Toward the Low Sun

Toward the Low Sun
Studio album by Dirty Three
Released	24 February 2012 (2012-02-24)
Studio	Head Gap (Melbourne) Sing Sing (Melbourne)
Genre	Post-rock
Length	41:55
Label	Bella Union, Drag City
Producer	Dirty Three
Dirty Three chronology
Cinder (2005) Toward the Low Sun (2012) Love Changes Everything (2024)

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

Toward the Low Sun track listing

No.	Title	Length
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
Total length:		41:55

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.