Ones and Sixes Tracklist
Low’s glacial evolution continues on Ones and Sixes, an album that isn’t immediately discernible from their previous work. As a listener, you’re never sure exactly what the bands goal is. Are they trying to disquiet us with ominous, dark music? “Gentle” certainly seems to confirm that. Are they attempting to juxtapose instructional lyrics with slightly de-motivational music, like on “Congregation”? The answer is probably both, and more. The music may not sound wildly diverse, but unpacking the meaning behind each song reveals a plethora of emotions and thoughts propel this record.
They told Stereogum:
In some ways it’s like every recording we’ve ever done. We get to some point where we look at each other like, ‘What is this, what the hell are we doing?’ It takes a while to get to the point where it’s a cohesive thing and it fits together and it’s become something.
For a slowcore band, the record was quite successful. It reached 35 on the UK Album charts, and 158 on the US Billboard 200, nothing to sneeze at. It also did well in Europe, with a high of number 34 in The Netherlands.
