Things We Lost in the Fire is a 2001 album

Album

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 by Low

Low (band)

Low is an American indie rock group from Duluth, Minnesota, formed in 1993. As of 2010, the group is composed of Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker , both founding members, and Steve Garrington ....

, their fifth full-length release. In 2006, the album was performed live in its entirety as part of the All Tomorrow's Parties

All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)

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-curated Don't Look Back

Don't Look Back (concert series)

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 series.

Track listing

1. "Sunflower" – 4:39
2. "Whitetail" – 5:03
3. "Dinosaur Act
   Dinosaur Act
   "Dinosaur Act" is a single by Duluth, Minnesota slowcore group Low, released in 2000. It was released in formats of 7" single and maxi-single. Mark De Gli Antoni plays the keyboard sampler on "Don't Carry It All"-Track listing:# "Dinosaur Act" – 4:11...
   
   " – 4:13
4. "Medicine Magazines" – 4:33
5. "Laser Beam" – 2:54
6. "July" – 5:35
7. "Embrace" – 5:37
8. "Whore" – 4:23
9. "Kind of Girl" – 3:30
10. "Like a Forest" – 2:27
11. "Closer" – 5:06
12. "Untitled" – 0:46
13. "In Metal" – 4:19

Recording information

Engineered by Steve Albini

Steve Albini

Steven Frank Albini is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, audio engineer and music journalist. He was a member of Big Black, Rapeman, and Flour, and is currently a member of Shellac...

 at Electrical Audio

Electrical Audio

Electrical Audio is a recording facility founded in Chicago, Illinois by musician and recording engineer Steve Albini in 1997. Hundreds of independent music projects have been recorded there....

 in Chicago

Chicago

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.

Editions

Some overseas editions of the album contain the additional tracks "Overhead" and "Don't Carry It All", which were B-sides of the "Dinosaur Act" single, and were also published later on the 2004 box set of rarities, A Lifetime of Temporary Relief: 10 Years of B-Sides and Rarities

A Lifetime of Temporary Relief: 10 Years of B-Sides and Rarities

A Lifetime of Temporary Relief is a box set by Duluth, Minnesota group Low, released in 2004. Includes a two-sided DVD that contains documentaries, videos and live tracks.-Track listing:Compact Disc one#"Lullaby"  – 10:06...

. These two tracks were also included on the vinyl LP release of the album. This is a three-sided album

Double album

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, with the fourth side containing the song lyrics etched into the vinyl.

Reception

Online music magazine

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 Pitchfork Media

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placed Things We Lost in the Fire at number 117 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s. The album has also garnered an 87 ("Universal Acclaim") on aggregate site Metacritic (check external links).