Lookout Low
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Lookout Low
| type = studio
| artist = Twin Peaks
| cover = Lookout Low Twin Peaks.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2019|09|13}}
| studio = Monnow Valley, Wales
| genre = Rock
| length = 42:35
| label = {{hlist|Grand Jury|Communion|Inertia|Space 44}}
| producer = Ethan Johns{{Cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/07/twin-peaks-lookout-low-album-dance-through-it-stream/|title=Twin Peaks Announce Lookout Low LP, Share "Dance Through It"|date=September 10, 2019|website=Consequence of Sound|access-date=September 10, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910150448/https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/07/twin-peaks-lookout-low-album-dance-through-it-stream/|archivedate=September 10, 2019}}
| prev_title = Sweet '17 Singles
| prev_year = 2018
| year = 2019
| next_title = Side A
| next_year = 2020
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Twin Peaks studio album
| type = studio
| prev_title = Down in Heaven
| prev_year = 2016
| title = Lookout Low
| year = 2019
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
{{Singles
| name = Lookout Low
| type = studio
| single1 = Dance Through It
| single2 = Ferry Song
| single2date = August 20, 2019{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/4kDx3n9ia5zlYtj3MBbqXx|title=Ferry Song|website=Spotify|accessdate=September 10, 2019}}
| single3 = Oh Mama
| single3date = September 10, 2019{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/0k57ju5MoH2URZORbnePgb|title=Oh Mama|website=Spotify|accessdate=September 10, 2019}}
}}
}}
Lookout Low is the fourth and final studio album by American garage rock band Twin Peaks, released on September 13, 2019{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TwinPeaksDudes/status/1151478016566018048|title=We are thrilled to announce our new album 'Lookout Low' will be released on September 13th. Today we share the 1st single "Dance Through It" & a video for it created by @aflyinfish & LÊo Schrepel in Berlin âŦī¸ đš|date=September 10, 2019|via=Twitter|access-date=September 10, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910133731/https://twitter.com/TwinPeaksDudes/status/1151478016566018048|archivedate=September 10, 2019}}{{Primary source inline|date=October 2019}} on Grand Jury Music{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2051172/twin-peaks-dance-through-it-video/video/|title=Twin Peaks Announce New Album 'Lookout Low': Hear "Dance Through It"|date=September 10, 2019|website=Stereogum|access-date=September 10, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910150025/https://www.stereogum.com/2051172/twin-peaks-dance-through-it-video/video/|archivedate=September 10, 2019}} in North America, Inertia and Space 44 in Australia and New Zealand{{Cite web|url=https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/twin-peaks-new-album/|title=Twin Peaks announce new album Lookout Low, release music video|date=September 10, 2019|website=Tone Deaf|access-date=September 10, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910150116/https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/twin-peaks-new-album/|archivedate=September 10, 2019}} and the rest of the world on Communion.
{{Album ratings
| MC = 70/100{{cite web |title=Critic Reviews for Lookout Low |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/lookout-low/twin-peaks |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=December 6, 2019}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last=Donelson |first=Marcy |title=Twin Peaks â Lookout Low |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/lookout-low-mw0003307665 |publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=April 21, 2020}}
| rev2 = Chicago Tribune
| rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/greg-kot/sc-ent-twin-peaks-album-review-0913-20190913-2jjjiroi2zhypgalnq47aixzsy-story.html|title=Chicago Tribune Review|work=Chicago Tribune|last=Kot|first=Greg|date=September 13, 2019|accessdate=April 21, 2020}}
|rev3=Clash
|rev3score=7/10{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/twin-peaks-lookout-low|title=Clash Magazine Review|work=Clash|last=Magan|first=Valerie|date=October 8, 2019|accessdate=April 21, 2020}}
|rev4=Exclaim!
