Low Roar

Low Roar is an Icelandic post-rock/electronica project founded by American immigrant Ryan Karazija.[1]

Low Roar
Ryan Karazija (2012)
Background information
OriginIceland
GenresIndie rock - Dream pop - Post-rock - Electronica
Years active2011–present
Associated actsAudrye Sessions
Websitehttps://www.lowroarmusic.com
MembersRyan Karazija
Andrew Scheps
Mike Lindsay
Past membersLogi Guðmundsson
Leifur Björnsson
David Knight
Alton San Giovanni

History

After leading the California-based indie rock band Audrye Sessions from 2002 to 2010, Ryan Karazija relocated to Reykjavík, Iceland and started the new project Low Roar, releasing a self-titled album in 2011.[2][3][4] A second album, 0, was released in 2014 by Tonequake Records, followed by Once in a Long, Long While... in mid-2017.[5] The Low Roar album, ross., was released in November 2019,[6] with their latest album maybe tomorrow... released in July 2021.

The band's discography features heavily in the 2019 video game Death Stranding,[7] following a collaboration with video game designer Hideo Kojima, after Kojima chanced upon their music while in a CD shop in Reykjavík.[8] Kojima described Low Roar's music as "sensual" and "unique".[8] When Sony first contacted the band to license their music for Death Stranding, the band was struggling, with much of their music being recorded on a laptop in Karazija's kitchen. The use of Low Roar's music in the video game had a significant positive impact on the band's popularity.[9]

In 2021 they recorded the song "Feels" for the mobile game Arknights, later released in full under the title "Fade Away" on their 2021 album "maybe tomorrow...".[10]

Their song "Help Me" plays over the end credits of the 2021 film Flee.

Discography

Albums

EPs
  • Remix - EP (2015)
  • Inure (2020)

Live albums
  • Live at Gamla Bíó (2015)

Singles
  • The Sky Is Falling (2018)
  • Everything To Lose (2021)
  • Hummingbird (2021)

References
  1. O'Donnell, Kevin (2009) "Breaking: Audrye Sessions", Rolling Stone, February 18, 2009. Retrieved April 15, 2013
  2. Svymbersky, Christopher (2012) "Ryan Moves to Iceland and Low Roar is Born Archived 2014-01-11 at the Wayback Machine", Iceland Airwaves Journal. Retrieved April 15, 2013
  3. Cherrie, Chrysta "Low Roar Biography", Allmusic. Retrieved April 15, 2013
  4. Fiander, Matthew (2012) "Low Roar: Low Roar", PopMatters, January 4, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2013
  5. "Low Roar's newest, Once in a Long, Long While, was born of challenging times". The Georgia Straight. 2017-04-12. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  6. "Review: Low Roar - ross. | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  7. Radulovic, Petrana (June 20, 2018). "Death Stranding sleuths decode hidden musical message in E3 trailer". Polygon. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  8. Weber, Rachel (December 19, 2016). "Watch Norman Reedus, Mads Mikkelsen in Creepy 'Death Stranding' Teasers". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  9. McKeand, Kirk (January 6, 2020). "Sony wouldn't even tell Low Roar its music was for Death Stranding – "We were in the gutter"". VG247. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  10. "塞壬唱片 - A WORLD FAMILIARLY UNKNOWN". monster-siren.hypergryph.com. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
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