Low Roar (album)

Low Roar is the self-titled debut album by the American-Icelandic musical project Low Roar, released in November 1, 2011 through Tonequake Records.

Low Roar
Studio album by Low Roar
Released	November 1, 2011
Genre	Post-rock ambient folk rock
Length	53:37
Label	Tonequake Records
Producer	Ryan Karazija
Low Roar chronology
Low Roar (2011) 0 (2014)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
PopMatters	6/10[1]

Music and style

Low Roar can be described as a post-rock, ambient and folk-rock album. The album is based on musician Ryan Karazija's move to Iceland, who was formerly of the indie rock band Audrye Sessions, as well as the change and introversion of fall.[2]

Recording and production

After moving from Livermore, California to Reykjavík, lead singer Ryan Karazija, formerly of the American indie rock band Audrye Sessions, chronicled the difficulty of acclimating to a foreign land, finding work, and supporting his family by writing a song each day.[3]

The album was recorded with nothing more than a laptop in Ryan's kitchen in Reykjavík, as a result of having a very low budget after moving to Iceland.[4]

Track listing

Low Roar

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Give Up"	3:06
2.	"Just a Habit"	3:27
3.	"Nobody Else"	4:57
4.	"Patience"	5:45
5.	"Low Roar"	2:13
6.	"Friends Make Garbage, Good Friends Take It Out"	5:34
7.	"The Painter"	4:45
8.	"Help Me"	3:51
9.	"Rolling Over"	5:07
10.	"Puzzle"	3:18
11.	"Because We Have To"	3:55
12.	"Tonight, Tonight, Tonight"	7:56
Total length:		53:37

References

1. PopMatters review
2. Low Roar in last.fm, "http://www.last.fm/music/Low+Roar/+wiki"
3. AllMusic
4. Icelandic airwaves Archived 2014-01-11 at the Wayback Machine