Violent Femmes - We Can Do Anything (PIAS) 2016
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We needed something new from the Violent Femmes, perhaps one of the most important comebacks in years. 16 years after their last studio effort, their highly-needed-long waited ninth album finally arrived and considering that founding members Gordon Gano and Brian Ritchie, despite their battles, are still plugging along side-by-side is quite impressive. Still, no one sounds like them, their awesome blend of folk, punk, country and indie rock is still there, sounds exciting, renewed and more fresh than ever. We Can Do Anything is another bash of snotty, sarcastic honest songs. It still has that teenager vibe on it, it’s fucking impressive regarding the fact that Gano is 52 years old, and if you’re expecting something different don’t because they sound exactly the same.