Apocalipstick (album)

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Apocalipstick
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 20, 2017 [1]
Genre Indie rock [2]
Length34:34
Label Secretly Canadian
Producer
Cherry Glazerr chronology
Haxel Princess
(2014)
Apocalipstick
(2017)
Houses of the Holy, Vol. 1
(2018)

Apocalipstick is the second studio album by American indie rock band Cherry Glazerr, released on January 20, 2017. The band worked on the album with producers Joe Chiccarelli and Carlos de la Garza, making their garage sound more polished. [2] This album was said by AllMusic to have a '90s vibe and a sound influenced by indie bands. [3] Frontwoman Clem Creevy joined up with keyboardist Sasami Ashworth and drummer Tabor Allen for the making of their major label debut. [4]

Contents

Accolades

PublicationAccoladeYearRankRef.
Drowned in Sound Favourite Albums of 2017
2017
80
[5]

Apocalipstick was released to overall critical approval: it was described by Pitchfork as the band's "fiercest recording yet, full of shredding jams, furious howls, and self-aware swagger", [6] and its lead single "I Told You I'd Be With The Guys" as a "tremendous indie rock tune powerful enough to restore your faith in the genre' by The Guardian . [7]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, Apocalipstick received an average score of 76, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Clementine Creevy; "Trash People" and "Sip O' Poison" co-written by Sean Redman.

No.TitleLength
1."Told You I'd Be with the Guys"4:35
2."Trash People"3:09
3."Moon Dust"2:36
4."Humble Pro"2:44
5."Nuclear Bomb"3:46
6."Only Kid On the Block"3:45
7."Lucid Dreams"3:42
8."Sip O' Poison"2:22
9."Nurse Ratched"3:02
10."Instagratification"2:45
11."Apocalipstick"2:05
Total length:34:34

Personnel

Cherry Glazerr

Additional contributors

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