At number 15 in The Punk Site writers and photographers top 20 from 2022 are Drug Church with their fourth full-length, Hygiene, that was released in March via Pure Noise Records. The album is a bold leap forward for the beloved punk agitators, proving exactly whythey are one of the most singular bands in modern guitar music. Hygiene is a testament to Drug Church‘s unique ability to make distinctly outsider music that’s also welcoming and instantly satisfying. The record leans into this seemingly contradictory path, managing to retain the tension between overt melody and visceral aggression that makes Drug Church so appealing, while also pushing into new sonic territory. “(Hygiene) is an echo of his (Patrick Kindlon) approach to songwriting, which is to craft his words in the studio, filt...