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Indie rock vocalist and drummer Mimi Parker, a cofounder of seminal 1990s band Low, has died.
The Minnesota native died Sunday after a longtime battle with ovarian cancer, the bandconfirmed in a statementon social media. She was 55.
“I’ve been pushing towards the beauty and I know Alan sometimes focuses on the chaos,” Parker said in a2021 interviewwithAll Things Considered.
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Critically acclaimed from their first albumI Could Live in Hopein 1994, Low released 13 more albums in 27 years. Both Parker and Sparhawk were practicing Mormons, and their song lyrics often alluded to end times, morality and redemption,according to theDuluth Star Tribune.
While other band members came and went, the couple’s bond was a testament to their longtime relationship, having met in grade school in the small town of Clearbrook in northern Minnesota, per the newspaper.
A European tour earlier this year was eventually canceled after Parker became too sick to perform.
“There have been difficult days, but your love has sustained us and will continue to lift us through this time,” Sparhawksaid in a statementlast month.
Parker’s fans, both in the music industry and beyond, honored the singer on social media Sunday.
“Sad news about a magical musician,” Dan Wilson of the band Semisonictweeted.
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Parker’s survivors include her husband, as well as their two children, daughter Hollis and son Cyrus, according to theStar Tribune.
source: people.com
