someone a six-month suspension on a second-time offense”—Chen has not taken the arrest lightly...