“Words” by Low

In 1994 I was playing in a group called Stillmotion. That fall, we had the opportunity to work with the indie music producer simply known as “Kramer.” He had recently moved his Noise New York studio across the river into New Jersey, and along with his assistant Steve Watson, had just finished recording - in his words - “three wonderful people from Minnesota.”

That group was Low, and those recordings became their first album, I Could Live in Hope. This album would help establish the subgenre “slowcore” and place these three musicians from Duluth Minnesota on the indie musical map.

“Words” is my favorite song from that album. It’s sparse and dark and as honest as any song you’ll ever hear.

Low’s drummer Mimi Parker passed away last week to ovarian cancer. From what I’ve been told over the years by fellow musicians who did play with her, she was indeed a wonderful and truly kind person.
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RIP Mimi Parker