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Violent Femmes

Violent Femmes · 1983

Violent Femmes’ 1983 debut was self-funded, recorded live in July 1982 at Castle Recording Studios in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, before the band signed with Slash Records. Most songs were written by Gordon Gano at age 18 in Milwaukee. Its sound is defined by acoustic bass, percussion, and raw vocal-guitar interplay — no overdubs, no studio effects, no executive influence.