Drug Church are back and better than ever! Tyhe band is gearing up for the impending release of their highly anticipated new album, PRUDE (due out October 4th from Pure Noise Records), and today they’re sharing one more massive new single, “Slide 2 Me.”
For over a decade Drug Church have been building a strong case that they’re the best loud guitar band in the game, and PRUDE feels like it just might be the undeniable proof.
The album is a lean 28 minutes of hardcore aggression and ’90s alternative hooks that’s bursting at the seams with personality, irreverence, and heart. It’s a record that’s so instantly satisfying that it almost belies what a unexpected feat it is for a prickly, hard-to-pigeonhole punk band from Albany, NY to become one of the most consistently crowd-pleasing outfits on planet earth.
Early singles “Demolition Man” and “Chow” drew attention from the likes of The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Stereogum, BrooklynVegan, Revolver Magazine, and many more, and “Slide 2 Me” ups the ante even further. Within the first 30 seconds you might find yourself thinking that this is the most downright catchy song Drug Church have ever written (which is really saying something for a band who truly excel at writing catchy songs), and you might be right!
PRUDE follows 2022’s Hygiene, an album that drew praise from the likes of Pitchfork, NPR, The FADER, and Rolling Stone, landed on year-end lists from Vogue, Stereogum, SPIN, BrooklynVegan, Revolver, Bandcamp, and many more), and catapulted Drug Church from cult favorites to the ranks of the most exciting up-and-coming bands in aggressive music. Recorded/produced by longtime collaborator, Jon Markson, PRUDE not only meets the extremely high bar set by Drug Church’s previous work, it manages to exceed it. Never content to rest on their laurels, the band have pushed their key elements—eye-popping aggression, bulletproof melodies, and incisive lyrics—to even greater heights, and discovered more than a few new tricks along the way. There’s only one band that sounds like Drug Church, and thankfully they’re extremely good at being themselves.
Drug Church have announced a massive North American headlining tour with support from Modern Color, Soul Blind, and Pony. The band will also be making festival appearances throughout the year, including Riot Fest, Furnace Fest, Best Friends Forever, and more. See full itinerary below.
PRUDE is due out October 4th from Pure Noise Records.
Upcoming Shows:
09/20-22 Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest
09/26 Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life
10/06 Birmingham, AL @ Furnace Fest
10/10 Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock Festival
10/11 Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory *
10/13 Las Vegas, NV @ Best Friends Forever Festival
10/15 Denver, CO @ Marquis *
10/16 Kansas City, MO @ recordBar *
10/17 Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line *
10/19 Detroit, MI @ The Magic Stick *
10/20 Lakewood, OH @ Mahall’s *
10/22 Toronto, ON @ The Axis Club *
10/23 Montreal, QC @ Fairmount Theatre *
10/24 Brooklyn, NY @ The Brooklyn Monarch *
10/25 Boston, MA @ Royale *
10/27 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *
10/30 Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage, *
10/31 Pittsburgh, PA @ Spirit Hall *
11/01 Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups *
11/02 Richmond, VA @ LTC Fest
11/03 Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall *
11/05 Asheville, NC @ Eulogy *
11/06 Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern *
11/07 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade *
11/08 Orlando, FL @ The Conduit *
11/09 Pensacola, FL @ Night Moves Festival
11/11 Houston, TX @ The Secret Group *
11/12 Fort Worth, TX @ Tulips *
11/13 Austin, TX @ Mohawk *
11/15 Mesa, AZ @ Nile Theater *
11/16 Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex *
* w/ support from Modern Color, Soul Blind, Pony
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