Low’s Alan Sparhawk made the collaborative nature of his second solo LP clear by titling it “With Trampled by Turtles”. Sparhawk may be the more recognizable name outside of Duluth’s creative community, but the alt-country group are also long time pillars of the city’s music scene. It’s not hard to imagine the simplicity of ‘Stranger’, the album’s lead single, being refracted and slowed down to fit the distorted atmospherics of Low’s BJ Purton-produced records, but the song’s bluegrass arrangement pushes Sparhawk’s voice toward clear conviction.
The second single, “Not Broken”, from the upcoming collaborative album “With Trampled by Turtles” is out now on the official Alan Sparhawk YouTube channel. Featuring vocals by Hollis Sparhawk and video directed and edited by Alexa Viscius. Watch and subscribe to stay updated and catch new content as soon as it’s released.
“You gotta put up with stranger people than you know now/ You gotta go through some dangerouser things than you thought you’d have to,” he sings, still bending grammatical rules to emphasize his point. More innocent souls might settle with might have to; Sparhawk knows life’s uncertainty is non-negotiable.
From the album ‘With Trampled by Turtles’, out on Sub Pop Records on May 30th, 2025
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