Secret Name

Secret Name is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band Low.[8][9] It was released in 1999, their first album on the Kranky record label.[10] The album was recorded by Steve Albini at Electrical Audio in Chicago.

Secret Name
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 30, 1999
RecordedNovember 20–28, 1998
Genre
Length52:09
LabelKranky/Tugboat[1]
ProducerSteve Albini[2]
Low chronology
The Curtain Hits the Cast
(1996)
Secret Name
(1999)
Things We Lost in the Fire
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]
NME8/10[4]
Pitchfork7.6/10[5]
PopMatters7/10[6]
Q[7]

Bass guitarist Zak Sally plays an Optigan on some tracks. The album title comes from the "Weight of Water" lyric: "Make a river through the sand, 'Til you're called by a secret name."

Critical reception

The A.V. Club called the album "a consistently striking, resonant collection."[11] The Washington Post wrote that "Low has accomplished something new without neglecting the serenity that initially made its music distinctive."[2]

Track listing

No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."I Remember"Alan Sparhawk4:11
2."Starfire"Sparhawk, Mimi J. Parker3:06
3."Two-Step"Sparhawk (first part), Parker (second part)5:49
4."Weight of Water"Parker4:21
5."Missouri"Sparhawk4:04
6."Don't Understand"Sparhawk6:56
7."Soon"Sparhawk5:13
8."Immune"Sparhawk, Parker3:31
9."Lion/Lamb"Sparhawk4:13
10."Days of..."Parker5:57
11."Will the Night"Sparhawk, Parker2:23
12."Home"Sparhawk2:26

References

  1. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 355.
  2. Jenkins, Mark (April 16, 1999). "LOW" via www.washingtonpost.com.
  3. Sullivan, Denise. "Secret Name – Low". AllMusic. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  4. Mulvey, John (April 7, 1999). "Low – Secret Name". NME. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  5. Schreiber, Ryan (April 1, 1999). "Low: Secret Name". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 2, 2008. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  6. "Low, Secret Name; The Starseeds, Parallel Life - PopMatters Music Review". October 28, 2000. Archived from the original on October 28, 2000.
  7. Maconie, Stuart (July 1999). "Low: Secret Name". Q (154): 120.
  8. "Low | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  9. Buckley, Peter (November 5, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 via Google Books.
  10. Smith-Lindall, Anders (February 8, 2001). "A Riff and a Prayer". Chicago Reader.
  11. "Low: Secret Name". Music. March 29, 2002.


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