Violent Femmes "Hallowed Ground" (40th Anniversary) Record Store Day 2023 Recognizing "38 years of continuous

Recognizing "38 years of continuous musical service to fans

The 5th solo album form multiple Grammy Award-winning

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the band is walking proof that the DIY approach is still alive and well in the modern music world

Following weeks of anticipation after an already banner year for the Hot Spitta

Violent Femmes "Hallowed Ground" (40th Anniversary) Record Store Day 2023 Recognizing "38 years of continuousHallowed Ground is the second studio album by Violent Femmes, released on May 14, 1984. Like the band's first album, the songs were mostly written by singer guitarist lyricist Gordon Gano when he was in high school. "Country Death Song", for example, written by Gano during his high school classes, was inspired by the tradition of folk songs about "terrible, horrific stories". A departure from the straightforward rock style of their debut, Hallowed