Me First and the Gimme Gimmes return to the comfy confines of singing in their native tongue with their first full length studio album in 8 years
percussion) and Ben Goldwasser (vocals
Blank Generation is a perfect distillation of the legendary downtown punk scene
though the former had been the B-side of "The Jean Genie" in November 1972 and the latter would be released as an A-side in July 1976 to help promote the compilation
releasing as part of The Early Days
Violent Femmes "Why Do Birds Sing?" 2026-05-08 Me First and the GimmeWhy Do Birds Sing? is the 5th studio album from the textbook American cult band, Violent Femmes. It was their last studio album with original drummer, Victor DeLorenzo. Featuring the fan favorite American Music, which reached #2 on Billboards Modern Rock Chart, as well as a cover of Culture Clubs Do You Really Want To Hurt Me. Available as an LP or Deluxe 2CD, 6 panel Softpak. For 2CD version, Disc 1 contains the remastered album, plus 2 bonus tracks,