The Low Lows
Parker of The Low Lows
Background information
Origin	Athens, Georgia, United States
Genres	Alt-country Progressive country Lo-fi Indie rock Alternative rock Slowcore Americana Experimental
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Warm Misra Monotreme
Members	Mangham Parker aka Parker Noon Brockett Hamilton Matt Verta-Ray Zachary Larkins
Past members	Daniel Rickard Jeremy Wheatley Lily Wolfe Bryan Crowell Heidi Johnson Greg McCue Matt Bricker Darian Mola Momanee Nick Warrenchuck Kullen Fuchs Mike St.Claire Paul Simpson Eva Hanna Mikey Dwyer Abram Shook Page Campbell Matt Stossel John Neff Patrick Ferguson Brent Jones Josiah McG Amanda Kapousouz Perrish and Bassam Mussad Kevin and David Nelson Jared Theis Brandon Newton (musician) Christina Campanella
Website	MySpace page thelowlows.com

The Low Lows are an American avant-garde Americana/Alternative country band currently consisting of Mangham Parker, Brockett Hamilton, Matt Verta-Ray and Zachary Larkins^[1]

History

The Low Lows was formed in Athens, Georgia in 2005, originally consisting of lead vocalist and guitarist Mangham Parker (aka Parker Noon),^[2] organist Daniel Rickard, and drummer Jeremy Wheatley, all of whom are former members of the band Parker and Lily. Parker has been the only constant in the band, as Rickard and Wheatley left the band in 2008 and there have been several other musicians who have joined the band and left since the band was formed.^[3][4][5][6]

The current lineup resides in Austin, Texas, USA.^[7][8] With the move to Austin, their live performances found them creating lavish walls of sound, playing with as many as fourteen musicians at once. They have toured extensively in the U.S. and Europe, receiving much critical acclaim and playing for high-profile venues, including Austin City Limits.^[9][10][11]

In 2006, they released their debut album, Fire On the Bright Sky, followed by their single Elizabeth Pier (2007) and in 2008, they released their second full-length album Shining Violence. After three years of touring, in early February 2011, it was reported that in the upcoming months, they would be releasing a new full-length album titled Gaudy Frame,^[12] however the album was postponed. In March, 2013, it was reported that two new albums would be released in succession in 2013. These were identified as the above-mentioned Gaudy Frame and a second album titled Light All The Lights.^[9]

Genre

The Low Lows songs are often considered haunting, surreal and melancholic. Their choruses often grow to become appropriately "noise drenched" and swell with a dissonance, toying with chaos, yet somehow remaining elegant, often resolving with an underlying sense of familiarity.^{[13][3][4][10][12][14]}

Their style is hard to place into any combination of genres (let alone one), but is consistently referred to as experimental, lo-fi alternative rock.^{[15][16][17][18]} Their choice of instruments (see link below: members/instruments) is also likely the reason they are also often considered alt-country or progressive country with old gospel influences.^[5][19] For reasons not yet explained by the band, their MySpace page defines their style as simply thrash.^[7] They have been compared to bands such as South San Gabriel, Castanets, My Morning Jacket, Phosphorescent, and Band of Horses.^{[3][4][10][12]}

Band members

Discography

References

External links

• Official website
• Last.fm: The Low Lows
• Allmusic: The Low Lows
• Warm Records: The Low Lows
• Monotreme Records: The Low Lows
• Misra Records: The Low Lows
• Last.fm: Lily and Parker