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Retribution Gospel Choir

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Alt.rock side project for Low's frontman Alan Sparhawk

ADM rating[?]

7.1

Label
Sub Pop
UK Release date
08/02/2010
  1. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    A glimpse at an institutional figure in new-century indie rock at work ... teetering at times on the edge of arena rock grandeur but without forsaking its underground soul
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  2. 8.0 |   Q

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  3. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    2 is a record that’s thrillingly alive, one that is just as sharp, funny, moving and self-lacerating as all of Sparhawk’s best work
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  4. 8.0 |   Blurt

    Turn it up because quiet isn't the new loud anymore. Loud is
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  5. 8.0 |   Rave Magazine

    If Low is about creating more with less, Retribution Gospel Choir is about creating even more with more
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  6. 8.0 |   The Sunday Times

    If this is a cunning plan to get mainstream rock fans into Low, I’m all for that. If it’s just the emergence of a storming power trio, well, that’s fine too
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  7. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Print edition only

  8. 7.3 |   Pitchfork

    It's a record of sharp hooks and slick production, with several anthemic and instantly memorable choruses
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  9. 7.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    It’s a cacophonous, stormy record that features far more retribution than gospel within its ten songs, and chugs along with an intensity and focus that Sparhawk always brings to his disparate projects
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  10. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    ...they’re the dark matter that balances out the mannered, musically exploratory Low. They represent catharsis, for both performers and audience
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  11. 7.0 |   NME

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  12. 7.0 |   Spin

    The band's second album gets a bit hackneyed at times (bar-rockin' trifle "White Wolf"), but Sparhawk generally seems re-energized
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  13. 5.0 |   Under The Radar

    Sparhawk and Garrington are probably getting a charge out of employing a little extra volume with Retribution Gospel Choir. Hopefully, with time, more of it will be wrapped around material that matched the wattage
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  14. 4.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    ...the Choir sound towering and ready to soar from the album’s opening moments, but 2’s sonic pretenses are finally too much for the material to bear, and despite the band’s best efforts, it just can’t get airborne
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