January 27th, 2010 8:28am
Review: Retribution Gospel Choir
Frank YangIf Alan Sparhawk is looking to avoid Neil Young comparisons with his Retribution Gospel Choir work, you wouldn’t know it. Taking the stage at the Drake Underground on Monday night, the Low frontman was almost a tribute to Shakey boasting an impressive pair of muttonchop sideburns complimenting his black, P90-equipped, Bigsby-ed Les Paul. Okay, you’d probably never catch Neil dressed as classically dapper as Sparhawk and his bandmates, but sartorial concerns aside, you don’t have to look to hard for at least one source of inspiration...
Photos: Retribution Gospel Choir @ The Drake Underground – January 25, 2010
MP3: Retribution Gospel Choir – “Hide It Away”
Video: Retribution Gospel Choir – “Hide It Away”
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MP3: Drive-By Truckers – “This Fucking Job”
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MP3: Wolf Parade – “Language City”
MP3: Wolf Parade – “Call It A Ritual”
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Video: Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Skeletons”
Holly Miranda is featured in video sessions at Yours Truly and PitchforkTV, while The Guardian declares her their “New band of the day”. The Magician’s Private Library is out February 23; here’s another track from it.
Clash labels The Antlers “one to watch for 2010″, which is interesting considering they’d have a pretty hard time topping their breakout 2009.
Editors have offered up a track from their latest album In This Light And On This Evening to download.
MP3: Editors – “Papillon”
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