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Retribution Gospel Choir, Captain’s Rest, Glasgow

There is an etymological precision in the first word of the name of Low singer guitarist and songwriter Alan Sparhawk’s side-project that is probably missed by many who see it as redolent of fire and brimstone.

In fact, it speaks of “giving back” and RGC’s all-out rocking music does seem to be about acknowledging a debt to the sort of music that made Low possible.