Zero Church | |
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Studio album by Suzzy and Maggie Roche | |
Released | January 22, 2002 |
Genre | Folk, gospel |
Length | 49:48 |
Label | Red House Records |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Billboard | (positive) [2] |
Robert Christgau | [3] |
The Christian Science Monitor | (positive) [4] |
PopMatters | (positive) [5] |
Zero Church is a 2002 album by sisters Suzzy and Maggie Roche, formerly of the Roches. It was originally scheduled for release on September 11, 2001, but this was delayed until about 4 months later. It consists of songs made out of prayers the Roche sisters heard while taking part in a Harvard University arts collaborative. [6]
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