White Roses, My God Alan Sparhawk SKU: SP1655X Barcode: 0098787165500 23.00 £23.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Sub Pop Released Date: 27th September 2024 Buying Format: 1LP Coloured Vinyl Forthcoming Pre Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Alan Sparhawk of Low’s solo debut for Sub Pop is at once a bold new, electro-pop-infused adventure, and an extension of the innovation and experimentation that drove his work as a member of Low. It is his first album since the tragic 2022 loss of his wife and partner in Low, Mimi Parker. Alan will be touring the US with Godspeed You! Black Emperor in November, 2024, following a series of dates in the UK and Europe. Alan and his solo work were the subject of a poignant Persons of Interest feature in The New Yorker in April, 2024. Recorded primarily by Alan at his home, with additional work and mixing by co-producer and young Minneapolis musician Nat Harvie. Alan Sparhawk has always been a prolific, protean musician. A restless soul eager to explore unfamiliar sonic and psychic terrain. Though he’s obviously (and justifiably) best-known for his thirty years as frontman of the legendary band Low, a look at Sparhawk’s many side projects across that same span of time shows him experimenting with everything from punk and funk to production work and improvisation. Low itself never settled for a set sound or approach. The band was always a collaboration—a conversation, a romance—between Sparhawk and his wife, Mimi Parker, who was the band’s co-founder, drummer, co-lead vocalist, and its blazing irreplaceable heart. To take the journey from Low’s hushed early work, through the tremendous melodies of their middle period, all the way to the late lush chaos of their final albums, is to witness heads, hearts, and spirits in an act of perpetual becoming. Parker passed away in 2022 after a long battle with cancer, and there is no question that WHITE ROSES, MY GOD is a record borne of grief. You can hear it in the title, as well as tracks such as “Heaven”, in which Sparhawk describes the afterlife, wrenchingly, as “a lonely place if you’re alone.” You can sense it too in Sparhawk’s decision to create this thing entirely on his own: every note, every lyric, every programmed beat. It would be reductive, even foolish, to see grief as the sole source or the final limit of this taut, brilliant, provocative, thrilling album, whose bold experimentation is powered by profound lyrics and propulsive beats. “Can you feel something here?” Sparhawk asks on “Feel Something.” The line repeats over and over, evolving first into “I want to feel something here” and then “Can you help me feel something here?” Meanwhile the musical means he’s chosen to convey this message—especially the pitch-shifter—might seem at first like they’re making it harder to access that very something he wants us (and himself) to feel. Isn’t the vocoder a barrier between us and the deep emotionality we’ve long associated with an Alan Sparhawk vocal? Maybe, maybe not. Probably not. But even if it is, then it’s a barrier worth breaking and the music itself is the hammer. Sparhawk conjures forth the ghosts trapped inside these machines. WHITE ROSES, MY GOD is an exorcism whose purpose is not to banish the spirit but to set it free. In many ways WHITE ROSES, MY GOD feels like a hard break with the past, almost a debut. And yet there’s incredible continuity with Sparhawk’s past work and his traditional ways of working. He’s pathbreaking, yet again, invested as ever in the endless process of becoming himself. As he puts it on “Station”: “I can please myself with the things I seek out.” Us, too. We are lucky to be here to hear it as it happens. Artist Alan Sparhawk Genre Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label Sub Pop Buying Options 1LP Coloured Vinyl Format 1LP , Coloured Vinyl Condition New Country UK Track Listings Get Still I Made This Beat Not the 1 Can U Hear Heaven Brother Black Water Feel Something Station Somebody Else's Room Project 4 Ever Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo View Product Quick View Oh Sees, The The Cool Death of Island Raiders (Coloured Vinyl) Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Castle Face | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 29th March 2019 £24.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Oh Sees, The The Cool Death of Island Raiders (Coloured Vinyl) £24.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Castle Face SKU: CF107X Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 29th March 2019 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Blink 182 One More Time…Part-2 (Complete Deluxe Edition) Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Sony | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released 24th January 2025 £32.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Blink 182 One More Time…Part-2 (Complete Deluxe Edition) £32.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Sony SKU: 19802850901 Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 24th January 2025 Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Have Mercy NUMB Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Rude Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 8th December 2023 £20.00 Select options Have Mercy NUMB £20.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Rude Records Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 8th December 2023 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Nothing Tired Of Tomorrow Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Relapse | 1LP Released 13th May 2016 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nothing Tired Of Tomorrow £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Relapse SKU: 0781676734313 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 13th May 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Gender Roles PRANG Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Big Scary Monsters | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 30th August 2019 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Gender Roles PRANG £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Big Scary Monsters SKU: BSM258V Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 30th August 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Matt's picks View Product Quick View Blondshell Blondshell Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Partisan Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 7th April 2023 £19.00 - £21.00 Select options Reserve View Reservations Blondshell Blondshell £19.00 - £21.