Drug Church

<p>Everyone's favorite punk rock agitators, Drug Church, have returned. The Albany/Los Angeles-based band announced Tawny: a new four-song EP due out June 25th from Pure Noise Records that acts as a bridge from their 2018 LP, Cheer, to Drug Church's impending fourth full-length.</p>
<p>Tawny is comprised of Drug Church's crushing 2020 single "Bliss Out," a cover of Arcwelder's "Remember To Forget," and two brand new songs, "Tawny" and "Head-Off," which feature some of the band's most dynamic songwriting to date. The tracks build on the most melodic moments of Cheer without losing any of the bite and energy that has made Drug Church so appealing to fans of heavy and catchy music alike. "Head-Off" opens the EP and immediately makes it clear that the band aren't content to rest on their laurels. The song begins with a driving beat from drummer Chris Villeneuve while guitarists Nick Cogan and Cory Galusha weave unexpectedly shimmering guitar lines overtop of Pat Wynne's propulsive bass; even Kindlon's customary roar has taken a turn, with layered vocals and the singer's cadences at their most instantly hooky. All of these melodic moments only serve to make Drug Church's sound even more combustable, and "Head-Off" and "Tawny" both erupt into immensely satisfying blasts of powerhouse guitars and Kindlon's sardonic bark.</p>
<p>The EP closes with Drug Church's taut rendition of the Arcwelder song "Remember To Forget," which again highlights the band's growing melodicism while also nodding to their willingness to carry the torch for stubbornly outsider guitar music. "You don't need to be the world's best band to write a perfect song," Kindlon says. "Arcwelder are guys who like playing guitar music. They had some small success at it. Still, this song has been in my head for a long time. And that's a type of success that doesn't get measured. We're all gonna be erased when the sun expands. Chasing fame makes you dumber than you are."</p>
<p>Tawny is just the beginning of the surprises Drug Church have up their sleeve, and luckily, with LP4 coming soon, listeners won't have to wait long to hear more.</p>


Tawny

<p>Everyone's favorite punk rock agitators, Drug Church, have returned! Today the band have announced their highly anticipated fourth full-length, "Hygiene", due out March 11th from Pure Noise Records. Drug Church are one of the most singular bands in modern guitar music and on Hygiene the band's uncompromising nature has resulted in a bold leap forward.</p>
<p>The Albany and Los Angeles-based five-piece—vocalist Patrick Kindlon, guitarists Nick Cogan and Cory Galusha, bassist Pat Wynne, and drummer Chris Villeneuve—have a unique ability to make distinctly outsider music that’s also welcoming and instantly satisfying, as evidenced by Hygiene's lead singles "Million Miles of Fun" and "Detective Lieutenant." The two songs represent the essential tension between overt melody and visceral aggression that fuels Drug Church—the former pushing the band's seamless blend of hardcore bite and massive, '90s-indebted hooks to its most anthemic point, while the latter shows off a level of tunefulness never before seen in their catalog.</p>
<p>Hygiene follows Drug Church's 2018 LP, Cheer, and their 2021 EP, Tawny, both of which drew acclaim from fans and critics alike (including attention from the likes of Stereogum, Noisey, NPR, Revolver, BrooklynVegan, and more), and immediately makes it clear that the band aren't content to rest on their laurels. The record builds on the most melodic moments of Drug Church's past work without losing any of the combustable energy that has made them so appealing to fans of both heavy and hooky music. Throughout the album Kindlon's lyrics are as incisive as ever. He walks a tightrope between observation, honesty, frustration, and humor—wading into the absurdity of modern life; the relationships between art and the people consuming it; and the primacy of following your own path—and somehow achieves a tone that's as blunt as it is nuanced. The result is an album that captures a band truly at the top of their game, and demands conversations and stage dives in equal measure.&nbsp;</p>


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