In this episode of IPR Studio One's "Java Blend," North Carolina folk duo Lowland Hum stops by the Java House and talks with host Ben Kieffer about their extensive traveling and how it has influenced their music.
Listen in to hear tracks from the group's new self-titled album.
Shortly after they were wed in 2012, Lauren and Daniel quit their odd jobs and decided to try doing music full time. They devoted their days to singing Daniel’s songs for as many groups of people in as many places as possible. They wrote new songs too, and Lauren stepped into the songwriting process for the first time as Daniel left space for her to discover more of her voice as a writer. They were constantly dreaming up additional ways to combine their creative strengths. An illuminated installation and hand-bound lyric books made their way into the duo’s live performances, incorporating Lauren’s background in visual art. Out of these early collaborations Lowland Hum was born and before the end of their first year of marriage, their debut album, Native Air, was underway.
Now in 2015, coming off the heels of Four Sisters, Lowland Hum is ready to share their sophomore full length release, a self titled collection of songs written during the fast-paced blur of the past year. Though the songs began with one acoustic guitar and two voices, many of them grew in size and scope while the band recorded them at a small studio outside Charlottesville, Virginia. Following the release of the new album, Lowland Hum hit the road, supported by a rhythm section, touring all over the East Coast and Midwest. In September, the LH signed with San Diego-based indie label, Randm Records. Currently, the band is on the road again, this time as a duo, taking the new songs across the country to the west coast and back. They will continue touring through the end of the year.
