Apocalipstick (album)
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]
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| Released | January 20, 2017[1] | |||
| Genre | Indie rock[2] | |||
| Length | 34:34 | |||
| Label | Secretly Canadian | |||
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Accolades
| Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drowned in Sound | Favourite Albums of 2017 | 2017 |
80 |
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
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
References
- Lunn, Ryan (January 13, 2017). "Cherry Glazerr ring the changes on Apocalipstick". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
- Moreland, Quinn (January 25, 2017). "Cherry Glazerr: Apocalipstick". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
- "allmusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
- Payne, Chris (January 20, 2017). "Get to Know L.A. Punks Cherry Glazerr & Their Overachieving Slacker Rock Album to Kick Off 2017". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
- "Drowned in Sound's Favourite Albums of 2017". Drowned in Sound. November 22, 2017. Archived from the original on November 23, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
- "Cherry Glazerr: Apocalipstick". Pitchfork. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- Empire, Kitty (22 January 2017). "Apocalipstick: Cherry Glazerr review - a lot to love". The Observer. Retrieved 20 January 2018.