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    The Low Anthem: Smart Flesh

    Rhode Island-based folk-rockers The Low Anthem have made some large strides in just a few short years. A mere two and a half years ago they self-released their sophomore album, Oh My God, Charlie Darwin, which made quite a splash, despite its relative scarcity.

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    By Eric J. Lawrence • Feb 14, 2011 • 1 min read

    Rhode Island-based folk-rockers

    The Low Anthem have made some large strides in just a few short years. A mere two and a half years ago they self-released their sophomore album,

    Oh My God, Charlie Darwin, which made quite a splash, despite its relative scarcity. The following year the band was signed to Nonesuch Records, who remastered, reordered and rereleased the album to even wider acclaim. This month, the band offer the follow-up release,

    Smart Flesh

    , one of the most anticipated albums of the spring. And listening to it, one feels like the band took the energy of anticipation and used it to fuel their best album yet.

    -- Eric J. Lawrence, KCRW DJ and Music Librarian

    Smart Flesh will be available on demand from February 14 though February 27, 2011. The album will be released on Tuesday February 22, 2011.

    Check out The Low Anthem's performance on Morning Becomes Eclectic from March 25, 2010.

    Artist website: http://www.lowanthem.com

    Track listing

    1. Ghost Woman Blues

    2. Apothecary Love

    3. Boeing 737

    4. Love And Altar

    5. Matter Of Time

    6. Wire

    7. Burn

    8. Hey, All You Hippies!

    9. I'll Take Out Your Ashes

    10. Golden Cattle

    11. Smart Flesh

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