Low, C'mon - I'm not a huge fan of Dave Fridmann's production work and thought he was an odd pairing for the band on some of their "recent" albums, so I tuned out on pretty much everything they've done since Trust way back in 2002. That said, they're one of my favorite active bands and by the time I got around to this album I was really ready to hear what they're up to. C'mon is a return to form. Self-produced by the band and recorded at Sacred Heart Studios, a converted Lutheran church in Duluth, the album brings back everything I love about Low - the pace and the space... the sculpting in time, so to speak. Here they are performing one of the album's standout tracks, "Witches", in NOLA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch_UQw3N0n4 And the epic "Nothing But Heart" live in Minneapolis:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HvfO4-abbM If you like these live, you should hear them on the record.
checking ipod to see if I have the latest Low album...Wait, I do. Can't say I remember even listening to it. 'Murderer' from Drums and Guns is maybe one of their best songs, so I give that album a pass. The Curtain Hits the Cast will forever be their greatest imho. I've seen them maybe 5 times in concert. Oh boy. Will have to put on C'mon here soon. Thanks!