Cement (Die Kreuzen album)

Cement is the fourth album by the American band Die Kreuzen, released in 1991 through Touch and Go Records.^[3][4] It was the band's final album.^[5]

Cement
Studio album by Die Kreuzen
Released	1991
Recorded	Summer 1991 at Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin
Genre	Alternative rock[1]
Length	53:06
Label	Touch and Go
Producer	Butch Vig
Die Kreuzen chronology
Gone Away (1989) Cement (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Production

The album was produced by Butch Vig.^[6] It was recorded in the summer of 1991 at Smart Studios, in Madison, Wisconsin.^[7] The songs emerged out of musical jams, with Dan Kubinski writing most of the lyrics.^[8]

Critical reception

The Washington Post wrote: "Less monomaniacal than previously but no less urgent, Die Kreuzen turns almost lyrical with its latest album."^[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Die Kreuzen.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wish"	3:54
2.	"Shine"	4:53
3.	"Big Bad Days"	3:59
4.	"Holes"	3:57
5.	"Downtime"	4:01
6.	"Blue Song"	5:11
7.	"Best Goodbye"	4:33
8.	"Heaven"	4:29
9.	"Deep Space"	3:42
10.	"Shake Loose"	4:34
11.	"Over and the Edge"	2:55
12.	"Black Song"	6:58

Gone Away (Acoustic) is an uncredited, hidden track on the CD.

Personnel

Die Kreuzen

• Keith Brammer – bass guitar
• Brian Egeness – guitar, piano
• Dan Kubinski – vocals
• Erik Tunison – drums

Production and additional personnel

• Die Kreuzen – production
• Butch Vig – production, recording