FANG presents...
Artist.......: Low Roar
Album........: Once In A Long, Long While
Label........: Nevado Records
Genre........: Indie
Catnr........:
Source.......: CD (LP)
Rip.date.....: 2017-08-09
Str.date.....: 2017-04-14
Quality......: 232kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo
Url..........: http://www.nevadomusic.com
track title time
1. Don't Be So Serious 6:13
2. Bones 2:49
3. St. Eriksplan 3:41
4. Give Me An Answer 3:43
5. Waiting (10 Years) 4:05
6. Without You 3:54
7. Gosia 4:13
8. Once In A Long, Long While ... 5:16
9. Crawl Back 4:08
10. Poznan 2:03
11. Miserably 3:55
12. 13 5:24
Runtime 49:24
Size 82.73
Release Notes:
Art echoes the loudest from periods of isolation. Low Roarùthe musical vision of
Ryan Karazijaùturns those moments of solitude into airy and ambient soundscapes
materializing into anthemic melodies.
Born in the Bay Area to a mother of Mexican descent and a Lithuanian father, the
frontman spent his formative years playing in bands around Northern California
before relocating to Iceland in 2010 where he recorded Low RoarÆs self-titled
debut in his Reykjavik kitchen. Quietly building buzz, he cut the critically
acclaimed follow-up, 0, in a converted garage during 2014 before going on to
grace the stages of Eurosonic, Airwaves France, The Great Escape, ATP, Lowlands,
Iceland Airwaves, and beyond.
Along the way, iconic Japanese video game creator Hideo Kojima [Metal Gear]
heard Low RoarÆs 0 playing while visiting a record store in Reykjavik. Smitten
with the sounds, the video game legend requested a personal meeting with Ryan in
Los Angeles as Low RoarÆs ôIÆll Keep Comingö and ôEasy Way Outö soundtracked the
two high-profile 2016 trailers for KojimaÆs Death Stranding video game starring
Norman Reedus, Mads Mikkelsen, and director Guillermo del Toro.
Between everything, Ryan Karazija spent most of 2016 by himselfùtraveling
everywhere from Iceland, Sweden, and Poland, to the Bay Area, and Mexico before
settling permanently in Warsaw. During this time, he carefully assembled what
would become his third full-length record, Once In A Long, Long Whileà [Nevado
Music].
ôI was alone for most of the process,ö Ryan affirms. ôIt was nice to go to all
of these spots. There were a lot of great things that happened, and a lot of bad
things that happened. There were really beautiful moments like the birth of my
nephew, and there were really hard moments such as going through relationship
changes. It helped to get it all out. I donÆt think I wouldÆve made the same
record if I was in one place.ö
In the midst of his travels, he entered a London studio for a week in April 2016
with longtime collaborator Mike Lindsay [Tunng]. Recording wrapped in Wales at
the end of August, with a final three-day session in the studio of
producer/mixer Andrew Scheps [Red Hot Chili Peppers, Adele, Hozier].
ôThis was the first time that Mike, Andrew, and myself had worked and recorded
in the same room together. When the record was done, we turned the lights off,
put the Christmas lights on, listened, and each had a bourbon. It was pretty
emotional.ö
Penned in Mexico, ôBonesö begins with a delicate piano punctuated by glitches as
Ryan sings, ôIÆm exactly where I want to be, but IÆm a long way from home.ö As
the beat builds, Icelandic songstress J≤frφ≡ur ┴kad≤ttir adds a haunting and
heavenly harmony.
ôI was in Sweden until March 1st, [2016] and I wound up in Warsaw, Poland, which
brought me full circle,ö Ryan recalls. ôA recent relationship had just ended.
æBonesÆ tells this story: YouÆre in a relationship, and you donÆt want it to end
ù but your significant other does. ThatÆs the way it is.ö
His voice immediately transfixes on the stark ôWithout You,ö glistening over a
gentle cinematic hum. ôIt was winter in Iceland. I had these big windows. I
looked out into the middle of the street and saw somebody standing alone. ThatÆs
how the song started.ö
The tambourine shuffle and off-kilter keys of ôGive Me An Answerö tensely mount
in tandem with RyanÆs infectious delivery. ôItÆs a little cocky and cheeky
lyrically, but not too over-the-top,ö he smiles. ôItÆs one of the most direct
songs, pushing for that person to respond.ö
Ultimately, Once In A Long, Long Whileà reflects Low Roar at RyanÆs rawest. ôI
just needed to get these songs out,ö he leaves off. ôI was documenting my life
as it was happening.ö
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