When the world lost Mimi Parker in 2022, that was also the end of Minnesota indie rock greats Low. But her life and musical partner, Alan Sparhawk, began taking tentative steps back to music the next year. He released music online as part of DERECHO Rhythm Section, which includes his son Cyrus on bass, and has been playing shows, including a recent NYC show which featured both Cyrus and his daughter Hollis on drums, and mixed jazzy/funky DERECHO material with songs that sounded like they could’ve been Low numbers.
In a new profile in The New Yorker, Sparhawk talks openly about Parker’s death, playing again and what’s next, including a new solo album, White Roses, My God, which he says will be out this fall.
“I was messing with this rigid stuff. There were moments where it would quickly become very visceral, very spontaneous,” he told The New Yorker of his new material. “You’ve created the structure for it to happen and come through you, but you’re trusting the universe about what is going to come in.”
The New Yorker feature also features quotes from Low fans, including Phoebe Bridgers, Sharon Van Etten, Perfume Genius and more. It’s a lovely feature and you can read the whole thing here.