Hit Your Head

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Hit Your Head
Hit Your Head - Drug Church.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 30, 2015
Recorded2014
Genre
Length25:49
Label No Sleep
Drug Church chronology
Paul Walker
(2013)
Hit Your Head
(2015)
Cheer
(2018)
Singles from Hit Your Head
  1. "Hit Your Head, Greedy"
    Released: October 9, 2015 [1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Rockfreaks810 [4]
The Soundboard410 [5]
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Hit Your Head is the second studio album by American post-hardcore band, Drug Church. The album was released on October 30, 2015 through No Sleep Records.

Contents

Background and recording

The album was recorded in late 2014 into early 2015. One single, "Hit Your Head, Greedy", was released prior to the release of the album. [1]

Music and composition

The album has been described as alternative rock [2] and post-hardcore [5] by critics. [6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Nick Cogan, Cory Galusha, Patrick Kindlon, Chris Villeneuve, and Patrick Wynne

No.TitleLength
1."Banco Popular"1:36
2."Aleister"2:03
3."Aging Jerk"2:41
4."Bagged"2:06
5."Drunk Tank"3:24
6."Green Like Me"2:39
7."Park and Ride and Park and Ride"2:19
8."Hit Your Head, Greedy"3:07
9."Then Try"1:30
10."Big And Shitty"2:13
11."What"3:06
Total length:26:49

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Henry, Dusty (October 9, 2015). "Drug Church premiere brutal new song "Hit Your Head, Greedy" — listen". Consequence. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Telford, Brendan (November 2, 2015). "Album Review: Drug Church - Hit Your Head". The Music. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  3. "Drug Church - Hit Your Head (2015)". punknews.org. October 27, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
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