Good Health is the first studio album by Pretty Girls Make Graves. Originally released in 2002 by Lookout Records, it was re-released by Matador Records with an additional 4 songs made up of the band's first self-titled EP.
Composition Musically, Good Health has been aligned with punk, indie rock, emo, and "twitchy" post-hardcore akin to The Nation of Ulysses.
Critical reception and legacy Ink 19 described Good Health as "[a] rather fine collection of energetic, angular emo" and noted that "[the] album flows over with hooks and ideas, twists and turns, with ingenious musicianship and a vivid presence". In a 20th anniversary review, Stereogums Tom Breihan dubbed Health "28 delirious minutes [that are] enough to leave you breathless and stirred." He positively called its sound "fast and urgent and adrenaline-charged", as well as "rich and dynamic." In a 2022 retrospective list by BrooklynVegan, it placed #33 out of 35 of 2002's best emo & post-hardcore albums. The site's Andrew Sacher wrote that the group "came out of the gate swinging" on the record and that, 20 years on, its tracks "still pack a refreshing punch."
Track listing
Personnel Andrea Zollo – Vocals Nick Dewitt – Drums, Vocals, Samples, Keyboards Derek Fudesco – Bass, Vocals J. Clark – Guitar, Vocals, Programming, Keyboards Nathan Thelen – Guitar, Vocals
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