Oh My God, Charlie Darwin [Digipak]

Performer: The Low Anthem
Artist: Graham Smith
Engineer: Jesse Lauter
Producer: Jesse Lauter
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: The Low Anthem: Jeffrey Prystowsky, Ben Knox Miller, Jocie Adams. Audio Mixer: Brian Taylor. Audio Remasterer: Bob Ludwig. On their 2009 release, OH MY GOD, CHARLIE DARWIN, Providence's the Low Anthem play delicate, meticulously constructed roots songs built on a comfortably worn folk template and featuring haunting vocal harmonies. The album's basic folk-rock structure is a familiar one, but sepia-toned songs such as "Ohio" and "Don't Tremble" still emanate a bittersweet truth. OMGCD is by and large a tranquil affair, but there are a few rave-ups (the firey, clanging "The Horizon is a Beltway" for one) thrown in for good measure. In the end, the Low Anthem's brand of Americana, not unlike that of M. Ward, offers nostalgic sentimentality held in check by a brilliant sense of craftsmanship. It's a delicate yet highly rewarding balance.

Rolling Stone (p.78) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[Songs] like the 'Cage the Songbird' are comfort-food folk, and uptempo tracks like the raucous, Pogues-y singalong 'The Horizon Is a Beltway' are even better." Q (Magazine) (p.125) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "The Low Anthem employ affecting harmonies, earthy blues, folk instrumentation and high levels of imaginative sympathy..." Paste (magazine) (p.55) - "The Low Anthem is at its best composing songs fit for a hipster orchestra, with Knox's delicate vocals backed by an assortment of quirky instrumentation....These 12 songs are exquisite."

After meeting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, in the early '00s, Ben Knox Miller and Jeff Prystowsky bonded over their mutual love of old folk music and baseball. The two formed the Low Anthem in 2006 and soon expanded to include multi-instrumentalist Jocie Adams. Over several albums-- including the critically acclaimed OH MY GOD, CHARLIE DARWIN, the trio perfected a textured modern Americana sound with a poly-instrumental lattice work, sepia-toned edges, at times raucous energy, and urbane sensibilities.

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