I Could Live in Hope is an incredibly joyous journey of spirit and songwriting sensibility.
REVIEW REPOST #024. I repost my old reviews, which got no attention, with updated thoughts. Posted this review a year ago, but I'm posting it again.
This is not only the best slowcore album of all time but personally, also one of the greatest albums of all time.
The melancholy atmosphere here is so unique and it touches my soul like no other project ever did before. It's simple, yet so effective. The slow guitars, the harmonic vocals, and the spacy reverb work so perfectly together. ... read more
Recommended by the lovely @RemisReviews!
I have never heard about Low before. I don't really listen to 90's indie rock, I didn't even know slowcore is a genre that existed. I have listened to this completely blind with no prior experience with this type of music.
Let me just say this, this album is way, WAY better than I expected it to be. I'm a sucker for great basslines, so this is the project for me. I love both Parker's and Sparhawk's vocals, they compliment each other well. The ... read more
Thank you @Irissssssssssss for the recommendation, I really appreciate it.
I love slowcore to pieces, but there is some slowcore that I enjoy a little less than others. While this album is not unlistenable in any sense of the word, I did not appreciate how drawn out it was and I unfortunately became more bored than I hoped for, despite me really trying to enjoy the album.
Love what Low did to slowcore as a genre though, as it probably wouldn’t be what it is today without the band.
7/10