''Apocalipstick'' is the second studio album by American

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band

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, released on January 20, 2017. The band worked on the album with producers

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and

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, making their garage sound more polished. This album was said by

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to have a '90s vibe and a sound influenced by indie bands. Frontwoman Clem Creevy joined up with keyboardist Sasami Ashworth and drummer Tabor Allen for the making of their major label debut.

Accolades

''Apocalipstick'' was released to overall critical approval: it was described by

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as the band's "fiercest recording yet, full of shredding jams, furious howls, and self-aware swagger", 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 ''

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''. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, ''Apocalipstick'' received an

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score of 76, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Track listing

References

2017 albums Cherry Glazerr albums Secretly Canadian albums Albums produced by Carlos de la Garza (music producer) Albums produced by Joe Chiccarelli {{2010s-indie-rock-album-stub