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We Can Do Anything
Punk · 2016 · 10 tracks · 30m

We Can Do Anything

Violent Femmes

A loose, joyful return to acoustic punk roots. Stripped-back arrangements and nasal charm that feel like catching up with an old, slightly eccentric friend.

March 4, 2016 · [pias]

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A whimsical and seasoned take on the band's signature nervous energy.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 30m
01
Memory
3:04
02
I Could Be Anything
3:43
03
Issues
3:05
04
Holy Ghost
2:35
05
What You Really Mean
3:51
06
Foothills
2:43
07
Traveling Solves Everything
2:59
08
Big Car
2:56
09
Untrue Love
3:17
10
I’m Not Done
2:13
Moments Worth Listening For
The sudden burst of brass on 'I Could Be Anything' that transforms a simple folk tune into a celebratory parade.
The way the upright bass locks into a frantic, percussive groove on 'Issues' reminding you of their 1983 energy.
The vulnerable, unadorned vocal delivery on 'What You Really Mean' that strips away the band's usual irony.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does We Can Do Anything sound next to the rest of Violent Femmes's catalogue?

Nostalgia+4.0σ

The writing leans far further into nostalgia than the rest of the catalogue.

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