- rock, alternative rock, indie rock, folk punk
- 36 min
- 10 tracks
- London Records
Violent Femmes is the debut album by American folk punk band Violent Femmes. Mostly recorded in July 1982, the album was released by Slash Records on vinyl and on cassette in April 1983, and on CD in 1987, with two extra tracks, "Ugly" and "Gimme the Car".
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Character
Spare, character-led, intimate and grave.
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Blender4/5 ★
- Pitchfork9.1/10
- Q4/5 ★
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
- The Sacramento Bee4/4 ★
- Spin Alternative Record Guide10/10
- Uncut4/5 ★
- The Village VoiceB+
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Tracks
- 1Blister in the Sun2:25
- 2Kiss Off2:56
- 3Please Do Not Go4:15
- 4Add It Up4:43
- 5Confessions5:31
- 6Prove My Love2:38
- 7Promise2:49
- 8To the Kill4:06
- 9Gone Daddy Gone3:05
- 10Good Feeling3:52
10 tracks, 36 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Violent Femmes
- Label
- London Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- XE
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