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Title: This is the best of 2005 so far....
Review: I heard about this group a while ago. I have bought some of their albums. I finally saw them play live in 2004 and I got to meet them. They are real nice people. Listening to their previous albums, they are quiet and slow. It is dark music. Some of their live shows last year debuted the new material. People were shocked. This music was stronger and more powerful. Songs like "California" didn't seem possible in the past. Songs with such soaring melodies seem fresh and too positive for Low. New songs like "Everybody's Song" and "Just Stand Back" are reminiscent of early REM or The Replacements. There is some old school Low on here too, as on "Cut The Strings" which highlights the presence of Dave Fridmann as a producer. "Step" is simply a great song that needs to be heard. Low has some swagger on this album, as if they are trying to change the course of history. This is one of the best albums of early 2005 so far.
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