Mimi Parker, the vocalist and drummer of rock band Low, died on Saturday (Nov. 5) following a battle with ovarian most cancers. She was 55.
The Duluth, Minn.-based group, which additionally contains Parker’s husband and bandmate Alan Sparkhawk, confirmed the unhappy information by its official Twitter account on Sunday.
“Mates, it’s exhausting to place the universe into language and into a brief message, however she handed away final night time, surrounded by household and love, together with yours,” Low tweeted in an announcement. “Maintain her title shut and sacred. Share this second with somebody who wants you. Love is certainly a very powerful factor.”
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In latest weeks, Low introduced the cancellation of upcoming live performance dates in the UK and Europe whereas Parker continued remedies for her most cancers. She was identified with the illness in December 2020.
“There have been troublesome days, however your love has sustained us and can proceed to elevate us by this time,” Sparkhawk wrote in an Instagram publish on Oct. 7. “With tears, we are saying thanks and hope to see you quickly.”
Parker was born and raised in Minnesota, and her mom was an aspiring nation singer, the vocalist and drummer beforehand advised Chickfactor. Parker first performed drums in her highschool marching band, and commenced courting her future husband Sparkhawk throughout junior highschool, in line with NPR.
Sparkhawk and Parker, each training Mormons, shaped Low in 1993 with authentic bassist John Nichols. The band, which featured different rotating members all through the years, would later grow to be a standout title within the “slowcore” rock sub-genre. Low’s 1994 debut album, I Might Reside in Hope, obtained crucial acclaim, and the act went went on to launch 13 albums throughout its practically 30-year profession.
Parker is survived by her husband, Sparhawk, and their two kids, Hollis and Cyrus.
