Plastique Valentine is the fourth studio album by punk rock band the Humpers, released in 1997.[4][5]
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| Released | February 11, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1996/1997 | |||
| Genre | Punk | |||
| Label | Epitaph Records[1] | |||
| Producer | Sally Browder[2] | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
Critical reception
editCMJ New Music Monthly thought that the album "displays a band eye-ball deep in punk tradition that's so thoroughly absorbed its influences that comparisons and parallels are moot."[6] Miami New Times determined that the new songs "swagger with more assurance and confidence than the frantic older stuff."[7] The Bradenton Herald called the album "hot trailer trash punk flavored with searing '50s roadhouse piano."[8]
AllMusic wrote that "though the songwriting is a bit limited—it's hard to find a hook anywhere on the record—its gut-wrenching, visceral rush is harder and more punk than most of the Humpers punk-revivalist contemporaries."[3]
Track listing
edit- "Plastique Valentine"
- "For Lovers Only"
- "Anemia"
- "Mutate with Me"
- "Fable of Luv"
- "Make Up"
- "Sick of Tomorrow Today"
- "Here Comes Nothing"
- "With a Whip"
- "Dummy Got a Hunch"
- "Chump Change"
- "Say Goodbye"
- "Mongrel Train"
References
edit- ^ "Quick Scans (March 27 - April 2, 1997)". www.tucsonweekly.com.
- ^ Rodriguez, Kenn (21 Mar 1997). "California's Humpers try to avoid musical traps". Albuquerque Journal. p. E18.
- ^ a b "Plastique Valentine - The Humpers | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "The Humpers". mycitypaper.com.
- ^ Myers, Ben (Feb 8, 1997). "Oily Cranks/Plastique Valentine". Melody Maker. 74 (6): 52.
- ^ Stegall, Tim (Apr 1997). "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly (44): 34.
- ^ Floyd, John. "Doll Parts". Miami New Times.
- ^ Cubarrubia, Eydie (March 7, 1997). "EXPAND YOUR MUSICAL HORIZONS AT BONK FESTIVAL". The Bradenton Herald. p. W4.