Low / C'mon
Artist Low
Album Title: C'mon
Album Cover:
Primary Genre Alternative & Punk: Indie
Format CD
Released 04/12/2011
Label Sub Pop Records
Catalog No SPCD 905
Bar Code No 0 98787 09052 9
Packaging Cardboard Gatefold
Tracks
1. Try to Sleep (4:18)
2. You See Everything (4:05)
3. Witches (4:01)
4. Done (2:52)
5. Especially Me (5:26)
6. $20 (4:09)
7. Majesty/Magic (4:11)
8. Nightingale (4:56)
9. Nothing But Heart (8:10)
10. Something's Turning Over (3:19)
Date Acquired 04/16/2011
Personal Rating
Acquired from The Band At A Gig
Purchase Price 12.00

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Notes

Gatefold card sleeve.
Catalog number is not printed on the release. It is from the Subpop website.

Recorded at Sacred Heart Studio, Duluth, MN. Additional Recording then mixing at Handsome Central, Los Angeles, CA. Mastered at Chicago Mastering.

© ℗ 2011 Sub Pop Records.

Arranged By [Strings] – Caitlin Moe, Matt Beckley
Art Direction – Jeff Kleinsmith, Low
Backing Vocals – Cyrus Sparhawk, Hollis Sparhawk
Banjo – David Carroll
Bass, Organ, Piano – Steve Garrington
Design – Jeff Kleinsmith
Guitar, Steel Guitar [Lap Steel] – Nels Cline
Guitar, Vocals, Percussion – Alan Sparhawk
Keyboards – Chris Price
Mastered By – Matt Beckley
Percussion – Ryland Steen
Percussion, Vocals – Mimi Parker
Photography By [Cover Photo] – Brad Searles
Producer – Low, Matt Beckley
Recorded By – Eric Swanson
Recorded By [Additional Recording] – Matt Beckley
Songwriter [Songs By] – Sparhawk, Parker
Violin – Caitlin Moe

foobar2000 1.3.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: Low / C'mon
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR7       -0.29 dB    -9.14 dB      4:18 01-Try to Sleep
DR7       -0.31 dB    -9.60 dB      4:06 02-You See Everything
DR7       -0.33 dB    -9.02 dB      4:01 03-Witches
DR9       -0.39 dB   -12.54 dB      2:53 04-Done
DR6       -0.30 dB    -9.40 dB      5:27 05-Especially Me
DR9       -0.38 dB   -12.54 dB      4:09 06-$20
DR6       -0.33 dB   -10.82 dB      4:12 07-Majesty/Magic
DR7       -0.35 dB    -9.02 dB      4:56 08-Nightingale
DR6       -0.30 dB   -10.75 dB      8:10 09-Nothing But Heart
DR7       -0.27 dB    -9.43 dB      3:20 10-Something's Turning Over
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Number of tracks:  10
Official DR value: DR7

Samplerate:        44100 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   16
Bitrate:           901 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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Reviews
All Music Guide Review:

Review by Mark Deming
No one has ever listened to Low expecting boundless good cheer, but the dour beauty of their best work -- Secret Name, Things We Lost in the Fire, and Trust -- made something deeply rewarding out of the fragile sorrow of their spare melodies and Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker's voices. However, the bigger and more sonically diverse sound of Low's two albums with producer Dave Fridmann, The Great Destroyer and Drums and Guns, tended to reinforce the increasingly dark and chaotic tone of the group's songwriting, and what once seemed quietly sad now seemed more than a bit troubling. So it's both surprising and reassuring that Low's ninth studio album, C'mon, is also the most hopeful music they've released in quite some time. With the lovely tranquility of the opening tune, "Try to Sleep," and the easy charm of "You See Everything" (which sounds like some lost gem of mid-‘70s soft rock), C'mon is as languid as ever for Low while at the same time suggesting these musicians are looking for some light at the end of the tunnel. C'mon was co-produced and mixed by Matt Beckley, who has previously worked with Katy Perry, Avril Lavigne, and Vanessa Hudgens; he's an odd choice to work with Low, but thankfully, he's not afraid to let the album's darker and more contemplative songs sound as dramatic as they should, while adding just the right touch of polish on "Especially Me" and "Something's Turning Over," where the pop undercurrents that often run beneath Sparhawk and Parker's songs bob to the surface. (Beckley also does fine work with Sparhawk and Parker's vocals, which are in splendid form here.) C'mon, like Low's albums with Fridmann, stands apart from the stark minimalism of this band's earlier music, with a number of additional musicians contributing to the sessions (including Wilco guitarist Nels Cline and violinist Caitlin Moe), but this material more successfully adds dynamics and color to Low's melodies while retaining the power of their elemental approach. The dark clouds that have haunted Low are still clearly visible on "Witches" and "$20," but the slow, noisy build to the climax of "Nothing But Heart" is a testament to the very real heart and soul behind their music, and C'mon, while well short of sunny, is an album devoted to the search for answers amidst the darkness, and it's a powerful, deeply moving work from a truly singular band.
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