Final yr, Low’s Alan Sparhawk launched his singular, intense solo debut White Roses, My God. Sparhawk recorded that album whereas reeling from the loss of his spouse and bandmate Mimi Parker, and he discovered unusual and experimental methods to convey that unspeakable feeling. On White Roses, My God, Sparhawk used electronics — excessive vocal filters, 808s, synth presets — to make himself sound alien. You’ll be able to hear all that at work on the heavy-hearted single “Get Nonetheless.” Now, Sparhawk has shared a really totally different model of “Get Nonetheless,” recorded with Trampled By Turtles.
On Friday, Alan Sparhawk will launch a brand new album that’s actually referred to as With Trampled By Turtles. If you happen to’re unfamiliar with Trampled By Turtles, they’re a form of progressive bluegrass group, and so they’re large within the jam-band world. Like Low, Trampled By Turtles come from the small metropolis of Duluth, Minnesota. Early of their profession, Sparhawk and Mimi Parker acted as mentors for the group. When Sparhawk was mourning Parker, he returned to the stage a couple of instances with TBT. Sparhawk and the band recorded the collaborative LP With Trampled By Turtles final December, and we’ve already posted the singles “Stranger” and “Not Damaged.” Now, Sparhawk shares the model of “Get Nonetheless” that he recorded with TBT.
The 2 variations of “Get Nonetheless” sound nothing alike. The place Sparhawk remodeled his voice right into a chipmunk chirp on the unique, the brand new one has his voice in all its craggy glory. The place digital squalls rose up on the final one, we now hear the welling-up harmonies of his collaborators. The beat comes by banjo and stand-up bass, not by programmed hi-hat skitters. Each variations of the music get the identical scraped-raw feeling throughout, and it’s highly effective to listen to Sparhawk doing it in such massively other ways. Hearken to the brand new “Get Nonetheless” and the unique one under.
With Trampled By Turtles is out 5/30 on Sub Pop. Learn our 2024 function on Alan Sparhawk right here.