The darkly textured production sounds more like a typical Steve Albini-produced album than either of the two discs Low previously made with him. It's slow and somber, but boiling underneath.  Full text...

Like all true faith, Low’s is a difficult and personal one, and they’ve fully realized their ability to turn it into bracing, intelligent, and beautiful music. God only knows what they’re capable of now.   Full text...

One of 2007's strongest albums.  Full text...

Mostly, the record is marked by a preponderance of basic, almost flimsy drum loops. Oh my, are there loops on this record.  Full text...

An amazingly beautiful work of art.  Full text...

It’s addictively listenable, recombining elements from past efforts into something fresh and new.  Full text...

Drums And Guns is unsettling and cool.  Full text...

While The Great Destroyer attempted to pave new ground by amping the volume and speed of their songs, Drums and Guns is, to some degree, a return to their slower and sparser earlier work augmented with a complete technical overhaul.  Full text...

What is new here is the sound. Coming off what was their most “rock” record (and one of their strongest) 2005’s “The Great Destroyer,” this new album sheers away much of that heft and muscle in favor of drum machines, looped guitar and Midi keyboards. While a number of the tracks are lively, they are all more… well, minimalist than most of their recent records, which have shown the band adding more dynamics.  Full text...

Drums and Guns isn't a new direction for Low, but rather further adjusting the balances, bringing dark elements to the fore and trimming back the swooping, grandiose efforts.  Full text...