House in the Woods (album)
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 Cover art hand-painted by Chatham Forbes Jr. | ||||
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| Released | February 7, 2025 | |||
| Recorded | 2022–2024 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Tonequake Records | |||
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| Singles from House in the Woods | ||||
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House in the Woods is the upcoming sixth and final studio album by the musical project Low Roar, releasing February 7, 2025, through Tonequake Records.[1] It features vocals from Ryan Karazija, who died in October of 2022[2] but had recorded all of his parts for the album prior to his death, making it the group's only posthumous album.[3] The songs "Field of Dreams" and "Just How It Goes" were released as singles.[4][5]
Background
On September 20, 2022, lead vocalist Ryan Karazija posted on social media announcing the band's discography was going to be released on limited edition vinyl, along with mentioning a "new album called 'house in the woods'" in the same post.[6]
On October 29, 2022, it was announced that Karazija had passed away due to complications from pneumonia.[7][8] Announcements also mentioned that a sixth album was in production and "[would] be completed and released when it is ready."[9][10]
Over the course of 2023, producer Andrew Scheps would give updates on the band's social media about physical media releases and, at the end of the year, would give more updates regarding the production of the final album[11] with periodic updates being posted throughout 2024.
On October 27, 2024, Scheps announced that the album was completed and would be released on February 7, 2025.[1][3] The announcement also revealed the release date for two singles off the album; the lead single "Field of Dreams" on December 6,[12][4] and a second single on January 3, later revealed to be the song "Just How It Goes."[2][5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Some Day Come Back to Me" | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Field of Dreams" | 4:21 |
| 3. | "Just How It Goes" | 5:13 |
| 4. | "None of your Business" | 5:37 |
| 5. | "Mom" | 5:22 |
| 6. | "Estella" | 2:20 |
| 7. | "Double Trouble" | 7:04 |
| 8. | "Two Worlds Apart" | 6:48 |
| 9. | "Gone Fishing" | 5:10 |
| 10. | "InterStella" | 1:29 |
| 11. | "House in the Woods" | 5:01 |
| Total length: | 51:58 | |
Personnel
- Low Roar
- Ryan Karazija – vocals, producer, recording
- Mike Lindsay – synth on "Field of Dreams" and "Just How It Goes", producer, recording
- Andrew Scheps – harmonium on "Field of Dreams" and "Just How It Goes", bass, modular synth, choir, trumpet, flugelhorn, producer, recording, mixing
- Additional personnel
- Chatham Forbes Jr. – artwork
References
- ^ a b Binaural (2024-10-29). "Low Roar anuncian su último disco: "House In The Woods"". binaural.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-02.
- ^ a b Pickard, Joshua (2025-01-05). "Low Roar embrace loss and pay tribute to absent friends on "Just How It Goes"". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- ^ a b Finnbogason, Jónbjörn (2025-01-07). "From Iceland — Grapevine New Music: Hildur, Low Roar, Benni Hemm Hemm & More". The Reykjavik Grapevine. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ a b Low Roar (2024-12-06). Low Roar - Field of Dreams (Official Music Video) (Video). Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- ^ a b Low Roar (2025-01-03). Low Roar - Just How It Goes (Official Lyric Video) (Video). Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ @lowroar (2022-09-20). "The whole Low Roar collection will be released on limited edition vinyl starting early next year :) Also a new album called "house in the woods" ✨✨✨" – via Instagram.
- ^ Stanton, Rich (2022-10-31). "Death Stranding composer Ryan Karazija dies at 40". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
- ^ Blake, Vikki (2022-10-30). "Kojima comments on the death of Low Roar's frontman: "Without you, Death Stranding would not have been born"". Eurogamer.net. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
- ^ "Icelandic alternative rock band Low Roar frontman Ryan Karazija dies at 40, here's what happened". The Economic Times. 2022-10-31. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
- ^ Makuch, Eddie (2022-10-31). "Hideo Kojima Pays Tribute To The Late Death Stranding Singer Ryan Karazija Of Low Roar". GameSpot. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
- ^ @lowroar (2023-12-30). "Hi there. @ascheps here again. I just wanted to let you know that work on album 6 is underway! I can't give any sort of time frame, but it's going" – via Instagram.
- ^ Sterdan, Darryl (2024-12-01). "Next Week in Music | Dec. 2-8 • The Long List: 410 Releases On The Way". Tinnitist. Retrieved 2024-12-15.