Retribution Gospel Choir, the outfit featuring Low’s Alan Sparhawk and Steve Garrington and drummer Eric Pollard, is looking to hit 2010 hard, with both a new album and tour planned for the early months of the year.

The band’s second album, appropriately titled 2, will be released on January 26th through Sub Pop Records. The followup to the 2008 self-titled debut was tracked in their hometown of Duluth, Minnesota and mixed by Matt Beckley, who, ironically enough, has previously worked with the likes of Britney Spears and Paris Hilton. How’s that for mixing it up? The end result is billed as “raw and technologically perverse, visceral and shiny—a true statement of what can be done with a great rock band in the 21st century.”

2’s tracklist can be found below, and fans can also get an early taste of this statement in the form of “Hide It Away”.

After the new record drops, it’ll be straight on tour for the band. The current itinerary has the Choir on the road from late January to mid-April, with dates in North American and Europe both included. Tickets can be found via Ticketmaster.com.

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“Hide It Away”

2 Tracklist:
01. Hide It Away
02. Your Bird
03. ‘68 Comeback
04. Workin’ Hard
05. Poor Man’s Daughter
06. White Wolf
07. The Last of the Blue Dream
09. Something’s Going to Break
10. Electric Guitar
11. Bless Us All

Retribution Gospel Choir 2010 Tour Dates:
01/21 – Toledo, OH @ Frankie’s
01/22 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
01/23 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Thunderbird Cafe
01/25 – Toronto, ON @ The Drake Hotel
01/26 – Montreal, QB @ Casa del Popolo
01/27 - Milford, CT @ Daniel Street
01/28 – Boston, MA @ Great Scott
02/01 – New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
02/02 – Brooklyn, NY @ Union Hall
02/04 – Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel
02/05 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
02/06 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
02/08 – Tallahassee, FL @ The Engine Room
02/10 – Houston, TX @ The Meridian
02/11 - Austin, TX @ Stubbs BBQ
02/12 – Dallas, TX @ The Cavern
02/13 – Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone Cafe
02/15 – Little Rock, AR @ Sticky Fingerz
02/16 - St. Louis, MO @ Firebird
02/18 - Urbana, IL @ Canopy Club
02/20 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club
03/10 – Sheffield, UK @ The Grapes
03/11 - Manchester, UK @ Ruby Lounge
03/12 – Glasgow, UK @ Captain’s Rest
03/13 – Dublin, IE @ Whelan’s
03/15 – London, UK @ Cargo
03/16 – Antwerp, BE @ Trix
03/17 - Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
03/18 – Paris, FR @ Point FMR
03/19 – Kortrijk, GR @ De Kruen
03/20 - Koln, GR @ MTC
03/22 - Berlin, GR @ Magnet
03/24 – Oslo, NO @ Blaa
03/25 – West Gothenburg, SE @ Pusterviksbaren/Club Woody
03/26 – Stockholm, SE @ Debaser Medis
03/27 – Umea, SE @ Umea Open Festival
04/06 – Vancouver, BC @ Media Club
04/07 – Seattle, WA @ Crocodile Cafe
04/08 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
04/10 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Crepe Place
04/12 – Costa Mesa, CA @ Detroit Bar
04/13 – Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland
04/14 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
04/17 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge

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