Alan Sparhawk of Low follows his acclaimed 2024 album “White Roses, My God” by leaning into the rootsy, folk, and bluegrass-infused stylings of his friends and collaborators, Trampled By Turtles.

As friends and mentees of Low’s, taken under Sparhawk and Parker’s wing from their earliest days as a bar band, Trampled By Turtles have performed with Sparhawk countless times over the years. The two artists hold the kind of ironclad bond. When Sparhawk’s wife and lifelong creative partner Mimi Parkers passed away in 2022, Trampled By Turtles invited Sparhawk to join them on tour to give him a space to be surrounded by friends.

Occasionally, he would join them onstage. The outpouring of love was palpable every time they played together, a surge of warmth. “With Trampled By Turtles” is far more than just Alan Sparhawk and Trampled By Turtles. It’s an affirmation of all the people who have been vital in Sparhawk’s life and music, and an opportunity to hold each of their gifts into the light. It’s producer Nat Harvie, who has been collaborating and performing with him for years.

And it’s Mimi Parker, too: “Too High”, “Princess Road Surgery”, and “Not Broken” were all tracks she and Sparhawk had been working on in the last few years. These songs finally found a setting that stirringly commemorates them, bolstered by a full ensemble to make every note sing.