The Lowest Pair

On their eighth album, Always As Young As We’ll Ever Be, The Lowest Pair show how, over the last dozen years together, they’ve become some of modern roots music’s most mesmerizing, thoughtful purveyors. Produced by Tucker Martine (The Decemberists), the 10-track album puts the duo’s stark lyricism, string-driven arrangements, and raw compatibility on display. As a result, Always As Young As We’ll Ever Be pulses with life.

The Lowest Pair’s musicianship is a beautiful testament not just to playing that breathes, but playing that listens. Winter, who grew up in Arkansas and has lived in Washington State for the last two decades, and Lee, a Minnesota native, first gained attention as poetic singer-songwriters on banjos. While their family of strings has expanded, their fundamental approach hasn’t: respond to the sounds and stories the other is making.