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9.1
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A.V. Club
It’s as if Low has taken its tried-and-true songwriting formula and stretched it to the length of an entire album. And an entirely superb one
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9.0
52196
9.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
A devotional work that toys with sparse, countrified instrumentation and deals with the twin themes of confusion and religion in a poetic and often touching way
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8.0
52198
8.0 |
BBC
Twenty years into their career, and Low have created one of their best albums yet
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8.0
52165
8.0 |
musicOMH
There’s a majestic soulfulness here that makes The Invisible Way one of their strongest, most coherent works
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8.0
52167
8.0 |
DIY
The Low we encounter on 'The Invisible Way' appears to have undergone an inversion; it is no longer Sparhawk's mildly irascible voice which dominates. Instead, Parker's vocals have taken a noticeably more prominent role
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8.0
52180
8.0 |
Uncut
In its own quiet way, it's as confrontational as anything the Duluth trio have evr done before
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8.0
52184
8.0 |
Mojo
The Invisible Way's return to their earlier, more arid blueprint has delivered one of their strongest albums. Print edition only
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8.0 |
Q
Gloomy and wonderful. Print edition only
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8.0 |
All Music
Low give us a definitive chapter for where they are presently, and present it with more clarity and joy than we've heard from them in some time
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Evening Standard
Low inhabit an intriguing and dark corner of modern music, one that needs to be investigated
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8.0
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The Observer
It's the gorgeous harmonies of husband and wife Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker that make these sparsely decorated songs take flight
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The Irish Times
A brilliant, subtle piece of work
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8.0
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PopMatters
Low have changed over the years, but they’ve remained vital, and The Invisible Way is one heck of a birthday present for the rest of us
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8.0
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State
A level of mystique still hangs around Low, an achievement in itself these days
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8.0
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The Fly
There’s the sense that, even 20 years into their careers, there are more classic records to come
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8.0
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8.0 |
Blurt
This is Low’s finest work since their 2001 high-point, What We Lost In the Fire, and any band still reaching those heights a dozen years later deserves high praise
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7.3 |
Beats Per Minute
Ten albums in Low still have the ability to put together a stirring collection of songs
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7.3
52447
7.3 |
Pitchfork
The Invisible Way gives the impression of a band on the run
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7.0
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7.0 |
No Ripcord
They make enough changes while doing what they do best to avoid getting pigeonholed, which is more than we can ask for from a band that’s about to start a third milestone
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7.0
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7.0 |
The Quietus
It's a record that doesn't undermine their body of work, but nor does it stand out as a career-defining highlight
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7.0
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7.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
True to its penchant for understatement, Low has marked two decades and ten albums with a humble, intimate LP
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7.0
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7.0 |
The 405
Some of the finest songs in Low's two-decade history, if you listen for them
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7.0
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7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
It’s the sound of Low passing up the opportunity for a twentieth-anniversary blow-out and opting instead for a quiet get-together with old friends
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6.5
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6.5 |
Under The Radar
A fine record that continues the Low legacy
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6.5
52412
6.5 |
Paste Magazine
It’s a disappointment to hear the band retreat into their old shell
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Independent
Pared back on most tracks to little more than sparse acoustic guitar and piano parts sketched over funereally slow, subterranean bass drum pulses
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Arts Desk
The Invisible Way isn’t going to bring Low a new audience or increase their existing one
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5.0 |
Slant Magazine
To compare Low's catalogue with, say, Wilco's, makes it clear just how little they've evolved
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