American folk‑punk trio formed in Milwaukee in 1980. Core original members include Gordon Gano (vocals/guitar), Brian Ritchie (bass) and Victor DeLorenzo (drums).

Debut album "Violent Femmes" (1983) contains the signature track "Blister in the Sun". "Hallowed Ground" (1984) and "Why Do Birds Sing?" (1991) are frequently discussed in reviews.

DeBaser's reviews celebrate the band's early records (Violent Femmes, Hallowed Ground) as landmark acoustic/folk‑punk work. Later albums and reunions receive mixed responses. Live performances are praised for retaining energy and charm.

For:Fans of folk‑punk, acoustic/alternative rock, roots and indie music

 They forged and authenticated the purest acoustic rock, impetuous and sanguine, aiming to avoid the myths of electricity and volume at all costs, for the full benefit of that always youthful, adolescent, and primordial energy, the primary image of rock itself, facetting it, showing its irreverent and tender beauty at the same time, without stereotypes and without too much candor.

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 I hope you know that this will go down on your permanent record

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 I started making plans to kill my own kind. I started making plans to kill my own kind

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