The Low Anthem + Bobby

There’s something appealing about the seriousness with which Rhode Island combo the Low Anthem takes itself. When the band recently debuted a song from its new album, Smart Flesh, on The Late Show with David Letterman, drummer Jeff Prystowsky stepped up to the mike to twang a mouth harp with the kind of care a giant might take to change a baby’s diaper. A cautious approach perfectly suits the trio’s music—the Low Anthem specializes in hushed, rustic songs, played on double bass, guitar and clarinet, that draw you in by dint of their quiet simplicity, like hearing the wind blowing outside your window on a cold night.