{{use mdy dates|date=September 2021}} {{use American English|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox album | name = The Invisible Way | type = studio | artist = Low | cover = Low - The Invisible Way.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|2013|3|19}} | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = | length = {{Duration|m=41|s=00}} | label = Sub Pop | producer = Jeff Tweedy | prev_title = C'mon | prev_year = 2011 | next_title = Ones and Sixes | next_year = 2015 }} '''''The Invisible Way''''' is the tenth studio album by Low, released in 2013 by Sub Pop.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sub Pop Records : Low : The Invisible Way|url=http://www.subpop.com/releases/low/full_lengths/the_invisible_way}}</ref> It is produced by Wilco's Jeff Tweedy and recorded at Wilco's studio in Chicago.<ref>{{cite web|title=Low Announce New Album The Invisible Way, Produced by Wilco's Jeff Tweedy|website=Pitchfork |date=November 28, 2012 |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/48735-low-announce-new-album-the-invisible-way-produced-by-wilcos-jeff-tweedy/}}</ref>
==Reception== {{Music ratings | ADM = 7.5/10<ref>{{cite web|title=The Invisible Way by Low reviews|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/5326/Low-The-Invisible-Way.aspx|website=AnyDecentMusic?|accessdate=December 31, 2019}}</ref> | MC = 80/100<ref name=Metacritic>{{cite web|title=Reviews for The Invisible Way by Low|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-invisible-way/low|website=Metacritic|accessdate=November 6, 2015}}</ref> | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|last=Thomas|first=Fred|title=The Invisible Way – Low|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-invisible-way-mw0002478365|website=AllMusic|accessdate=April 3, 2013}}</ref> | rev2 = ''The A.V. Club'' | rev2Score = A−<ref name=avclub>{{cite web|last=Heller|first=Jason|title=Low: The Invisible Way|url=http://www.avclub.com/review/low-emthe-invisible-wayem-93911|website=The A.V. Club|accessdate=November 6, 2015|date=March 19, 2013}}</ref> | rev3 = ''Chicago Tribune'' | rev3Score = {{rating|3.5|4}}<ref name=ct>{{cite web|last=Kot|first=Greg|author-link=Greg Kot|title=Album review: Low, 'The Invisible Way'|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/chi-low-review-20130319-column.html|website=Chicago Tribune|accessdate=May 8, 2019|date=March 19, 2013}}</ref> | rev4 = ''Entertainment Weekly'' | rev4Score = B+<ref name=ew>{{cite magazine|last1=Markovitz|first1=Adam|last2=Anderson|first2=Kyle|last3=Rahman|first3=Ray|title=Singles and Albums: April 5, 2013|url=https://ew.com/article/2013/03/29/singles-and-albums-april-5-2013/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=May 8, 2019|date=March 29, 2013}}</ref> | rev5 = ''The Independent'' | rev5Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name=independent>{{cite news|last=Gill|first=Andy|title=Album review: Low, The Invisible Way (Sub Pop)|newspaper=The Independent|date=March 15, 2013}}</ref> | rev6 = ''Mojo'' | rev6Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name=mojo>{{cite journal|title=Low: The Invisible Way|journal=Mojo|issue=233|date=April 2013|page=96}}</ref> | rev7 = ''The Observer'' | rev7Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name=observer>{{cite web|last=Carnwath|first=Ally|title=Low: The Invisible Way – review|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/mar/17/low-the-invisible-way-review|website=The Observer|accessdate=May 8, 2019|date=March 17, 2013}}</ref> | rev8 = ''Pitchfork'' | rev8Score = 7.3/10<ref name=p4k>{{cite web|last=Deusner|first=Stephen M.|title=Low: The Invisible Way|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17781-low-the-invisible-way/|website=Pitchfork|accessdate=April 3, 2013|date=March 21, 2013}}</ref> | rev9 = ''Q'' | rev9Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name=q>{{cite journal|title=Low: The Invisible Way|journal=Q|issue=321|date=April 2013|page=105}}</ref> | rev10 = ''Spin'' | rev10Score = 7/10<ref name=spin>{{cite web|last=Gross|first=Joe|title=Low, 'The Invisible Way' (Sub Pop)|url=http://www.spin.com/2013/03/low-the-invisible-way-sub-pop/|website=Spin|accessdate=November 6, 2015|date=March 22, 2013}}</ref> }} At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on 36 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="Metacritic"/>
In his review for ''The A.V. Club'', critic Jason Heller praised the band's longevity and said that "it's as if Low has taken its tried-and-true songwriting formula—a slow buildup into a smoldering climax—and stretched it to the length of an entire album." Heller called the album "superb."<ref name=avclub/> Fred Thomas of AllMusic liked the album's "brilliant production values and carefully curated arrangements" and said that ''The Invisible Way'' showed "a band decades into making music but still in a very real state of evolution."<ref name=allmusic/>
In a less favorable review, ''Slant Magazine''{{'}}s Jordan Mainzer complained that "not even Sparhawk and Parker's subtle guitar, drum flourishes, and beautifully weary voices can save some of ''The Invisible Way''{{'}}s worst tracks" and said that the album "makes it clear just how little they've evolved."<ref name=slant>{{cite web|last1=Mainzer|first1=Jordan|title=Low: The Invisible Way|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/low-the-invisible-way|website=Slant Magazine|accessdate=November 6, 2015|date=April 1, 2013}}</ref> Another reviewer, Tom Hughes of ''The Quietus'', noted that "at best, Tweedy's soft production complements and highlights the otherworldly splendour of their harmonies; at worst it's predictably concealed, failing to disguise the more inferior songs and lyrical blankness, leaving behind a fairly mixed bag."<ref name=quietus>{{cite web|last1=Hughes|first1=Tom|title=Low|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/11865-low-the-invisible-way-review|website=The Quietus|accessdate=November 6, 2015|date=April 5, 2013}}</ref>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | all_writing = Low | title1 = Plastic Cup | length1 = 3:00 | title2 = Amethyst | length2 = 5:20 | title3 = So Blue | length3 = 4:22 | title4 = Holy Ghost | length4 = 3:06 | title5 = Waiting | length5 = 2:38 | title6 = Clarence White | length6 = 3:48 | title7 = Four Score | length7 = 2:56 | title8 = Just Make It Stop | length8 = 4:08 | title9 = Mother | length9 = 2:52 | title10 = On My Own | length10 = 5:42 | title11 = To Our Knees | length11 = 3:08 }}
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==External links== *{{Discogs master|532502|The Invisible Way}} *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2swv0SQI_C4 Low - The Invisible Way (Album Trailer)]
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