Duluth’s Low has certainly matured in nearly 20 years as a band, and the trio hopes that comes across in their ninth studio album.

“C’Mon” is set to be released April 12. While the album features signs of how the band has grown in nearly two decades, drummer and vocalist Mimi Parker described the album as a return to form for the band. She said the album has a more full, lush sound than 2007 release “Drums and Guns,” which she said was more electronic and included driving beats.

“It’s maybe kind of a callback to some of our previous recordings,” Parker said in a phone interview.

On much of the album, Parker said the band tried to emulate their live sound in the studio. The album was recorded Sacred Heart Studio in Duluth, an old church that Parker said offered opportunities to produce various sounds during recording. She they could use the old sanctuary to produce an open sound with lots of reverb, or they can use smaller rooms in the church for a tighter sound.

“It’s really a great space,” she said, noting the studio has hosted local and nationally known acts.

Low’s sound has been described as “slowcore” for its use of minimalism and slow tempos, but the band is not fond of the label.

“I guess it’s kind of rock ‘n’ roll, but … sometimes we play slow and soft and we harmonize together,” Parker said, using what she calls her family description of the band she tells to aunts, uncles and grandmothers.

Along with the recording venue, Parker said their surroundings in Duluth have had some effect on their sound.

“We grew up in a very small community where it was frigid cold for a good chunk of the year — kind of secluded. There wasn’t a lot of radio stations. I think you tend to pick up on those things,” she said.

Parker said the band has evolved since it first formed in 1993, though the core of the group is still Parker and her husband Alan Sparhawk, who sings and plays guitar.

“We’ve matured a lot as people,” she said. “We’ve had kids and we’ve traveled the world a lot. We’ve become more aware of the world that we live in.”

“It’s just a maturity that I hope can be seen in the music,” she said.

Part of that maturity has come from experience seeing the world as the band has toured. It’s also come from Parker and Sparhawk’s experience as a married couple, Parker said.

Since the two had children, Parker said their perspective has changed.

“Your purpose might be a little different,” she said.

“C’mon” shows some of those changes, as Parker and Sparhawk’s children sing on the last two tracks of the album.

“If you listen closely on ‘Somethings Turning over’ and ‘Nothing But Heart’ you can hear a couple little, sweet voices in there,” she said.

Though there have been a few difficult moments, Parker said she’s enjoyed being able to work with her husband.

“For the most part, it’s been kind of a dream come true,” she said.