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Secret Name
Studio album by
Low
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]

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.

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. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 355.
  2. ^ a b 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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