|rev4score=9/10{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/twin_peaks-lookout_low|title=Exclaim! Review|website=Exclaim!|last=Rodgers|first=Ian|date=September 11, 2019|accessdate=April 21, 2019}}
|rev5=Paste
|rev5score=6.5/10{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/twin-peaks/twin-peaks-lookout-low-review/|title=No-Fuss Production Lets the Rock 'n' Roll Breathe on Twin Peaks' Lookout Low|work=Paste|last=Johnson|first=Ellen|date=September 17, 2019|accessdate=April 21, 2020}}
|rev6=Pitchfork
|rev6score=5.9/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/twin-peaks-lookout-low/|title=Pitchfork Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Jones|first=Abby|date=September 13, 2019|accessdate=April 21, 2020}}
|rev7=Under the Radar
|rev7score=6.5/10{{cite web|url=http://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/twin_peaks_lookout_low/|title=Under the Radar Review|work=Under the Radar|last=James Hall|first=Michael|date=October 22, 2019|accessdate=April 21, 2020}}
}}
Background
On July 17, 2019, Twin Peaks announced the release of Lookout Low, as well as premiered the first single "Dance Through It", after teasing it on social media.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TwinPeaksDudes/status/1151159488495398913|title=Tomorrow|date=September 10, 2019|via=Twitter|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910150239/https://twitter.com/TwinPeaksDudes/status/1151159488495398913|archive-date=September 10, 2019|access-date=September 10, 2019}}{{Primary source inline|date=October 2019}} "Ferry Song" was released as the second single on August 20, 2019,{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TwinPeaksDudes/status/1163799146425409536|title=We're excited to share "Ferry Song," the second single from "Lookout Low." Cross the river, and Listen to it here|via=Twitter|date=September 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910150548/https://twitter.com/TwinPeaksDudes/status/1163799146425409536|archive-date=September 10, 2019|access-date=September 10, 2019}}{{Primary source inline|date=October 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2055359/twin-peaks-ferry-song/music/|title=Twin Peaks Share New Single 'Ferry Song': Listen|date=September 10, 2019|website=Stereogum|access-date=September 10, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910152045/https://www.stereogum.com/2055359/twin-peaks-ferry-song/music/|archivedate=September 10, 2019}} and "Oh Mama" was released as the third single on September 10, 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/twin-peaks-share-new-single-and-visuals-for-oh-mama/|title=Twin Peaks share new single and visuals for 'Oh Mama'|date=September 11, 2019|website=Tone Deaf|access-date=September 11, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911151503/https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/twin-peaks-share-new-single-and-visuals-for-oh-mama/|archivedate=September 11, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/twin_peaks_share_new_song_oh_mama|title=Twin Peaks Share New Song 'Oh Mama'|date=September 11, 2019|website=Under the Radar|access-date=September 11, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911151212/http://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/twin_peaks_share_new_song_oh_mama|archivedate=September 11, 2019}}
Outtakes
- "Our World" was released as the b-side to "Dance Through It," then digitally released on October 31, 2019.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Cadien Lake James, Clay Frankel, Colin Croom, Connor Brodner and Jack Dolan
| title1 = Casey's Groove
| length1 = 4:05
| title2 = Laid in Gold
| length2 = 3:13
| title3 = Better Than Stoned
| length3 = 4:24
| title4 = Unfamiliar Sun
| length4 = 4:22
| title5 = Dance Through It
| length5 = 4:43
| title6 = Lookout Low
| length6 = 3:57
| title7 = Ferry Song
| length7 = 3:48
| title8 = Under a Smile
| length8 = 3:51
| title9 = Oh Mama
| length9 = 5:42
| title10 = Sunken II
| length10 = 4:30
| total_length = 42:35
| extra_column = Lead vocals
| extra1 = Cadien James
| extra2 = Colin Croom
| extra3 = Clay Frankel
| extra4 = Jack Dolan
| extra5 = James
| extra6 = Frankel
| extra7 = Croom
| extra8 = Frankel
| extra9 = Frankel
| extra10 = Dolan
}}
Personnel
Credits adapted from Lookout Low liner notes.
Twin Peaks
- Connor Brodner â drums {{small|(all tracks)}}
- Colin Croom â lead vocals {{small|(2, 7)}}, guitars {{small|(1, 2, 3, 6, 8)}}, piano {{small|(2, 3, 4, 6, 7)}}, Mellotron {{small|(4)}}, Moog Grandmother {{small|(5)}}, Wurlitzer {{small|(5)}}, pump organ {{small|(7)}}, synthesizer {{small|(10)}}, horn arrangements {{small|(10)}}
- Jack Dolan â bass guitar {{small|(all tracks)}}, lead vocals {{small|(4, 10)}}
- Clay Frankel â lead vocals {{small|(3, 6, 8, 9)}}, rhythm guitar {{small|(all tracks)}}, "drone" {{small|(1)}}
- Cadien Lake James â lead vocals {{small|(1, 5)}}, lead guitar {{small|(all tracks)}}, "drone" {{small|(1)}}
Additional musicians
- Gary Alesbrook â trumpet {{small|(3, 5, 7, 10)}}
- Sima Cunningham â vocals {{small|(3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)}}
- Kyle Davis â percussion {{small|(all tracks)}}, Mellotron {{small|(4)}}
- Ethan Johns â Moog Grandmother {{small|(1)}}, mandolin {{small|(4)}}
- Macie Stewart â vocals {{small|(3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)}}
- Tom Taylor â saxophone {{small|(3, 5, 7, 10)}}
Production
- Matt Colton â mastering
- Ethan Johns â producer, mixer
- Callum Marinho â assistant engineer
- Dominic Monks â engineer
- Ned Roberts â assistant engineer
Artwork
- Connor Brodner â photography
- Clay Frankel â cover & design
- Cadien Lake James â cover & design