Name: Downer Edn
Brand: Low Life

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

ALT45

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Black

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-03-10

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Cargo

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5055869571517

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Black LP

ALT45CD

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2019-03-15

0768114914520

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Low Life

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

Alter

Alter is a London-based music label that was founded in January 2010 by Luke Younger of Helm. With a focus on experimental and avant-garde music, Alter has quickly gained recognition for its unique roster of artists and innovative releases.

As an independent label, Alter prides itself on pushing boundaries and challenging traditional notions of sound. The label's diverse range of artists includes both established musicians and emerging talents, all united by their commitment to artistic exploration.

Distributed in the UK by Cargo Records, Alter continues to make waves in the music industry with its thought-provoking releases. Whether you're a seasoned fan or new to the world of experimental music, Alter offers a captivating listening experience that will leave you inspired and wanting more.

Low Life is an artist known for their unique blend of post-punk and garage rock. Hailing from Sydney, Australia, *Low Life* has been making waves in the music scene with their raw and energetic sound. Drawing inspiration from bands like DIÄT and Iceage, *Low Life* creates music that is both gritty and melodic.

With a discography that includes albums such as "Dogging" and "Downer Edn," *Low Life* has garnered critical acclaim for their introspective lyrics and infectious hooks. Their songs tackle themes of disillusionment, isolation, and the struggles of everyday life.

*Low Life's* live performances are a force to be reckoned with. Known for their high-energy shows, they captivate audiences with their intense stage presence and powerful delivery. They have shared the stage with notable acts such as B Boys, Crack Cloud, and Gold Class.

The whole “five band years = a lifetime” biz trope is justified by the second album from Sydney’s Low Life. Arriving with an aura of anticipation, Downer Edn (read: Edition) feels like a collective document of the band's timeline since their unforgettable debut Dogging; an album which made enough of a mark on the punk landscape in 2014 to justify a reissue on London's Alter in 2017.

Recorded over two years and mixed in 2018 by Mikey Young (Total Control / Eddy Current Suppression Ring), Downer Edn sees the core trio of Mitch Tolman, Cristian O’Sullivan and Greg Alfaro expand their ranks to a five piece. Dizzy Daldal and Yuta Matsumura of Oily Boys and Orion were brought in to reinforce the thick wall of guitars, freeing Tolman up as a dedicated front man for live duties. The hours of studio work have resulted in the band sounding more confident and fully realised, reaching and finding a sound that was perhaps unattainable 5 years prior. However, lurking behind the bigger vision and polished production, Downer Edn is a complex proposition and remains a dark blast of an album. Expansive and cohesive, yet shimmering and rough; something they can be proud to call a definitive statement.

As far as Australian punk is concerned, Downer Edition not only shatters the boundaries applied by that descriptor, it does so with the lushest attack conceivable. Like their (admitted) influence, the enigmatic Ohio legends of obscurity, V3, seldom has the f*** word been sung (repeatedly) in such a believable and poetic manner. The visceral pounding of melodies throughout the album transforms their inspirations; desperation, neuroses, trauma, survival, hooliganism, violence, hope, rejuvenation, and their hometown of Sydney’s full architectural and social scope - from a realm of intangibility to the very, very tangible.

Unified on RBB, ruminating on 92, chasing the escape on Rave Slave, and unwillingly defiant on Warrior, Downer Edition reaches past the wild ride of Dogging - this truly is the album that Low Life have been threatening to make for nearly a decade. Released in conjunction with Goner Records in the USA and Cool Death in Australia.