House in the Woods is the sixth and final studio album by Low Roar, released on February 7, 2025 through Tonequake Records. It features vocals from Karazija, who died in October of 2022 but had recorded all of his parts for the album prior to his death. The songs "Field of Dreams" and "Just How It Goes" were released as singles.
Background On September 20, 2022, lead vocalist Karazija posted on social media announcing the band's discography was going to be released on limited edition vinyl, along with mentioning a "new album called 'house in the woods'" in the same post.
After Karazija's death, it was also announced that a sixth album would be eventually released.
Over the course of 2023, producer Andrew Scheps would give updates on the band's social media about physical media releases and, at the end of the year, would give more updates regarding the production of the final album with periodic updates being posted throughout 2024. On October 27, 2024, Scheps announced that the album was completed and would be released on February 7, 2025. The announcement also revealed the release date for two singles off the album; the lead single "Field of Dreams" on December 6, and a second single on January 3, later revealed to be the song "Just How It Goes."
Track listing
Personnel Low Roar Ryan Karazija – vocals, producer, recording Mike Lindsay – synth, producer, recording Andrew Scheps – harmonium, bass, modular synth, choir, trumpet, flugelhorn, producer, recording, mixing
Additional personnel – string arrangement on "None of Your Business" Shara Nova – string arrangement on "Estella" Ross Blake – saxophone, percussion Emma Lindström – background vocals Richard Lindström – additional musician, additional recording Helge Sten – mastering Chatham Forbes Jr. – artwork
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