First Listen: The Low Anthem, 'The Salt Doll Went To Measure The Depth Of The Sea'
Folk musicians Ben Knox Miller and Jeff Prystowsky return with a new album shaped by the van accident that almost killed them.
by Bob Boilen
Feb 08, 2018
2 minutes
I can't think of another album that sounds quite like The Salt Doll Went To Measure The Depth OfNot in title, not in sound. Oh, there are familiar song structures and vocal harmonies. But hearing this record brought me back to the night I learned of : a crashed van, strewn and broken gear, and how lucky they were to all be alive. That's when it all clicked.
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