Retribution Gospel Choir

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Retribution Gospel Choir
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Retribution Gospel Choir in 2013
Background information
Origin Duluth, Minnesota
Genres Indie rock
Labels Caldo Verde Records, Sub Pop
Members Alan Sparhawk
Steve Garrington
Eric Pollard
Past members Matt Livingston

Retribution Gospel Choir is an indie rock band based in Duluth, Minnesota. Current members of the band include Alan Sparhawk (guitar, vocals, sampler) and Steve Garrington (bass), both of whom are also in the band Low, and Eric Pollard (drums, vocals). Despite sharing the majority of their members, RGC's high-energy performance differs greatly from Low's subdued, minimalist feel.

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Until 2008, Matt Livingston, also bassist with Low, played bass for the band. Sparhawk's wife and Low bandmate Mimi Parker appears on vocals on one Retribution Gospel Choir track.

Discography

Studio albums
EPs
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Musicians

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