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 | |||
| Producer | Andrew Scheps | |||
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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.[1] It features vocals from Ryan Karazija, who died in October of 2022 but had recorded all of his parts for the album prior to his death, making it the band's only posthumous album. The song "Field of Dreams" will be the album's lead single.
Background
[edit]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.[2]
On October 29, 2022, it was announced that Karazija had passed away due to complications from pneumonia.[3][4] Announcements also mentioned that a sixth album was in production and "[would] be completed and released when it is ready."[5][6]
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 sixth album[7] 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] The announcement also revealed the release date for two singles off the album; the first single "Field of Dreams" on December 6, and a second single on January 3.[8]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 0. | "Field of Dreams" |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Binaural (2024-10-29). "Low Roar anuncian su último disco: "House In The Woods"". binaural.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-02.
- ^ @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.
- ^ @lowroar (2024-10-27). "House In The Woods The 6th Low Roar album is finished! The first single "Field Of Dreams" will be out December 6, second single January 3, and the full album on February 7. The music is uplifting, heart breaking, beautiful, huge, intimate, and everything else Low Roar has always been. We will be running ads leading up to the release to make sure as many people as possible know about it, but please share and help us get the word out. It's a very very special record. Thanks and lots of love, Andrew and whole Low Roar family" – via Instagram.