Free live EP from Low

As a holiday gift to their fans, one of my favorite bands, Low, released a free EP today called Live At Eindhoven. Backed by an organist/keyaboardist, percussionists, and a full choir, the band recorded the EP in St. Catherina Church in the Netherlands on January 22, 2009.

The first two songs on the EP, "Monkey" and "Silver Rider" were almost definitely included because Robert Plant's new project Band Of Joy recently covered both of the songs for their self-titled album released earlier this fall. As great as Robert Plant is, I think the original Low versions of the songs are far superior.

Live At Eindhoven is a perfect example of the stripped down yet somehow lush arrangements, and beautiful vocal harmonies that Low is known for.

Low is also known for their holiday spirit, having recorded and released a Christmas album in 1999 and another Christmas themed vinyl single called Santa's Coming Over in 2008. The glittery cardboard sleeve of the Santa's Coming Over record even had a punch-out snowflake tree ornament. They go out on a Christmas tour next week to support the vinyl reissue of the 1999 Christmas album.

You can download the Live At Eindhoven EP at Pitchfork for absolutely free by clicking on the EP cover below.

Low's new studio album, C'mon, will be released in early 2011.