Last November, Alan Sparhawk returned to Europe to play some select solo shows, the first being a performance at Le Guess Who? Festival in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Three decades ago, Sparhawk co-founded the band Low alongside vocalist and drummer Mimi Parker, who sadly passed away in late 2022. Their music derived elemental power from its fearless exploration of quiet, gentle places. Low released thirteen albums and influenced a movement of spacious, graceful, intimate, and ever-evolving music.
During his performance at Le Guess Who?, Alan Sparhawk debuted all new songs, and was joined on stage by his son Cyrus Sparhawk on bass, as well as drummer Owen Mahon and Dave Carroll on banjo. Le Guess Who? now releases the video of the performance, captured at Utrecht’s Jacobi church, featuring four unreleased songs: Get High, Salvation, Impossible Day and Want It Back. |
“A set list of beautiful, obliterating new songs” – The Guardian |
Watch the video below, directed by Dammes Kieft and audio recording by Marc Broer. |
Le Guess Who? Recordings
The publication of this recording is part of Le Guess Who?’s ongoing expansion of the festival’s recordings archive with 100+ recordings from past editions now freely available online.
This archive contains audio and/or video recordings of performances by the likes of a.o. Stereolab, The Microphones, Dry Cleaning, Panda Bear & Sonic Boom, Selda Bağcan, Aldous Harding, Deerhunter, Marina Herlop, Goat, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Neneh Cherry, Arooj Aftab, Beverly Glenn-Copeland and Indian ensemble the Rajasthan Express together with composer Shye Ben Tzur and Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood.
About Le Guess Who?
With the motto of Listening is the Way Forward, Le Guess Who? is widely considered to be one of the most forward-thinking festivals around. Le Guess Who? exists to promote sounds that are often overlooked, and to platform fresh perspectives on what is possible in music. Artists from all over the world push the boundaries of expectations and offer an insight into the unprecedented diversity of human creativity. Le Guess Who? 2024 takes place 7-10 November. More information can be found at leguesswho.com. |
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