Violent Femmes unveil “Another Chorus” from Hotel Last Resort, due July 26, and Headline Dates, Festival Appearances, and Co-Headline Tour with Ben Folds.
Whatever Gordon Gano’s been doing to preserve that awful tenor of his should be patented. On last year’s EP, Happy New Year, he’s never sounded better.
Gordon Gano, voice of the hip nerd grope, er, group, Violent Femmes, originally wrote the music on Hitting the Ground for a film that was never produced.
While most of the covers of Saturday morning television songs are fun to listen to, I prefer the originals. But the packaging is magnificent and informative.