Low cancels tour due to "battle with sanity"

Guitarist Alan Sparhawk corresponds with fans (including "Catherine Zeta-Jones") in the "community" section of Low's web site:

i have not been very mentally stable for the last while. due to this, touring at this time has become too much of a burden on everyone involved. my current problems and instability create undue and unnecessary stress for everyone close to me, especially on the road, so despite coming back from several months of shows we have thoroughly enjoyed playing and being a part of, i have to respect their best judgment. those last several months have been some of the hardest to live through, and it is too much to ask those around me to have to put up with that any more.