Violent Femmes

"One of the most distinctive records of the early alternative movement and an enduring cult classic, Violent Femmes weds the geeky, child-man persona of Jonathan Richman and the tense, jittery, hyperactive feel of new wave in an unlikely context: raw, amateurish acoustic folk-rock".

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"They were a cult band from Wisconsin in the '80s who hit it big in the '90s with their self-titled debut of brash, devil-eyed songs that hummed with sex, violence, and perverted religiosity".

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"Looming up fully formed in 1983, Milwaukee folk-punk trio Violent Femmes were an appealingly rickety vehicle for the teenage angst of Gordon Gano, only 19 when their self-titled album was recorded. I features their three best-known songs (...), [and] combines spindly, Jonathan Richman-esque New Wave with swampy Alt-Rock, while the live extras attest to the ragged aggression and shambolic charm of Femmes gigs".