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Songs For A Dead Pilot
EP by Low
Released	November 20, 1997
Genre	Indie rock, Slowcore
Length	39:41
Label	Kranky
Low chronology
The Curtain Hits the Cast (1996) Songs For A Dead Pilot (1997) Secret Name (1999)

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Songs For A Dead Pilot is a 1997 EP/mini-album by Duluth, Minnesota slowcore group Low, released in 1997. It was their first release on Kranky, and is viewed as their most minimalistic recording. The title is a reference to a pilot whose plane had crashed, whom the band read about. No credit is given for the cover artwork in the liner notes.

"Will The Night" is an early, ambient version of the song which later appeared in fuller form on Secret Name.

A recording of a concert on the late 1997 tour for this release was released as the live album, One More Reason to Forget.

Track listing

All songs by Low.

1. "Will The Night" (Lead vocals: inaudible vocals by Sparhawk) – 3:06
2. "Condescend" (Lead vocals: Mimi J. Parker) – 5:10
3. "Born By The Wires" (Lead vocals: Sparhawk) – 13:26
4. "Be There" (Lead vocals: Sparhawk, Parker) – 4:42
5. "Landlord" (Lead vocals: Sparhawk) – 6:47
6. "Hey Chicago" (Lead vocals: Sparhawk, Parker) – 2:40

Personnel

• Alan Sparhawk - vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Mimi Parker - percussion, vocals
• Zak Sally - bass guitar
• The Flag Day Strings - Jaron Childs (cello), Cassandra Legge (cello), Tresa Ellickson (viola)
• Chris Freeman - keyboards on "Hey Chicago"
• Bethany Legge - baby on "Condescend"

References

1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r316325

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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"
Related articles	Slowcore Solo Guitar The Seer Black Eyed Snakes Retribution Gospel Choir White Roses, My God Your Voice Is Not Enough
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