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Partisan Records Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 7th April 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Select options View Product Quick View Mudhoney Digital Garbage (Loser Edition) Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Sub Pop | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 25th September 2018 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Mudhoney Digital Garbage (Loser Edition) £20.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Sub Pop SKU: SP1225X Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 25th September 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Death In June Nada Plus! Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Pylon | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 29th January 2021 £29.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Death In June Nada Plus! £29.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Pylon SKU: PYLON24 Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 29th January 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Dirty Nil, The Minimum R&B Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Dine Alone Records | 1LP Released 26th May 2017 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Dirty Nil, The Minimum R&B £19.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Dine Alone Records SKU: DAV188 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 26th May 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Joan Of Arc A Window & A Mirror – Book plus 7″ Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Joyful Noise Recordings | 7", Book, Single Released 12th July 2024 £61.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Joan Of Arc A Window & A Mirror – Book plus 7″ £61.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Joyful Noise Recordings SKU: JNR440 Formats: 7", Book, Single Released Date: 12th July 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Start again
View Product Quick View Oh Sees, The The Cool Death of Island Raiders (Coloured Vinyl) Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Castle Face | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 29th March 2019 £24.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Oh Sees, The The Cool Death of Island Raiders (Coloured Vinyl) £24.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Castle Face SKU: CF107X Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 29th March 2019 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket
View Product Quick View Blink 182 One More Time…Part-2 (Complete Deluxe Edition) Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Sony | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released 24th January 2025 £32.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Blink 182 One More Time…Part-2 (Complete Deluxe Edition) £32.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Sony SKU: 19802850901 Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 24th January 2025 Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Have Mercy NUMB Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Rude Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 8th December 2023 £20.00 Select options Have Mercy NUMB £20.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Rude Records Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 8th December 2023 Read More Select options
View Product Quick View Nothing Tired Of Tomorrow Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Relapse | 1LP Released 13th May 2016 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nothing Tired Of Tomorrow £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Relapse SKU: 0781676734313 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 13th May 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Gender Roles PRANG Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Big Scary Monsters | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 30th August 2019 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Gender Roles PRANG £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Big Scary Monsters SKU: BSM258V Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 30th August 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
Matt's picks View Product Quick View Blondshell Blondshell Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Partisan Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 7th April 2023 £19.00 - £21.00 Select options Reserve View Reservations Blondshell Blondshell £19.00 - £21.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Partisan Records Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 7th April 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Select options
View Product Quick View Mudhoney Digital Garbage (Loser Edition) Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Sub Pop | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 25th September 2018 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Mudhoney Digital Garbage (Loser Edition) £20.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Sub Pop SKU: SP1225X Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 25th September 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Death In June Nada Plus! Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Pylon | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 29th January 2021 £29.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Death In June Nada Plus! £29.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Pylon SKU: PYLON24 Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 29th January 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Dirty Nil, The Minimum R&B Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Dine Alone Records | 1LP Released 26th May 2017 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Dirty Nil, The Minimum R&B £19.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Dine Alone Records SKU: DAV188 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 26th May 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Joan Of Arc A Window & A Mirror – Book plus 7″ Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Joyful Noise Recordings | 7", Book, Single Released 12th July 2024 £61.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Joan Of Arc A Window & A Mirror – Book plus 7″ £61.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Joyful Noise Recordings SKU: JNR440 Formats: 7", Book, Single Released Date: 12th July 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders