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One of the most thankless jobs in music involves those trying earnestly to put a truly personal stamp on separate bands, especially when both are existing units. Such is the case with Alan Sparhawk... Read more

Alan Sparhawk joked recently about how he’s done things in reverse throughout his musical career, starting out hushed and quiet and gradually getting louder and more clamorous as he’s grown older. ... Read more

2"class="left feature" />Few times in music lore have albums dubbed with numbers reached unfathomable stardom. Take Led Zeppelin’s IV, Pearl Jam’s Ten, even Metallica’s hit “One”. Retri... Read more

(SUBPOP/KONKURRENT) Retribution Gospel Choir is een naam die niet geeft wat je in eerste instantie vermoedt. Het is het nevenproject van Alan Sparhawk en Steve Garrington, die beide in Low spelen, ... Read more

Ondanks hun groepsnaam heeft Retribution Gospel Choir maar weinig met het opzwepende muziekgenre te maken. In de teksten (‘Bless us all') wil nog eens een flard religiositeit sluipen, maa... Read more

Alan Sparhawk continues earnestly, whether he is working with his bigger act, atmospheric indie pioneers Low, or with this trio formed from Minnesotan musicians. His well-documented personal issues... Read more

Although Low no longer stick too rigidly to the “what is the absolute slowest this song can be played?” formula that defined the band’s early albums, it’s still clear that t... Read more

Dicke Eisschichten schieben sich urgewaltig übereinander und bilden so etwas wie ein weißes Trümmerfeld auf dem Cover des zweiten Albums des Retribution Gospel Choirs. div#ad300x250 {text-align: ce... Read more

De overlap tussen Low en Alan Sparhawks zijproject Retribution Gospel Choir was ten tijde van het titelloze debuut van laatstgenoemde fascinerend. Het daarop verschenen 'Take Your Time' kwam bijvoo... Read more

Who?Retribution Gospel Choir was originally conceived in 2005 as a side project of Alan Sparhawk of slowcore pioneers Low and Mark Kozelek of Red House Painters. Kozelek's no longer in the lineup, ... Read more