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Welcome students old and new…every Thursday until the sun blazes the Earth, the staff shall pay homage to the most classic indie albums of all time. No countdowns, or top 100 lists, just a weekly gaze into the Music Emissions vault. Let the education begin…

Violent Femmes, originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin has been signing their own unique branding of Folk Rock with flare for nearly 30 years. And while their spotlight in the sun was a song called “Blister In The Sun”, they have always patted down the alternative rock scene. Songs like “Kiss Off”, and “Gone, Daddy Gone” which was later covered by Gnarls Barkley always shined brighter in the Indie scene than they could ever in the mainstream. *See their cover of “Crazy” – Gnarls Barkley for further evidence of such shine. Left for dead after the 80′s, VF was seemingly kindling to a new generation of listeners when “Color Me Once” appeared on the Cinematic splash soundtrack for “The Crow”.

Arguably their best record, and one of the best indie music album’s in history is the self-titled “Violent Femmes”. Here’s Dan Kramer’s review from April 0f 2003.

The Violent Femmes:
Gordon Gano (singer)
Brian Ritchie (bassist)
Guy Hoffman (drummer)