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==History==
After leading the California-based indie rock band [[Audrye Sessions]] from 2002 to 2010, Karazija relocated to [[Reykjavík]], Iceland and started the new project Low Roar, releasing a [[Low Roar (album)|self-titled album]] in 2011.<ref name="airways">Svymbersky, Christopher (2012) "[http://airwaves.grapevine.is/grapevine-airwaves-2012/ryan-moves-to-iceland-and-low-roar-is-born/ Ryan Moves to Iceland and Low Roar is Born] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111224006/http://airwaves.grapevine.is/grapevine-airwaves-2012/ryan-moves-to-iceland-and-low-roar-is-born/ |date=2014-01-11 }}", ''Iceland Airwaves Journal''. Retrieved 15 April 2013</ref><ref>Cherrie, Chrysta "[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/low-roar-mn0002878192 Low Roar Biography]", [[Allmusic]]. Retrieved 15 April 2013</ref><ref>Fiander, Matthew (2012) "[http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/152661-low-roar-low-roar/ Low Roar: Low Roar]", [[PopMatters]], 4 January 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2013</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |author1=Kevin O'Donnell |title=Breaking: Audrye Sessions |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/breaking-audrye-sessions-20090218 |access-date=30 October 2022 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=18 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104175852/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/breaking-audrye-sessions-2-103567/ |archive-date=4 January 2019}}</ref> A second album, [[0 (Low Roar album)|''0'']], was released in 2014 through Tonequake Records,<ref>{{cite news |author1=Helgi Snær Sigurðsson |title=Low Roar hitar upp fyrir Hozier |url=https://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/1547659/ |access-date=30 October 2022 |work=[[Morgunblaðið]] |date=26 March 2015 |language=Icelandic}}</ref> followed by ''[[Once in a Long, Long While...]]'' in mid-2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.straight.com/music/894081/low-roars-newest-once-long-long-while-was-born-challenging-times|title=Low Roar's newest, Once in a Long, Long While, was born of challenging times|date=12 April 2017|website=The Georgia Straight|language=en|access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref> The Low Roar album, ''[[Ross (Low Roar album)|ross.]]'', was released in November 2019,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/80498/Low-Roar-ross./|title=Review: Low Roar - ross. {{!}} Sputnikmusic|website=www.sputnikmusic.com|access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref> and the fifth album ''[[maybe tomorrow...]]'' was released in July 2021. A sixth album, titled ''[[House in the Woods (album)|House In The Woods]]'', will be released on February 7, 2025.
The band's discography features heavily in the 2019 video game ''[[Death Stranding]]'',<ref name="Polygon">{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2018/6/20/17484028/death-stranding-secret-message-quipu-low-roar |title=Death Stranding sleuths decode hidden musical message in E3 trailer |last1=Radulovic |first1=Petrana |date=20 June 2018 |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |access-date=17 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Fengið viðbrögð úr óvæntum áttum |url=https://www.mbl.is/frettir/taekni/2016/12/09/lag_islenskrar_hljomsveitar_i_storum_tolvuleik/ |access-date=30 October 2022 |work=[[Morgunblaðið]] |date=9 December 2016 |language=Icelandic}}</ref> following a collaboration with video game designer [[Hideo Kojima]], after Kojima chanced upon their music while in a CD shop in [[Reykjavík]].<ref name="RollingStone">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/watch-norman-reedus-mads-mikkelsen-in-creepy-death-stranding-teasers-127687/ |title=Watch Norman Reedus, Mads Mikkelsen in Creepy 'Death Stranding' Teasers |last1=Weber |first1=Rachel |date=19 December 2016 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=17 November 2019}}</ref> Kojima described Low Roar's music as "sensual" and "unique".<ref name="RollingStone" /> When Sony first contacted the band to license their music for ''Death Stranding'', the band was struggling, with much of their music being recorded on a laptop in Karazija's kitchen. The use of Low Roar's music in the video game had a significant positive influence on the band's popularity.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vg247.com/2020/01/06/sony-wouldnt-even-tell-low-roar-music-death-stranding/ |title=Sony wouldn't even tell Low Roar its music was for Death Stranding – "We were in the gutter" |last=McKeand |first=Kirk |date=6 January 2020 |website=[[VG247]] |access-date=12 September 2020}}</ref>
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On 29 October 2022, it was announced that Ryan Karazija, founder and lead singer of the band, had died at the age of 40. Hours later, it was revealed that the cause of death was from complications with [[pneumonia]]. It was also announced that a sixth album, which was being worked on as of 2022, would be eventually released.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-29 |title=Ryan Karazija (1982 - 2022) ***UPDATED*** After a short illness, Ryan Karazija, front man and driving force behind Low Roar, has died at age 40 due to... | By Low Roar |url=https://www.facebook.com/lowroar.music/videos/ryan-karazija-1982-2022-updatedafter-a-short-illness-ryan-karazija-front-man-and/5718246204933172/ |access-date=10 December 2022 |website=Facebook.com}}</ref>
On October 27, 2024, producer [[Andrew Scheps]] announced that the sixth album, ''[[House in the Woods (album)|House In The Woods]]'', was finished, along with a release date of February 7, 2025. Additionally, Scheps announced two singles to support the album; ''Field of Dreams'', releasing on December 6, and a second single releasing January 3.
==Discography==
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