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XPN Welcomes The Low Anthem

Presented by World Cafe Live at World Cafe Live - Philadelphia

September 14, 2011

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The Low Anthem originally met and grew to its current lineup in a handful of ways: Ben Knox Miller (of Ossining, NY) and Jeff Prystowsky (of New Jersey) became fast friends sharing graveyard-shift duties as DJs at Brown University's radio station. Bostonian and former NASA technician Jocie Adams soon stepped in after original member Dan Lefkowitz left, after being asked to play clarinet on the final track for their first album, What the Crow Brings. Her fluency with classical composition and arrangement and her intuitive musicality would dramatically expand the band's horizons. The band first befriended Mat Davidson (of Roanoke, VA) in these early days gigging in Boston, and in October of 2009 asked him to come on board. Being a versatile multi-instrumentalist and a pure singer, he was a match for their frenetic instrument swapping and harmonic style. Smart Flesh is The Low Anthem's first recording effort as a quartet.

The Low Anthem have not only grown in numbers, they have also added new influences and instruments. After two years of scouring yard sales, attics and eBay while on tour, the band could easily open a second hand music shop, with sufficient peculiarities to be the envy of Brooklyn hipsters and historical preservation societies alike. The eclectic array of instruments used on, Smart Flesh, includes jaw harp, musical saw, stylophone, antique organs, and an elaborate scheme to re-amp noise through various chambers of the factory.