Kuestionnaire: The Low Anthem
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
The Low Anthem’s “Oh My God, Charlie Darwin” (Nonesuch Records) could quite possibly be one of the most personal and dreamy albums of this year. The album finds Low Anthem steeped in tradition in their connection to the land and those who live by it, but this record goes deeper and wider, incorporating Americana, blues and soul elements in a bracingly original and carefully recorded package. Ben Knox Miller, Jeff Prystowsky, and Jocie Adams recorded the album in the most remote place they could find near their Providence, Rhode Island home. The album takes the honesty, innocence and purity of secluded life and expands on that.
You can pick up “Oh My God, Charlie Darwin” here and you can catch them on tour here.
Ben Knox Miller from The Low Anthem answers this week’s Kuestionnaire.
1. Of all the bands/artists in your CD/record collection, which one is your most cherished?
Bob Dylan
2. What have you been listening to lately?
Books on tape
3. What’s your favorite local band?
Brown Bird – Rhode Island
4. What was the last show you attended?
Leonard Cohen at the Wang Theater in Boston
5. What was the greatest show you’ve ever been to?
Leonard Cohen at the Wang Theater in Boston
6. What show are you looking forward to?
Green Energy
7. What musician would you like to hang out/work with for a day?
Anyone
8. What four albums you would bring to a deserted island?
Bringing It All Back Home
Another Side of Bob Dylan
Times They Are A’Changin
Mule Variations
Songs of Leonard Cohen
9. Would you call yourself a music geek?
Nope
10. Any favorite music-related videos/DVDs you own?
I don’t understand why people make music related videos. I’m trying to.
11. What’s the last book you read?
Steinbeck’s To A God Unknown
12. Do you prefer live performances or recording in the studio?
They are very different. Both are risky.
13. Any embarrassing moments on stage you’d like to share?
I once peed on myself in Toronto.
14. Any favorite tour locations?
Toronto
15. Lastly, what have you done today?
Woke up, went jogging, listened to Dylan’s latest bootlegs, answered peoples’
questions.
The Low Anthem – 
Charlie Darwin
Brown Bird – Colorado
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