Drug Church

Drug Church is an American post-hardcore band from Albany, New York, United States. The band has released three albums, as well as several EPs.

Drug Church
OriginAlbany, New York, United States
Genres
LabelsNo Sleep Records, Secret Voice, Ride The Fury Records
Associated actsSelf Defense Family
Members
  • Patrick Kindlon
  • Nick Cogan
  • Cory Galusha
  • Chris Villeneuve
  • Pat Wynne
  • Jon “Artemis Cogsworth” Markson

History

Drug Church did not start as a side project for singer Patrick Kindlon of Self Defense Family. After having released a three-song demo online in 2011, the band got signed by No Sleep Records by the beginning of 2012.[1]

Lyrical and musical style

Musically the band mixes hardcore punk in the style of bands like Black Flag with alternative rock and grunge elements to create their post-punk/post-hardcore sound. The lyrics to their songs focus mostly on social matters and tend to be dark and/or satirical. In a Q&A Session on the website of his other project Self Defense Family, Kindlon has stated that he has no pre-written lyrics for his bands and rather writes the songs' lyrics while in the studio:

Completely different people write the instrument portion of the music. Leads to a very different feel, so, very different lyrics. Also, I write everything in the studio. So, there’s no bank of lyrics I pull from. This is made to order, not buffet.[2]

Discography

Studio albums

Album Year Label
Paul Walker 2013 No Sleep Records
Hit Your Head 2015 No Sleep Records
Cheer 2018 Pure Noise Records

EPs and other

Name Year Label
Demo 2011 Ride The Fury Records
Drug Church 2012 No Sleep Records
"Party at Dead Man's" b/w "Selling Drugs From Your Mom's Condo" 2013 Secret Voice
Swell 2015 No Sleep Records
Weed Pin 2017 Pure Noise Records
Avoidarama 2018 Pure Noise Records
Strong References 2018 Pure Noise Records
Unlicensed Hall Monitor 2018 Pure Noise Records

References
  1. Yancey, Bryne (26 January 2012). "Drug Church (members of Self Defense Family) sign to No Sleep". Altpress.com. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. "Learn Self Defense". Selfdefensemusic.com. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
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