LOW
Trust (Kranky)
Reviewed by Holly Day

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I swear, if Duluth, Minnesota, wasn't covered with ice and snow three-quarters of the year, it'd be the trendiest place for alternative kids to hang out for the sole reason that this band is from there. Their music reflects the weather conditions residents of Lake Superior's shores are constantly bombarded with - beautiful, cold, deceptively calm, and not even slightly peaceful. Within the slow, measured beats of these quiet songs about love, death, and the passage of time hide layers of tension that build and build until you're fighting to restrain yourself from jumping out windows or pulling your hair out to release some of the pressure. It's just wonderful. Whatever it is that makes people write music like this, it's probably best for the sanity of the rest of the world that it's confined to isolated geographical pockets - at least we have the option of turning the stereo off when the album's done.

© 2002 - Holly Day