Violent Femmes : Why Do Birds Sing?

Why Do Birds Sing? is the fifth studio album from American cult band, Violent Femmes. It was their last studio album with original drummer, Victor DeLorenzo. Featuring the fan favourite American Music, which reached No. 2 in the Billboard Modern Rock Chart, as well as a cover of Culture Clubs Do You Really Want To Hurt Me.

The textbook American cult band of the 80s, Violent Femmes captured the essence of teen angst with remarkable precision; raw and jittery, the trios music found little commercial success but nonetheless emerged as the soundtrack for the lives of troubled adolescents the world over. Their self-titled 1983 debut was a blueprint for legions of sardonic alternative rockers that would follow, and they continued their blend of searing, darkly humorous lyrics and sharp-edged folk-rock on other standout albums like 1991s Why Do Birds Sing.

Violent Femmes formed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the early 80s, made up of singer/gu