Retribution Gospel Choir did an acoustic cover of Kokomo by The Beach Boys for The A.V. List’s Undercover.

Surprisingly, Alan taps a drum while Eric sings and strums what appears to be a Martin HD-28.

Retribution Gospel Choir – 2

Recommended if you like: Low, garage rock, awesome drum skillz

Recommended tracks: “Hide it Away,” “Poor Man’s Daughter,” “Bless Us All”

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Last week I was waiting around on campus for my wife to pick me up, when I decided to step into a local CD shop, promising to myself that I wouldn’t spend any money we didn’t have. I’m sure you can all guess how that turned out. I walked out of the shop carrying a shiny new copy of Retribution Gospel Choir’s latest album, simply entitled 2.

I hadn’t heard any Retribution Gospel Choir, though I’m a big Low fan, and so the powerful, raw, and in-your-face tone came as a shock, really. I was pleasantly surprised. Read the rest of this entry »

The Retribution Gospel Choir, featuring Latter-day Saint Alan Sparhawk from Low, has recorded a video for their song “Hide it Away,” from their newest album, 2. Also featuring AWESOME MUTTON CHOPS.

Over the last two decades, the centerpiece and poster children of faithful Latter-day Saints in the world of Rock music have arguably been Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker of Minnesota Indie band Low. It’s hard to overestimate their influence on our culture and musicians. Living proof that the Church and a career in music aren’t mutually exclusive, Alan and Mimi have had their share of critical and fan acclaim, inspiring many Latter-day Saints, non-members, and even our very own Linescratchers itself.

Alan has more recently explored new sonic territory with The Black-Eyed Snakes and Retribution Gospel Choir. Alan was gracious enough to take time out of his schedule to be interviewed in this Linescratchers Exclusive, answering certain questions about being LDS in the music world for the first time.

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