Albany’s post-hardcore force, Drug Church, is back with their fifth full-length, PRUDE. For fans who heard singles like ”Myopic” and the hard-hitting ”Demolition Man”, ”Chow”, and ”Slide 2 Me,” – the anticipation got thoroughly built over the summer since they announced PRUDE back in July. But PRUDE doesn’t just pick up where their fourth album, Hygiene, left off – it takes the gritty, self-reflective storytelling and sounds a touch deeper. With ten tracks packed into a tight 29 minutes, this album proves that Drug Church isn’t interested in holding our hand throughout, and indeed, we shouldn’t expect a soft-landing post-listening. Instead, they are back to remind us of how well Patrick Kindlon is at storytelling with lyrics and how life’s messy choices can come back and bite us in the ass...