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9.0
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9.0 |
Clash
The band's strengths are here in abundance, but they are reimagined, twisted into new shapes and given a visceral intensity that is utterly irresistible
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9.0
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9.0 |
musicOMH
That they are still here, making consistently excellent albums 20 years into their career, is a major triumph
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8.1
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8.1 |
Paste Magazine
The best Low albums always feel like a voyage into darkened melancholy where a flickering flame refuses to go out. Ones and Sixes is an even chillier journey than usual, but it’s also an opportunity for the flame’s resilience to stand out even more
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8.0
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NOW
It's no homage or gimmicky callback to some other era, and sounds as contemporary as anything can in our fractured, collective cultural moment
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8.0
79644
8.0 |
The Guardian
Time to revisit that back catalogue and bask in its beautiful gloom
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8.0
79735
8.0 |
Spin
Album closer “DJ” sticks out on paper but unfurls patiently, so patiently, like someone who takes their time getting to the end of an argument they already know they’ve won
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Observer
Ones and Sixes is an ear-pricking listen, particularly on headphones
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8.0
79808
8.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
There’s so much sweet in the bitter here that one might be inclined to think that this is music anyone could get into. But these are songs for Low fans
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8.0
80935
8.0 |
Gig Soup
There aren't many bands that last as long as Low, never mind bands that continue to produce some of their best work into their third decade
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Skinny
Never rushed, never cheery; simply masters of their craft
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8.0
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8.0 |
The FT
Amid the slow-motion guitars, brooding drums and Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker’s entwined singing lies a nicely judged degree of invention
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8.0
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8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
If you needed a reminder of why Low are an institution then this is it…
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8.0
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8.0 |
Mojo
Low have made one of the most impressive albums of their career and it still feels like their best work is ahead of them
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8.0
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8.0 |
Q
Brooding familiarity yet coolly exhilarating. Print edition only
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8.0 |
Uncut
It's odd to hear the omnipresent darkness in their work made so overt and cinematic, but refreshing too
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The Quietus
Ones And Sixes finds them producing some of their best work in years
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7.8
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7.8 |
Pitchfork
As always with Low, the beauty is all about the details
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7.6
79920
7.6 |
Earbuddy
Ones and Sixes stands up as another worthwhile release and continues to cement Low’s legacy as slowcore’s best band
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7.5
79640
7.5 |
A.V. Club
An impressive record, but a difficult one
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7.5
79592
7.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
This record indicates no end to the creativity of a commercially undervalued act whose longevity was never prophesised
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7.5
79593
7.5 |
Under The Radar
Like Low's other inessential records, most of these tracks are melodically sound and often as moving as their best moments
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7.0
79591
7.0 |
PopMatters
Ones and Sixes is the sound of Low operating in a different gear
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7.0
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7.0 |
The Music
Low remain a haunting thing that can seep into you, but there's maybe a more insistent desire for you to feel and share their melancholy
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7.0
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7.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Low has made a career out of examining loneliness
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7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Low remind us they're still masters of doing a lot with a little
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6.7
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6.7 |
Consequence Of Sound
At this point, an album doesn’t need to be slow, quiet, or sparse to be Low. It just needs to be a passionate, cathartic, connective emotional experience. For the most part, Ones and Sixes fits that bill
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6.0
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6.0 |
DIY
While some may argue that ‘Ones and Sixes’ sounds too familiar, it could be said that the trio are simply playing to their strengths
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6.0
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6.0 |
All Music
Slowcore innovators use noisy electronics to give their music a new texture, with middling results
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