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LOW - Long Division (1995 Vernon Yard)
slowcore \ dream pop
"Low’s quick follow-up to 1994’s I Could Live in Hope certainly proved that Vernon Yard Recordings owner Virgin Records let this faux-indie label release whatever it saw fit, even as other major labels started to drop bands, shutter seed labels similar to this one, and basically dial down the Wild-West aspect of the feeding frenzy that had gone unchecked over the three years following Nirvana’s success. To imagine anything off of Low’s Long Division as a part of the programming for the country’s proliferation of alternative/grunge-focused “X-stations” is to imagine phones lighting up incessantly, courtesy of seriously depressed Offspring fans. Long Division is without much of the “hopeful” or “joyful” disposition that stabilized I Could Live in Hope. In fact, this album brings in a subtle underlying menace to Low’s aesthetic and is unequivocally one of the biggest downers this side of the doom metal subgenre. It’s not recommended for bad days or post-breakup listening. Long Division was the first Low album to feature bassist Zak Sally, who would remain in the band through the recording of The Great Destroyer from 2005." - Gimme Indie Rock
> I Could Live in Hope (1994) https://vk.cc/c9HZ4J
> HEY WHAT (2021) https://vk.cc/c9zBpP
> Double Negative (2018) https://vk.cc/c5Ngnr
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