Comments on: Listen Up: The Low Anthem

By: Listen Up: Gretel’s “The Dregs” - Twangville

Listen Up: Gretel’s “The Dregs” - Twangville — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:09:46 +0000

[...] On record the band expands the palate to include a cello and a variety of horns. Similar to the Low Anthem, Gretel selects the instruments that best serve the [...]

By: Matt Jarrells

Matt Jarrells — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:26:02 +0000

“Songs are hard to fake.”

By: Win Big: The Low Anthem - Twangville

Win Big: The Low Anthem - Twangville — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:39:52 +0000

[...] has been one heck of a year for Providence, RI trio the Low Anthem. When we first wrote about the band in January, they had just recently self-released the magnificent Oh My God, Charlie Darwin. Fast [...]

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:53:16 +0000

Joe, I totally disagree. So they went to Brown. Big deal. Gram fucking Parsons went to Harvard… And yes, they did meet “in the summer baseball leagues” and together they know more about baseball and the history of American music than you’ll ever know.

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:04:55 +0000

As nice as the sound of this band is, don’t be fooled. They claim to have met “in the summer baseball leagues”. These are Brown University graduates with rich parents who have taken on folk as a hipster wears skinny jeans. This is privilege masquerading as authenticity, plain and simple.

By: Evan

Evan — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:41:51 +0000

Great article. The new album made my top ten list last year, so I’m really hoping this band gets the attention they deserve and more articles like this one.