Retribution Gospel Choir (album)
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Retribution Gospel Choir is the eponymous debut album from Low
singer-songwriter-guitarist Alan Sparhawk's
band Retribution Gospel Choir
. The album was released in the US on March 18, 2008, through Mark Kozelek
's Caldo Verde Records
. Kozelek also produced the album.
According to the Caldo Verde website:
The first 1,000 copies pressed came with a 4 track bonus disc, titled RGC DUB, featuring untitled dub recordings. This version was only available through the Caldo Verde Records
website link. The album was also pressed on limited edition vinyl in May 2008 and sold exclusively through Aural Exploits' website. The song "Breaker" first appeared on the Low album Drums and Guns
in 2007 but was originally a Retribution Gospel Choir song.
Low (band)
Low is an American indie rock group from Duluth, Minnesota, formed in 1993. As of 2010, the group is composed of Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker , both founding members, and Steve Garrington ....
singer-songwriter-guitarist Alan Sparhawk's
Alan Sparhawk
Alan Sparhawk is the guitarist and vocalist for American band Low.-Biography:George Alan Sparhawk was born in Seattle, Washington and grew up in Utah. He met Mimi Parker when he was 9, after his family moved to Minnesota. Sparhawk began writing his own compositions around the age of 13...
band Retribution Gospel Choir
Retribution Gospel Choir
Retribution Gospel Choir is a band based out of Duluth, Minnesota that plays short, driving songs that often start out poppy melodic and then turn into psychedelic improvisations and drum and bass-heavy dub. Current members of the band include, Alan Sparhawk , Steve Garrington , both of whom are...
. The album was released in the US on March 18, 2008, through Mark Kozelek
Mark Kozelek
Mark Kozelek is an American singer/songwriter Producer and frontman of Sun Kil Moon and Red House Painters.-History:...
's Caldo Verde Records
Caldo Verde Records
Caldo Verde Records is a San Francisco-based indie rock and folk record label founded by Red House Painters and Sun Kil Moon frontman Mark Kozelek in 2005. The label primarily features releases by Kozelek and Sun Kil Moon, but has also released albums by Jesu, Corrina Repp, Retribution Gospel...
. Kozelek also produced the album.
According to the Caldo Verde website:
The first 1,000 copies pressed came with a 4 track bonus disc, titled RGC DUB, featuring untitled dub recordings. This version was only available through the Caldo Verde Records
Caldo Verde Records
Caldo Verde Records is a San Francisco-based indie rock and folk record label founded by Red House Painters and Sun Kil Moon frontman Mark Kozelek in 2005. The label primarily features releases by Kozelek and Sun Kil Moon, but has also released albums by Jesu, Corrina Repp, Retribution Gospel...
website link. The album was also pressed on limited edition vinyl in May 2008 and sold exclusively through Aural Exploits' website. The song "Breaker" first appeared on the Low album Drums and Guns
Drums and Guns
Drums and Guns is the eighth full-length album by indie rock band Low. It is the second album they recorded with producer Dave Fridmann . The album was partially inspired by the war in Iraq...
in 2007 but was originally a Retribution Gospel Choir song.
Track listing
- "They Knew You Well" - 3:41
- "Take Your Time" - 4:06
- "Breaker" - 2:06
- "Somebody's Someone" - 2:56
- "Destroyer" - 3:33
- "Holes in Our Heads" - 2:59
- "What She Turned Into" - 2:22
- "For Her Blood" - 2:10
- "Kids" - 4:06
- "Easy Prey" - 2:14
RGC DUB: bonus disc
- "(Untitled)" - 6:52
- "(Untitled)" - 6:42
- "(Untitled)" - 4:21
- "(Untitled)" - 12:48
Musicians
- Alan Sparhawk - vocals, guitar
- Eric Pollard - drums, vocals
- Matt Livingston - bass
- Mimi Parker - vocals on "Breaker"