Retribution Gospel Choir - Hide It Away

What this video is

Released as the lead single from Retribution Gospel Choir's second album '2' (Sub Pop, January 26, 2010), 'Hide It Away' represented Alan Sparhawk's most overtly commercial and arena-rock-inflected output to date — a deliberate departure from the hushed slowcore minimalism of his primary band Low. Retribution Gospel Choir emerged in 2005 as a vehicle for Sparhawk to explore louder, riff-driven classic rock…

Why it matters

As the lead single from RGC's Sub Pop debut, 'Hide It Away' exemplifies the early-2010s indie rock power-pop moment — anthemic, melodically direct, and rooted in classic rock dynamics. Critics noted it as potentially the most immediately accessible and 'radio-ready' track Sparhawk had released,…