Cheer (Drug Church album)

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Cheer
Cheer - Drug Church.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 2, 2018
RecordedMay–June 2018
Genre
Length32:27
Label Pure Noise
Producer Jon Markson
Drug Church chronology
Hit Your Head
(2015)
Cheer
(2018)
Tawny
(2021)
Singles from Cheer
  1. "Weed Pin"
    Released: November 2, 2017

Cheer is the third studio album by American post-hardcore band Drug Church. The album was released on November 2, 2018, through Pure Noise Records.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Drug Church.

Cheer track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Grubby"1:37
2."Strong References"2:59
3."Avoidarama"2:58
4."Dollar Story"2:43
5."Unlicensed Guidance Counselor"3:49
6."Weed Pin"4:42
7."Unlicensed Hall Monitor"3:21
8."Foam Pit"2:31
9."Conflict Minded"2:57
10."Tillary"4:46
Total length:32:27

Personnel

Drug Church

Additional personnel

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 84/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Drowned in Sound8/10 [2]
Exclaim! 8/10 [3]
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SputnikmusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Cheer received critical acclaim upon its release. On review aggregator website, Metacritic, Cheer has an average critic score of 84 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim based on four critic reviews". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Cheer by Drug Church Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  2. Turner-Heffer, Adam (November 6, 2018). "Album Review: Drug Church / Cheer". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on July 30, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  3. Atkinson, Connor (October 30, 2018). "Drug Church Cheer". Exclaim! . Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  4. "Drug Church Cheer". Kerrang! . London. November 14, 2018. p. 85.
  5. Staff article (November 14, 2018). "Drug Church - CHEER (Album Review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved July 30, 2022.