#27 Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes

The Violent Femmes rolled out of their native Milwaukee like a freight train, conquering college radio for a couple decades to come. The crew discuss the benefits of simply constructed songs, the perennial marketability of teenage angst, and the recording studio swagger needed to "reinvent" rock and roll.Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at 1001AlbumComplaints@gmail.comListen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/53K7jnawJfNFN2hUNEHnqp?si=d653bc5851204e4bListen to Violent Femmes here:https://open.spotify.com/album/0Ojio25IPzIrw1rUmgrhrG?si=5ukH_prTTDizFA3BnFiyNQIntro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly CrushersOutro music: After the Afterlife by MEGAFollow our Spotify Playlist of music produced directly by us. Listen and complain at homeFollow us on instagram @thechopunlimited AND @1001AlbumComplaintsCheck out the Merch StoreNext week's album: Elliot Smith - Either / Or

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