Plastique Valentine

Plastique Valentine
Studio album by Humpers
Released	February 11, 1997
Recorded	1996/1997
Genre	Punk
Label	Epitaph Records[1]
Producer	Sally Browder[2]
Humpers chronology
Live Forever Or Die Trying(1996) Plastique Valentine(1997) Euphoria, Confusion, Anger, Remorse(1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

Plastique Valentine is the fourth studio album by punk rock band the Humpers, released in 1997.^[4][5]

Critical reception

CMJ 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

1. "Plastique Valentine"
2. "For Lovers Only"
3. "Anemia"
4. "Mutate with Me"
5. "Fable of Luv"
6. "Make Up"
7. "Sick of Tomorrow Today"
8. "Here Comes Nothing"
9. "With a Whip"
10. "Dummy Got a Hunch"
11. "Chump Change"
12. "Say Goodbye"
13. "Mongrel Train"

References

1. "Quick Scans (March 27 - April 2, 1997)". www.tucsonweekly.com.
2. Rodriguez, Kenn (March 21, 1997). "California's Humpers try to avoid musical traps". Albuquerque Journal. p. E18.
3. "Plastique Valentine - The Humpers | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
4. "The Humpers". mycitypaper.com.
5. Myers, Ben (February 8, 1997). "Oily Cranks/Plastique Valentine". Melody Maker. 74 (6): 52.
6. Stegall, Tim (April 1997). "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly (44): 34.
7. Floyd, John. "Doll Parts". Miami New Times.
8. Cubarrubia, Eydie (March 7, 1997). "EXPAND YOUR MUSICAL HORIZONS AT BONK FESTIVAL". The Bradenton Herald. p. W4.