Things We Lost in the Fire (album)
Things We Lost in the Fire | ||||
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Studio album by Low | ||||
Released | January 22, 2001 | |||
Genre | Indie rock, slowcore | |||
Length | 54:19 | |||
Label | Kranky | |||
Producer | Steve Albini | |||
Low chronology | ||||
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Things We Lost in the Fire is a 2001 album by Low, their fifth full-length release.[citation needed] In 2006, the album was performed live in its entirety as part of the All Tomorrow's Parties-curated Don't Look Back series.[1]
Track listing
- "Sunflower" – 4:39
- "Whitetail" – 5:03
- "Dinosaur Act" – 4:13
- "Medicine Magazines" – 4:33
- "Laser Beam" – 2:54
- "July" – 5:35
- "Embrace" – 5:37
- "Whore" – 4:23
- "Kind of Girl" – 3:30
- "Like a Forest" – 2:27
- "Closer" – 5:06
- "Untitled" – 0:46
- "In Metal" – 4:19
Recording information
Engineered by Steve Albini at Electrical Audio in Chicago.[2]
Editions
Some overseas editions of the album contain the additional tracks "Overhead" and "Don't Carry It All", which were B-sides of the "Dinosaur Act" single, and were also published later on the 2004 box set of rarities, A Lifetime of Temporary Relief: 10 Years of B-Sides and Rarities.[citation needed] These two tracks were also included on the vinyl LP release of the album. This is a three-sided album, with the fourth side containing the song lyrics etched into the vinyl.[citation needed]
Reception
Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 87/100[3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [4] |
NME | (9/10) [5] |
Pitchfork Media | (8.7/10) [6] |
PopMatters | [7] |
Online music magazine Pitchfork Media placed Things We Lost in the Fire at number 117 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.[8] The album has also garnered an 87 ("Universal Acclaim") on aggregate site Metacritic.
References
- ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/dont-look-back-teenage-fanclub-the-forum-br-tortoise-amp-low-koko-london--none-onestar-twostar-threestar-fivestar-409587.html
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- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r519142
- ↑ Low : Things We Lost In The Fire - Album Reviews - NME.COM
- ↑ Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Low: Things We Lost in the Fire
- ↑ Low: Things We Lost in the Fire < PopMatters
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