Retribution Gospel Choir

Ten years ago, Angie Hanzel-Palomo was a backup singer in the Bruce Springsteen cover band Lucky Town when her godmother was diagnosed with breast cancer. Read More

The first quarter of the year closes out with this week's batch of new releases from artists like Vivian Girls' bassist Katy Goodman's second solo album as La Sera; the new supergroup, Poor Moon , founded by two former members of Fleet Foxes; the debut from orchestra pop band Oberhofer ; the country and folk-influenced pop of Justin Townes Earle ; the sophomore release from Swedish trio Miike Snow, and Paul Weller's 11th studio solo album since The Jam broke up. Read More

Retribution Gospel Choir, the arena-sized rock trio led by Alan Sparhawk of the more subdued indie-rock vets Low, returned this week with a new 7" EP, The Revolution , out now on Sub Pop. And in addition to the already low priced vinyl, they are offering up the digital download of the 4-song EP as a free download for the price of an email address. Read More

Revolution, the great, classic rock-sounding new EP from Retribution Gospel Choir, came out yesterday, and to celebrate the band put out this lighthearted video for "The Stone (Revolution!)."Read More

Our in-studio guests today, THEESatisfaction , debut awE naturalE this week. Read More

Last month, Minnesota indie-rock band Retribution Gospel Choir exhibited some classic Midwestern generosity by releasing its new EP, The Revolution , as a free download. Read More

The longtime co-leader of the gloomily obstinate Low and the furrowed brow behind the fretwork-heavy Retribution Gospel Choir , is not (on record, anyway) known for his sunny disposition. Read More

The side project has released two excellent albums thus far consisting of heavier, rockier takes on admittedly quite Low-like numbers that suggested at various points that, despite the continuing brilliance of his prime concern of a band, he might actually be having more plain old fun in Retribution Gospel Choir than he was in Low. And especially compared to the heavy themes of nigh-on every Low song, the RGC do sound like a total riot. Read More