Mimi Parker, vocalist and drummer for acclaimed US indie duo Low, has died.
Parker, who formed the slowcore band with her husband Alan Sparhawk in 1993, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in late 2020. In August, the band cancelled a string of shows due to “recent developments and changes” in Parker’s treatment, with all 2022 dates then cancelled last month.
Taking to Twitter today (November 6), Sparhawk confirmed the news of Parker’s death. He wrote: “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 and Sparhawk formed Low together in 1993 in Duluth, Minnesota, with the pair releasing debut album ‘I Can Live In Hope’ the following year.
Across the next three decades, the pair released 12 more studio albums, reaching a creative and critical peak with their last two albums, 2018’s ‘Double Negative’ and last year’s ‘Hey What’.
Reviewing ‘Hey What’ upon its release in 2021, NME wrote: “The voices of guitarist Alan Sparhawk and drummer Mimi Parker remain one of pop’s most wondrous pairings, but here the canvas on which they paint pictures is broader and taller than ever before.
“Low aren’t merely playing rock music gently and slowly: now they’re attempting to rewrite the language of the genre.”
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