California metal label The Flenser is assembling a new tribute album to softcore band Low now that their career is over following the untimely death of cofounder Mimi Parker. As the release date approaches, they are previewing some of the covers that will be on the record.

The latest to be released is by Thom Wasluck’s so-called “gloomgaze” project Planning for Burial. Wasluck has been putting out music under this name for about 15 years and performing under it for nearly 20. He covers “Murderer,” an exquisite-sounding deep cut from Low’s eighth album Drums and Guns. It’s a stark, simple haunting song about trying to use god to justify violence. Continue reading »