Retribution Gospel Choir - Workin' Hard

What this video is

Released in January 2010, 'Workin' Hard' is drawn from Retribution Gospel Choir's Sub Pop debut album 2—a record that marked a deliberate break from Alan Sparhawk's primary band Low, trading slowcore minimalism for high-voltage, classic-rock-inflected indie guitar music. The band, formed in Duluth, Minnesota, operated at the intersection of the indie rock mainstream and the Midwest's post-industrial working-class…

Why it matters

Retribution Gospel Choir occupied a distinct niche in early-2010s indie rock, channeling the electric energy of Neil Young/Crazy Horse and 1970s arena rock through the indie/Sub Pop distribution network. 'Workin' Hard' exemplifies this synthesis: a KISS-school rock rave-up repackaged for the indie…