The album launch follows the singles “Mood To Make Love”, “In My Head”, and “Gratitudes”. The initial two singles were accompanied by striking music videos directed by Lowe’s brother, Louis Hemming-Lowe.
“Lover, Other”, finds Lowe at the helm, taking on the recording, writing and production elements to produce something singular. Whilst her music has always evaded categorisation, slipping fluidly between genres, the variety and depth here is more evident than ever before. Over the fifteen tracks, complexity and conflict is reflected - self-doubt pitted against self-assurance, age against youth, life against death - Lowe’s inner dialogue laid bare. It’s a tightrope trapeze-act, a frankenstein vehicle for her art, expertly tied together by Lowe’s flawless vocal layers and effortless delivery. The resulting record is a celebration of all sides of Lowe’s character and musicality, a patchwork tapestry of her experience. She used a Zoom mic to capture her surroundings, meaning that many of the sounds on Lover, Otherare from walks in Spain or other trips she took to Sri Lanka and Devon. The resulting record is a bricolage of her varied musical interests – a tapestry equally influenced by the choral arrangements on Mary Lou Williams’ Black Christ of the Andes, gospel musician Pastor T.L. Barrett, and the vocal and string compositions on old Disney music such as Beauty and the Beast - all underpinned by Lowe’s characteristic sultry, electronic-tinged, R&B.
Lowe chose to keep her team small, organic and collaborative, working with her aforementioned brother, a film director, on music videos, recording friend Isabelle Peters, an opera singer, on vocals, designing the records artwork with best friend Sylvie Pyne, and pairing with production partners Harvey Grant and D’Monk.
Debuting with her EP Right Thing in 2013, over the last decade the Devon-born, Deptford-based artist has carved out a space as one of British music’s most idiosyncratic artists, effortlessly weaving R&B beats, experimental electronica and jazz introspection. Her debut album, 2016’s Control, and 2019’s follow-up YU, released via Paul Epworth’s Wolf Tone label, earned critical acclaim with features in the Guardian and British Vogue as well as support from Radio 1 and 6Music. “Lover, Other” is her first solo endeavour since 2021's "Now, You Know," a compelling collection of self-produced demos, and her collaborative album "Son"with longtime friend and kindred spirit Duval Timothy.
Lowe’s effortless, instantly recognisable vocals have brought attention from her peers, resulting in collaborations with artists including Jay Electronica, Little Simz, Machinedrum and Lil Silva amongst others and a sample by hip-hop goliaths Future & Juice Wrld on ‘No Issue’. The multi-hyphenate artist is now independently signed, having moved to Blue Flowers in 2020, and enjoying a renewed sense of creative liberty as a result, poured in the fabric and essence of “Lover, Other.”
