Toward the Low Sun

Toward the Low Sun
Studio album by Dirty Three
Released	24 February 2012
Genre	Post-rock
Length	41:49
Label	Bella Union, Drag City
Producer	Dirty Three
Dirty Three chronology
Cinder (2005) Toward the Low Sun (2012)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
PopMatters	[2]
The Guardian	[3]
Pitchfork	6.8/10 [4]
Consequence of Sound	C+ [5]
Spin	7/10 [6]

Toward the Low Sun is the eighth major album by Australian trio, Dirty Three. It was released the 24 February 2012, in the US. ^[7]

The cover art is by guitarist Mick Turner.

Track listing

1. "Furnace Skies" - 4:44
2. "Sometimes I Forget You've Gone" - 3:46
3. "Moon On The Land" - 4:51
4. "Rising Below" - 5:47
5. "The Pier" - 4:53
6. "Rain Song" - 3:50
7. "That Was Was" - 4:01
8. "Ashen Snow" - 5:13
9. "You Greet Her Ghost" - 4:50

Personnel

Dirty Three

• Warren Ellis – violin, keyboards
• Mick Turner – organ, bass, guitar, artwork
• Jim White – drums

Technical

• Casey Rice – recording, mixing
• Adam Rhodes - recording

References

1. "Toward the Low Sun by Dirty Three Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved 22 November 2017.
2. "Dirty Three: Toward the Low Sun". PopMatters. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
3. Hughes, Tom (March 2012). "Dirty Three: Toward the Low Sun - review". The Guardian . Retrieved 22 November 2017.
4. "Dirty Three: Toward the Low Sun Album Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved 22 November 2017.
5. "Dirty Three - Toward the Low Sun". Consequence of Sound. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
6. "Dirty Three, 'Toward the Low Sun' (Drag City)". Spin . Retrieved 22 November 2017.
7. "Dirty Three - Toward the Low Sun | Drag City". Dragcity.com. Retrieved 28 February 2025.