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 | Slowcore, dream pop | |||
| Length | 54:19 | |||
| Label | Kranky | |||
| Producer | Steve Albini | |||
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Things We Lost in the Fire is a 2001 album by Low, their fifth full-length release. 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
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sunflower" | 4:39 |
| 2. | "Whitetail" | 5:03 |
| 3. | "Dinosaur Act" | 4:13 |
| 4. | "Medicine Magazines" | 4:33 |
| 5. | "Laser Beam" | 2:54 |
| 6. | "July" | 5:35 |
| 7. | "Embrace" | 5:37 |
| 8. | "Whore" | 4:23 |
| 9. | "Kind of Girl" | 3:30 |
| 10. | "Like a Forest" | 2:27 |
| 11. | "Closer" | 5:06 |
| 12. | "Untitled" | 0:46 |
| 13. | "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. 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.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 87/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Alternative Press | 4/5[5] |
| Chicago Sun-Times | [6] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[7] |
| The Guardian |  [8] |
| The List | [9] |
| NME | 9/10[10] |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.7/10[11] |
| Spin | 8/10[12] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | 4.5/5[13] |
Things We Lost in the Fire garnered a score of 87 out of 100 on review aggregate site Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim".[3] 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.[14] Things We Lost in the Fire was listed on NME'S "Darkest Albums Ever: 50 of the Best" at number 36. [15]
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
- ↑ "Things We Lost in the Fire". Sub Pop Records website. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- 1 2 "Reviews for Things We Lost in the Fire by Low". Metacritic. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
- ↑ Phares, Heather. "Things We Lost in the Fire – Low". AllMusic. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
- ↑ "Low: Things We Lost in the Fire". Alternative Press (153): 78. April 2001.
- ↑ DeRogatis, Jim (February 25, 2001). "Low, 'Things We Lost in the Fire' (Kranky)". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved March 11, 2013. (Subscription required (help)).
- ↑ Tucker, Ken (February 16, 2001). "Things We Lost in the Fire". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
- ↑ Cameron, Keith (February 2, 2001). "Low: Things We Lost in the Fire (Tugboat)". The Guardian.
- ↑ Johnstone, Doug (February 15, 2001). "Low: Things We Lost in the Fire (Tugboat)". The List (407): 52. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
- ↑ Long, April (February 3, 2001). "Low : Things We Lost In The Fire". NME. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
- ↑ Schreiber, Ryan (January 21, 2001). "Low: Things We Lost in the Fire". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
- ↑ Salamon, Jeff (April 2001). "Low: Things We Lost in the Fire". Spin. 17 (4): 158–61. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
- ↑ "Low – Things We Lost in the Fire". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
- ↑ Pitchfork staff (September 28, 2009). "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 200–151". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
- ↑ http://www.nme.com/list/darkest-albums-ever-50-of-the-best/203156/page/2