The Invisible Way

The Invisible Way
Studio album by Low
Released	March 19, 2013 (2013-03-19)
Length	41:00
Label	Sub Pop
Producer	Jeff Tweedy
Low chronology
C'mon (2011) The Invisible Way (2013) Ones and Sixes (2015)

The Invisible Way is the tenth studio album by Low, released in 2013 by Sub Pop.^[1] It is produced by Wilco's Jeff Tweedy and recorded at Wilco's studio in Chicago.^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.5/10[3]
Metacritic	80/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
The A.V. Club	A−[6]
Chicago Tribune	[7]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[8]
The Independent	[9]
Mojo	[10]
The Observer	[11]
Pitchfork	7.3/10[12]
Q	[13]
Spin	7/10[14]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on 36 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".^[4]

In his review for The A.V. Club, critic Jason Heller praised the band's longevity and said that "it's as if Low has taken its tried-and-true songwriting formula—a slow buildup into a smoldering climax—and stretched it to the length of an entire album." Heller called the album "superb."^[6] Fred Thomas of AllMusic liked the album's "brilliant production values and carefully curated arrangements" and said that The Invisible Way showed "a band decades into making music but still in a very real state of evolution."^[5]

In a less favorable review, Slant Magazine's Jordan Mainzer complained that "not even Sparhawk and Parker's subtle guitar, drum flourishes, and beautifully weary voices can save some of The Invisible Way's worst tracks" and said that the album "makes it clear just how little they've evolved."^[15] Another reviewer, Tom Hughes of The Quietus, noted that "at best, Tweedy's soft production complements and highlights the otherworldly splendour of their harmonies; at worst it's predictably concealed, failing to disguise the more inferior songs and lyrical blankness, leaving behind a fairly mixed bag."^[16]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Low

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Plastic Cup"	3:00
2.	"Amethyst"	5:20
3.	"So Blue"	4:22
4.	"Holy Ghost"	3:06
5.	"Waiting"	2:38
6.	"Clarence White"	3:48
7.	"Four Score"	2:56
8.	"Just Make It Stop"	4:08
9.	"Mother"	2:52
10.	"On My Own"	5:42
11.	"To Our Knees"	3:08

References

1. "Sub Pop Records : Low : The Invisible Way".
2. "Low Announce New Album The Invisible Way, Produced by Wilco's Jeff Tweedy". Pitchfork. November 28, 2012.
3. "The Invisible Way by Low reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
4. "Reviews for The Invisible Way by Low". Metacritic. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
5. Thomas, Fred. "The Invisible Way – Low". AllMusic. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
6. Heller, Jason (March 19, 2013). "Low: The Invisible Way". The A.V. Club. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
7. Kot, Greg (March 19, 2013). "Album review: Low, 'The Invisible Way'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
8. Markovitz, Adam; Anderson, Kyle; Rahman, Ray (March 29, 2013). "Singles and Albums: April 5, 2013". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
9. Gill, Andy (March 15, 2013). "Album review: Low, The Invisible Way (Sub Pop)". The Independent.
10. "Low: The Invisible Way". Mojo (233): 96. April 2013.
11. Carnwath, Ally (March 17, 2013). "Low: The Invisible Way – review". The Observer. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
12. Deusner, Stephen M. (March 21, 2013). "Low: The Invisible Way". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
13. "Low: The Invisible Way". Q (321): 105. April 2013.
14. Gross, Joe (March 22, 2013). "Low, 'The Invisible Way' (Sub Pop)". Spin. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
15. Mainzer, Jordan (April 1, 2013). "Low: The Invisible Way". Slant Magazine. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
16. Hughes, Tom (April 5, 2013). "Low". The Quietus. Retrieved November 6, 2015.

External links

• The Invisible Way at Discogs (list of releases)
• Low - The Invisible Way (Album Trailer)