On Thursday April 2, Baltimore’s Lower Dens performed an intimate live broadcast for a seated audience of 100 at WTMD’s performance studio. Led by singer Jana Hunter, the band performed songs from its critically acclaimed new album, “Escape From Evil,” which was released on Ribbon Music two days before the show. Steve Parke photographed the band before and during the hour-long set. The next day, Pitchfork gave “Escape From Evil” Best New Music, and rated it an 8.3, calling it “a vivid world of queer retrofuturism.”
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- Jana Hunter tunes up at WTMD (Photo by Steve Parke)
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- Jana Hunter of Lower Dens at WTMD (Photo by Steve Parke)
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- Jana Hunter and Geoff Graham of Lower Dens at WTMD (Photo by Steve Parke)
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- Geoff Graham performs during An Evening With Lower Dens at WTMD (Photo by Steve Parke)
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- Singer Jana Hunter of Lower Dens performs at WTMD (Photo by Steve Parke)
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- Jana Hunter of Lower Dens sings during An Evening With Lower Dens at WTMD (Photo by Steve Parke)
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- Lower Dens guitarist Walker Teret performs at WTMD (Photo by Steve Parke)
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- Jana Hunter of Lower Dens at WTMD (Photo by Steve Parke)
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- Jana Hunter (left) and Geoff Graham of Lower Dens perform at WTMD (Photo by Steve Parke)
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- Walker Teret of Lower Dens performing at WTMD (Photo by Steve Parke)
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- Lower Dens’ Nate Nelson leans over his drum kit during An Evening With Lower Dens at WTMD (photo by Steve Parke)
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- Walker Teret of Lower Dens, backstage at WTMD (Photo by Steve Parke)
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- Nate Nelson, drummer for Lower Dens, contemplates for a moment during An Evening With Lower Dens at WTMD. (Photo by Steve Parke)
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- Lower Dens performs live on air at WTMD (Photo by Steve Parke)
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- Geoff Graham performs during an Evening With Lower Dens at WTMD (Photo by Steve Parke)
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- Jana Hunter sings during An Evening With Lower Dens at WTMD (Photo by Steve Parke)
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- From left: Walker Teret, Nate Nelson, Jana Hunter and Geoff Graham of Lower Dens, performing at WTMD (Photo by Steve Parke)
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- Jana Hunter and the other members of Lower Dens sign the wall before An Evening With Lower Dens at WTMD (Photo by Steve Parke)
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- Jana Hunter and other members of Lower Dens sign several posters (drawn by Baltimore artist Alex Fine) before An Evening With Lower Dens at WTMD (Photo by Steve Parke)
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- Geoff Graham and the other members of Lower Dens sign several posters (drawn by Baltimore artist Alex Fine) before An Evening With Lower Dens at WTMD (Photo by Steve Parke)
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- Geoff Graham, the mustachioed keyboardist and bassist for Lower Dens, performs during An Evening With Lower Dens at WTMD (Photo by Steve Parke)
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- Members of Lower Dens go over their set before An Evening With Lower Dens at 89.7 WTMD (Photo by Steve Parke)
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- Lower Dens guitarist Walker Teret at WTMD (Photo by Steve Parke)
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- Baltimore’s Lower Dens performing live on air with a live studio audience at 89.7 WTMD. (Photo by Steve Parke)
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- Lower Dens performs songs from their new album, “Escape From Evil,” at WTMD (Photo by Steve Parke)
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- Bassist and keyboardist Geoff Graham of Lower Dens performs at WTMD (Photo by Steve Parke)
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- Lower Dens performs at WTMD (Photo by Steve Parke)
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- Walker Teret, Lower Dens’ new guitarist, performs during An Evening With Lower Dens at WTMD. (Photo by Steve Parke)
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- WTMD’s house engineer, Jason George, balances levels with Lower Dens before their show at the station. (Photo by Steve Parke)
