White Roses, My God
White Roses, My God | ||||
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Studio album by Alan Sparhawk | ||||
Released | Late 2024 | |||
Recorded | 2023 | |||
Alan Sparhawk chronology | ||||
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White Roses, My God is the upcoming second solo album by former Low guitarist/vocalist Alan Sparhawk, set for release in late 2024. It is Sparhawk's first album since the death of his wife and bandmate, Mimi Parker, and the subsequent end of their band. Sparhawk began recording for the album in late 2023.
Background and release
White Roses, My God is Sparhawk's first album since his wife and Low bandmate Mimi Parker died of ovarian cancer in 2022,[1][2] and the subsequent retirement of the band.[3][4]
Sparhawk announced the album in an interview with The New Yorker's Justin Taylor, published April 11, 2024.[1] He had started touring solo in late 2023,[3] including shows opening for Lambchop and Godspeed You! Black Emperor,[5] and recording around the same time.[3] On these recordings, Sparhawk said he "was messing with this rigid stuff. There were moments where it would quickly become very visceral, very spontaneous. You've created the structure for it to happen and come through you, but you're trusting the universe about what is going to come in."[3] Those recordings included him experimenting with improvising guitar and pitch-shifted vocals over a preset synthesizer clocked to a drum machine.[3] At the time, he said the album would be released in late 2024.[3]
When asked on Twitter about the album name's significance, Sparhawk said "Mim loved roses, and sometimes I think she is God."[6]
References
- ^ a b Monroe, Jazz (April 11, 2024). "Low's Alan Sparhawk Promises Solo Album This Fall in New Yorker Interview". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ Moreland, Quinn (November 6, 2022). "Low's Mimi Parker Has Died". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Taylor, Justin (April 11, 2024). "The Heart of Low". The New Yorker. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ Helman, Peter (April 11, 2024). "Low's Alan Sparhawk Preps Solo Album White Roses, My God". Q. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ Rettig, James (April 11, 2024). "Low's Alan Sparhawk Prepping New Solo Album White Roses, My God". Stereogum. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ Sparhawk, Alan [@lowtheband] (April 23, 2024). "Mim loved roses, and sometimes I think she is God" (Tweet). Retrieved May 2, 2024 – via Twitter.
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