Alan Sparhawk - Not Broken

What this video is

Released May 12, 2025, 'Not Broken' emerges from one of the most publicly documented grief journeys in contemporary indie music. Alan Sparhawk, co-founder of the acclaimed Duluth slowcore band Low, lost his wife and creative partner Mimi Parker to ovarian cancer in November 2022. This video and its accompanying album, With Trampled by Turtles (Sub Pop, May 30, 2025), represent Sparhawk's second post-Low solo…

Why it matters

Occupies a crucial juncture in 2020s indie folk, bridging slowcore's minimalist legacy with progressive bluegrass and chamber-folk. The near-monochrome visual language (saturation 15.82/255) echoes Low's long-held aesthetic restraint, while the acoustic warmth of the instrumentation signals a…

The director

Alexa Viscius is a Chicago-based multi-disciplinary artist working as a photographer, art director, designer, and musician. She holds a BFA from the University of Illinois at Chicago (2011) and works across film photography, moving image, silkscreen, and…