The Low Anthem is a band from Providence, Rhode Island, formed in 2006 by friends Ben Knox Miller and Jeff Prystowsky. The current lineup consists of Knox Miller, Prystowsky, Bryan Minto and Florence Grace Wallis.
The Low Anthem founding members Jeff Prystowsky (left) and Ben Knox Miller (right) in July 2016
The Low Anthem (L to R: Adams, Prystowsky, Miller) performing at Cluny 2 in September 2009
Florence Grace Wallis in July 2016
Bryan Minto in November 2019
Oh My God, Charlie Darwin
Oh My God, Charlie Darwin is the third studio album by American band the Low Anthem. It was self-published on September 2, 2008, and reissued by Bella Union and Nonesuch Records in June 2009. Following the success of their album What the Crow Brings (2007), founding members Ben Knox Miller and Jeffrey Prystowsky welcomed Jocie Adams to the band. They were inspired by the confidence and romanticism of John Steinbeck's novels, and found tension between the human requirement of comfort and Charles Darwin's bleak theories of Darwinism, using his theory of natural selection as a framework to consider academics, politics, and religion. The album is named after Darwin, as the group considered how jarring his "survival of the fittest" theory would seem to a person of faith.
2009 reissue cover
The album is named after Charles Darwin, whose theories influenced the lyrics and themes.
The Low Anthem (L to R: Adams, Prystowsky, Miller) performing at Cluny 2 in September 2009
