the low anthem

The new Low Anthem album requires you take the time to fully listen and absorb, but like immersion in brine baths, the results have an unexpectedly relaxing and calming effect.

Eyeland is like nothing else you are likely to hear, unless you have direct access to the future, but beneath the impressive and immersive layers of meaning and narrative, beneath the squall, the surprise and the silence, exists a spirited set of songs that are clearly the work of one of the best and most confident bands in America.

The Low Anthem have announced the release of their fourth full length studio album…based around the “sonic mythology of a moth’s dreams which promises an unprecedented collection of multi-dimensional future folk crafted with uncommon vision and emotional depth.

Jesse Lauter (Low Anthem) and Sean O’Brien (Dawes) drum up a small army of artists including Bonnie “Prince” Billy to release a new Bob Dylan tribute album.

We give the low down on The Chieftains latest release: Voice of Ages. Plus we have an album giveaway!

Smart Flesh is The Low Anthem’s much anticipated new album release and our Album of the Week. Ever since they took up occupancy in an old dis-used pasta sauce factory to record this album the anticipation has grown with every mention, video or photograph they have released.

With their new album “SMART FLESH” due for release in February 2011, THE LOW ANTHEM have just announced news of a number of UK dates plus get a free download from their forthcoming album!

The Low Anthem have announced the release of their next album, titled Smart Flesh. It will be released on 22nd February 2011.

It’s been a while since I sat down and did a mix. This mix was inspired by music that I listen to when I’m either out walking across woods and fields or working outside during the winter.

A great new documentary of The Low Anthem from a recent tour along with some great back stage chat about their music and their future. As ever they are down-t-earth and honest.

On the back of a beautiful performance at End of the Road festival in Wiltshire, Iron and Wine, the moniker of Sam Beam returned to London’s Union Chapel to a silent, near motionless crowd hypnotised by his Southern, sombre folk songs.

The Low Anthem put on a performance last night in Belfast that immediately won the crowd over. They are the type of band that will always give a consistently good performance. They get the balance right: they play the hits and they play them well. Their timing, delivery and stage presence is second to none.

Some great news on the line-up for this years Open House Festival which is looking like the Americana gig of the year! The Dave Rawlings Machine, fronted by long-time musical partner of Americana singer songwriter Gillian Welch, are to play an exclusive Irish debut at this year’s Open House Festival in Belfast on Saturday 11th September.

For those of you that know and love the music of The Low Anthem you will know the line-up as frontman Ben Knox Miller, multi-instrumentalist Jeff Prystowsky and the classically trained composer Jocie Adams. So who do those extra pair of feet in the photo above belong to and where is it?

We are very pleased to announce that Folk Radio UK is to be a media sponsor for the 12th Open House Festival in Belfast this year. This is an exciting opportunity for us to be involved with the festival which has been a winner year on year. We’ll be heading over to Belfast in September to cover the festival as well as offer you all some great exclusives. We’ll be …

La Blogotheque have been working their magic again and managed to film The Low Anthem in the middle of the Great Hall at Grand Central Station: