Over the course of seven years and four critically acclaimed albums, Bloomington, Indiana’s Sam Lowry has slowly been perfecting his unique brand of dark Americana, sharpening the cut of his voice and deepening the impact of his words.

Lowry’s autobiographical lyrics have always been fearless in their examination of the complicated relationships of the everyday. The small, noble, and not so noble, reasons we choose to be with others. The commitments of guilt, the despair of solitude, the belief in love, and all the rest.

Lowry’s songwriting occupies the dark corner where the poetry of Leonard Cohen shares a drink with Tom Waits midnight observations, while his albums sonically occupy the kind of adventurous gothic American territory traveled by (smog) and Sparklehorse. Helping Lowry complete his vision is a veritable who’s who from the fertile Bloomington music scene; including regular appearances from members of Murder by Death and Early Day Miners.