Mimi Parker is dead. The singer and drummer of the band Low contracted ovarian cancer in 2020 and died of complications on November 5, 2022 at the age of 55.
On their official Twitter account, Low confirmed the news on November 6th. They write:
“Friends, it’s hard to put the universe into language and into a short message, but she passed away last night, surrounded by family and love, including yours. Keep her name close and sacred. Share this moment with someone who needs you. Love is indeed the most important thing.”
Friends, it’s hard to put the universe into language and into a short message, but
She passed away last night, surrounded by family and love, including yours. Keep her name close and sacred. Share this moment with someone who needs you. Love is indeed the most important thing.
— LOW (@lowtheband) November 6, 2022
Parker formed the indie rock and slow core band in Minnesota in 1993 with her husband Alan Sparhawk and had two children. The group finally consisted of the two alone. They released 13 studio albums in their career, the last HEY WHAT was released in 2021 like the six previous ones on Sub Pop. HEY WHAT was ranked 9th among the 50 best records of 2021. ME author André Boße wrote:
“How far can you turn the knob to the left? “After fest is coming!” say the craftsmen. Mimi Parker and Alan Sparhawk ignore the warning of caution – and keep shooting. The digital abstraction of the low sound began six years ago with ONES AND SIXES, while DOUBLE NEGATIVE went one step further in 2018: the folk behind the songs disappeared into noise and noise. HEY WHAT further radicalizes the approach: if folk is the genre that solidifies identities, then Low now play anti-folk. The tracks are based on simple harmonies, with Parker and Sparhawk singing with clarity, knowing that digital deconstruction is lurking around the corner. Only when, where and with which tricks: That remains open. And that keeps HEY WHAT so incredibly interesting.”