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Hey What
Studio album by Low
Released	September 10, 2021
Genre	Experimental rock experimental pop noise rock post-rock
Length	46:08
Label	Sub Pop
Producer	BJ Burton
Low chronology
Double Negative (2018) Hey What (2021)
Singles from Hey What
"Days Like These" Released: June 22, 2021 "Disappearing" Released: July 20, 2021 "More" Released: August 18, 2021

Hey What (stylized in all uppercase) is the thirteenth and final studio album by Minnesota-based duo Low, released on September 10, 2021, through Sub Pop. It is their third recording in a row produced by BJ Burton, building on the distorted sound of the band's previous album Double Negative (2018). Burton and Hey What were nominated in the Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical category at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. It is their only album as a duo of Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker, all earlier Low albums being recorded as a trio.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	8.1/10
Metacritic	84/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Beats Per Minute	91%
Clash	9/10
The Guardian
Exclaim!	8/10
Loud and Quiet	7/10
Mojo
Paste	8.6/10
Pitchfork	8.4/10
PopMatters	7/10
Uncut	9/10

Hey What was met with widespread critical acclaim upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 84, based on 22 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".

Following Mimi Parker's death in 2022, Hey What, Low's de facto last album, has been called "a tribute to Mimi Parker— and a masterpiece at the end of the line".

Accolades

Track listing

All tracks are written by Low

Personnel

Low

• Mimi Parker – vocals, percussion
• Alan Sparhawk – guitar, vocals

Technical

• BJ Burton – production, recording, mixing
• Huntley Miller – mastering

Charts

References

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3. ^ Britt, Thomas (September 8, 2021). "Low's HEY WHAT Could Use Some Drums". PopMatters. Archived from the original on September 8, 2021.
4. Fischer, Reed (September 13, 2021). "Album of the Week: Low, Hey What". The Current. Minnesota Public Radio. Archived from the original on September 21, 2021.
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6. Clarke, Patrick (July 20, 2021). "Low share gorgeous new single 'Disappearing'". NME. NME Networks. Archived from the original on July 20, 2021.
7. Breathnach, Cillian (August 18, 2021). "Ahead of new album Hey What, Low release new single and video 'More'". Uncut. NME Networks. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021.
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v t e Low
Alan Sparhawk Mimi Parker John Nichols Zak Sally Matt Livingston Steve Garrington
Studio albums	I Could Live in Hope Long Division The Curtain Hits the Cast Secret Name Things We Lost in the Fire Trust The Great Destroyer Drums and Guns C'mon The Invisible Way Ones and Sixes Double Negative Hey What
Other albums	One More Reason to Forget OwL Remix Paris '99: "Anthony, Are You Around?" A Lifetime of Temporary Relief: 10 Years of B-Sides and Rarities
EPs	Low Finally... Transmission Songs for a Dead Pilot Christmas Bombscare EP The Exit Papers In the Fishtank 7 Tonight the Monkeys Die: Low Remixed Murderer
Singles	"If You Were Born Today (Song for Little Baby Jesus)" "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me" "California"
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Category

• 2021 albums
• Low (band) albums
• Sub Pop albums
• Albums produced by BJ Burton