Another Minnesota slow-down from the frozen prairie’s coolest trio. 2001’s Things We Lost in the Fire features 14 tracks of sparse and drifting space pop soothe, floated on the beautiful vocals ofAlan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker, and anchored by Zak Sally’s dreamy bass. There’s a fuzzy feeling on some songs with a touch of distorted guitar, and the quality songwriting and singing we’ve all come to expect. Low can work at the most basic levels of voice, drum and guitar or with more orchestrated arrangements while constantly keeping the directness and strength of each song foremost.
