''Plastique Valentine'' is an album by the
punk rock band the
Humpers
The Humpers were an American Garage punk (fusion genre), garage punk band, formed in 1989 led by Scott "Deluxe" Drake, formerly of The Suicide Kings.
History
Despite being based out of Long Beach, California, they recorded their first EP, ''My ...
, released in 1997.
Critical reception
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CMJ New Music Monthly
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'' 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." ''
Miami New Times
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Overview
It was acquired by Village Voic ...
'' determined that the new songs "swagger with more assurance and confidence than the frantic older stuff." ''
The Bradenton Herald
''The Bradenton Herald'' is a newspaper based in Bradenton, Florida, in the United States.
History
On September 15, 1922, Volume 1, Number 1 was published as ''The Evening Herald''. It was a merger of two weekly papers: the ''Manatee River Jour ...
'' called the album "hot trailer trash punk flavored with searing '50s roadhouse piano."
AllMusic
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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."
Track listing
# "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
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The Humpers albums
1997 albums