Pitchfork: Low Get Their First Tribute Album

Since Mimi Parker and Alan Sparhawk started recording as Low back in 1994, the band has achieved pseudo-legendary status in the sprawling, delicate subclass of melodic pop eventually and regrettably dubbed "slowcore." Low's 10th anniversary was marked earlier this year with the release of a career-spanning box set-- so the tribute album was obviously close behind. A handful of peers will honor the Duluth, Minnesota ensemble later this month with just such an album, scheduled for release on September 2nd via Fractured Discs.

Entitled We Could Live in Hope, the set includes contributions from friends and followers alike, including such high-profile acts as Red House Painters' Mark Kozelek, His Name Is Alive, Pale Horse and Rider, Migala, and Idaho. It's good to have friends:

01 Daniel G. Harmann: "Words"
02 Pale Horse and Rider: "Fear"
03 The Strugglers: "Cut"
04 A Northern Chorus: "Slide"
05 Mark Kozelek: "Lazy"
06 Kid Dakota: "Lullaby"
07 Misc / ill lit: "Sea"
08 Jessica Bailiff: "Down"
09 The Winter Blanket: "Drag"
10 Idaho: "Rope"
11 Migala: "Words"
12 His Name is Alive (featuring Nanang Tatang): "Sunshine (Super Low remix)"