Minnesota slowcore pioneers Low deliver their most emotionally devastating album through minimal arrangements and maximum emotional impact. Released in 2001, the album features characteristically sparse instrumentation - often just guitar, bass, and drums - creating space for Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker's haunting vocal harmonies. The songs explore loss, faith, and mortality with unflinching honesty. The production emphasizes space and dynamics, with quiet passages creating tension before occasional explosive releases. Low's approach proves that slowness and restraint can be more powerful than speed and density. Essential slowcore demonstrating how minimal means can achieve profound emotional resonance and how patience in music creates genuine intensity.