Trampled by Turtles, is the forthcoming album by Alan Sparhawk of Low, a collective, communal, fraternal and empathetic record, recorded with the assistance of long-time friends and fellow Minnesotans, Trampled by Turtles.The LP will arrive on May 30th via Sub Pop Records. Ahead of the album’s release, they share an official video for the album’s debut offering, “Stranger.” edited by Jacob Kasar.

Trampled by Turtles was recorded at the end of 2023 at Pachyderm Studios in Cannon Falls, Minnesota. Alan Sparhawk came in towards the end of Trampled by Turtles’ session there, with several songs in development. Some had never worked in Low; others were fresh and waiting for the right setting. For years, the two parties had talked about making something together, but the talk was never more than hypothetical. When Sparhawk needed it most, the promise reemerged, sharper than ever. “When the opportunity seems right,” Sparhawk says, “you jump.”

It only made sense that Sparhawk would turn to fellow Duluth musicians Trampled by Turtles to realize his latest record. As friends and mentees of Low’s, taken under Sparhawk and Parker’s wing from their earliest days as a bar band—Trampled by Turtles have performed with Sparhawk countless times over the years. The Duluth ties run deep: “There’s a certain vibe that has to do with underdog syndrome, coming from a small town,” Sparhawk muses. “Some of it is the weird grind and slackness that being at the mercy of Mother Nature puts in you. It humbles you.”

The two artists hold the kind of ironclad, lifelong bond where they stand by one another as artists and people. Following Parker’s passing in 2022, Trampled by Turtles invited Sparhawk to join them on tour to give him a space to be surrounded by friends. Occasionally, he would join them onstage. The outpouring of love was palpable every time they played together, a surge of warmth. Nurturance was in every note.

Alan Sparhawk
Trampled by Turtles
Sub Pop Records
Track Listing:

1. Stranger
2. Too High
3. Heaven
4. Not Broken
5. Screaming Song
6. Get Still
7. Princess Road Surgery
8. Don’t Take Your Light
9. Torn & in Ashes

Alan Sparhawk 2025 Tour Dates

Wed. Mar. 26 – Bloomington, IN – The Bishop
Thu. Mar. 27 – Knoxville, TN – Big Ears Festival
Sat. Mar. 29 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl
Mon. Mar. 31 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle Back Room
Tue. Apr. 1 – Washington, DC – Atlantis
Fri. Apr. 02 – Brooklyn, NY – Elsewhere
Thu. Apr. 03 – Boston, MA – Sinclair
Fri. Apr. 04 – Hamden, CT – Space Ballroom
Sat. Apr. 05 – Philadelphia, PA – PhilaMOCA
Mon. Apr. 07 – Toronto, ON – Horseshoe
Tue. Apr. 08 – Detroit, MI – Loving Touch
Wed. Apr. 09 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
Thu. Apr. 10 – Minneapolis, MN – First Ave (w/ Mount Eerie)
Fri. Apr. 11 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall (w/ Mount Eerie)
Wed. May 28 – Liverpool, UK – Arts Club
Thu. May 29 – London, UK – EartH
Fri. May 30 – Portsmouth, UK – Wedgewood Rooms
Sat. May 31 – Utrecht, Netherlands – TivoliVredenBurg (Cloud Nine)
Mon. Jun. 02 – Turin, IT- Spazio211
Tue. Jun. 03 – Rome, IT – Largo Venue
Wed. Jun. 04 – Bologna, IT – Express Festival (Locomotiv Club)
Thu. Jun. 05 – Milan, IT- Unaltrofestival – Magnolia
Sat. Jun. 07 – Barcelona, ES – Primavera Festival
Mon. Jun. 09 – Madrid, ES – Sala El Sol
Wed. Jun. 12 – Porto, PT – Primavera Festival
Fri. Jun. 14 – Istanbul, TUR – Blind
Sat. Aug. 02 – Tasov, CZ – Beseda Festival
Sun. Aug. 03 – Katowice, PL – OFF Festival
Tue. Aug. 05 – Copenhagen, DK – Lille Vega
Sat. Aug. 09 – Sicily, IT – Ypsigrock Festival
Mon. Aug. 11- Cambridge, UK – Junction 2
Tue. Aug. 12 – Newcastle, UK – The Cluny
Wed. Aug. 13 – Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms
Thu. Aug. 14 – Norwich, UK – Norwich Arts Centre
Fri. Aug. 15, 2025 – Glanusk Park, UK – GreenMan Festival

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