Retribution Gospel Choir (album)

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Retribution Gospel Choir

Studio album by

Retribution Gospel Choir

Released

March 18, 2008
May 20, 2008 (vinyl)

Recorded

Hyde Street Studios, San Francisco, California

Genre

Alternative rock

Length

30:13

Retribution Gospel Choir chronology

Retribution Gospel Choir
(2008)

2
(2010)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Retribution Gospel Choir is the eponymous debut album from the American musical group band Retribution Gospel Choir, led by Alan Sparhawk of the band Low. 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 album is a major shift from the slow, minimalist music of Low:

Low visionary Alan Sparhawk cranks the amps for a radical stylistic departure. Crude, mangy guitars collide with trudging stoner-rock rhythms and some catchy melodies -- for modern-day spirituals that defy all preconceptions.^[2]

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 songs "Take Your Time" and "Breaker" first appeared on the Low album Drums and Guns in 2007 but were originally Retribution Gospel Choir songs.

Track listing

All songs written by Alan Sparhawk.

"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"

Label

Caldo Verde Records Catalog#: 14064 Format: CD, Vinyl, Limited Edition

References

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Retribution+Gospel+Choir

Mark Kozelek

Studio albums

Solo	What's Next to the Moon Like Rats Mark Kozelek Sings Christmas Carols All the Best, Isaac Hayes
Collaborative	Perils from the Sea Mark Kozelek & Desertshore Dreams of Childhood Yellow Kitchen

EPs

Rock 'n' Roll Singer

Live albums

Compilation albums

The Finally LP

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