new single is done (under the rust/the last time) also, the previous single (immediate family/what if i’m wrong) has been re-mixed..nothing major, just a few tweaks here and there…sounds better. tracks are up on www.myspace.com/therecordlow for a hard copy come to the show this Saturday at Double Door (see below). Can’t make it? Email us at info@therecordlow.com. and we’ll work it out…
We are playing in Chicago at Double Door this Saturday (the 26th, September). Should be a great show start to finish. Oh My God headlines, Brighton MA get things started, and the Record Low plays second. Doors at 9pm, show starts at 10pm. (www.doubledoor.com for more info)
ALSO: We will be releasing another single at this show. We also remixed the previous single (immediate family/what if i’m wrong). Too make things easier, we are going to jam everything on one disc. Again, only 200 copies. Free while they last. Can’t make it to the show, and still want the new tracks? shoot me an email at info@therecordlow.com
See you soon
Local sounds: Happy coincidence out West leads Record Low to Chicago
Published August 21, 2009 Press Leave a CommentRockers release record Friday at Subterranean
By Andy Downing Special to the TribuneAugust 21, 2009
North Carolina native Robby Haynes, one half of the Record Low, appears to approach major decisions with all the thought of someone throwing himself headlong into a swimming pool to check the water’s temperature. When the guitarist dropped out of college, citing a need to get away from it all, he set his sights on the former silver mining town of Telluride, Colo. At the time, all Haynes knew about the mountain locale was that it was remote — the perfect place, he figured, to decompress and gather himself while plotting his next move. And if he had a chance to play some music, well, all the better.
What he didn’t plan on was meeting someone who would become both a friend and a musical conspirator for the better part of six years. But that’s what he found in front man Henry Joseph. The pair, who also happened to live in the same building, met after Haynes found a flier hanging in the lobby of his apartment complex: “Looking for musicians.”
Within a month, the upstarts had persuaded a local businessman to give them a weekly gig at his restaurant — a cabinlike structure decorated with wood carvings of mountain animals. “It wasn’t even a real venue,” says Haynes, sounding groggy after an early-August dental visit led to an unexpected extraction of wisdom teeth. “I think we were the only band that played there.” As winter wound down, the two made plans to relocate to Chicago because, says Haynes, “It was a totally new thing.”
“I didn’t know anything about the city,” continues the guitarist, who planned the move with nearly as much thought as his relocation to Telluride. “I was like, ‘How does this work? Am I going to live downtown?’ I didn’t know what to expect.”
Once settled in Chicago, the group expanded to a quartet and recorded an album of bruising rock, “Here To Stay.” The title proved misleading; soon after the record’s release, a confluence of circumstances again left Haynes and Joseph as the band’s sole members. Nine months of soul searching followed as the duo holed up in their modest Eckhart Park studio and attempted to redefine their sound. They absorbed experimental bands like Suicide (who inspired the pair’s use of the drum machine) and recorded as many as 20 variations on every song. Fortunately, the work paid off.
Even in unfinished form, the moody “Till It’s Over,” off the group’s upcoming self-titled record (tonight’s show doubles as a release party), impresses, marrying lush, mossy guitar textures with the cold, steely click of programmed drums. That said, not even Haynes knows what the duo’s music will sound like moving forward. “I might like the way things sound now, but a little [time] passes and then you’re someone else,” Haynes says. “And our music is a reflection of who we are. It changes constantly.”
No Harm, No Foul
No Harm, No Foul’s hilariously stripped-down bio reads, in its entirety, “No Harm, No Foul is a two man project comprised of two individuals.” But there’s nothing simplistic about the duo’s music. “The Fact of the Matter” (streaming at myspace.com/nhnfm) spins acoustic guitar, ramshackle drums and an elegiacal keyboard coda into a rootsy pop nugget, while “On Top of the Word” finds the pair dabbling in basement funk.
The Record Low
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Hi. Friday August 21st we are playing in Chicago at Subterranean (2011 W. North Ave). Joining us will be the Fake Fictions, Flatbear (from Madison, WI), and DJ Worcester County. We were aiming to release the new record, unfortunately that’s not going to happen. WE WILL however be releasing a new two song single. It’s FREE to the first 200 people to make a point of asking for it. Both songs will wind up on the full length when it’s finished. We are close now but, after nine months, no use in rushing at this point. It’ll be done soon…. In the meantime, please enjoy the new songs, pass them on, download/upload them, do whatever you like with them…See you soon.
New music on Myspace coming too, look for it this weekend…
From NewCity Music
Always an agreeable pop band, local act The Record Low has two releases under its belt, 2007’s “Here to Stay” and 2006’s EP “This Other City,” and celebrates the release of its second full-length tonight. I don’t have the new record, but the two tracks the band emailed to me are powerfully melodic and heartbreaking at moments, featuring some heavily reverbed vocals that create a sweetly touching atmosphere, even if you might not be able to tell what’s being sung. The band’s gone dreamy, it seems, and the new direction fits more than I would’ve expected. The songs are patiently constructed and traipse along unassumingly—I hope the rest of the record is just like this. Fake Fictions and Flatbear are also on the bill. (Tom Lynch)
August 21 at Subterranean, 2011 W. North, (773)278-6600, at 9:30pm. $8.
A couple shows coming up:
July 4th in Madison at the University of Wisconsin. Outdoors. Playing with the Blueheels.
July 10th in Chicago at the Empty Bottle w/Pool of Frogs and the Blueheels
Jordan Kozer on drums, and Jeff Heddles (Awesome Gary) on bass.
new record soon.
Finshing up the new record. Hoping to have it ready by the next show (see below)….more info soon.
April 10th Cafe Montmartre w/This Bright Apocalypse – Madison, Wisconsin
April 11th Subterranean w/ JT and the Clouds - Chicago, Illinois
It has been awhile. Happy New Year. Haven’t played out in a couple months. We’ve been really busy working on the new album. Gotten quite a lot done. Still recording though; mixing, mastering and releasing soon. Can’t Wait. In the mean time we are going to start playing some shows around Chicago. The first one being on Friday February 6th at Double Door.
Joining us will be Skybox , Mr. Gnome , and Awesome Gary. Tickets are $5 at the door and we would love to see you there.
Robby
1.”THANK YOU” to everyone that made it out to the show at the Empty Bottle…(this is a little overdue, but nonetheless sincere)
2. We are playing in Chicago at the The Metro on Saturday October 11th. Catfish Haven, Brighton Ma and Rego play as well. Caftish and Brighton are both releasing records. The Record Low plays second @ 9:45. Jordy Kozer will be on the skin tip.
3. We are still recording, the album is almost done. Seriously.
