Freak Magnet

Freak Magnet
Studio album by
Violent Femmes
ReleasedFebruary 22, 2000 (2000-02-22)
StudioBig House, Soundtrack, Odin, Son/Re, DV's Perversion Room, Milwaukee, WI, Nine Lives
GenreRock
Length44:49
LabelBeyond[1]
ProducerWarren Bruleigh, Violent Femmes, Pierre Henry, Tom Grimley
Violent Femmes chronology
Viva Wisconsin
(1999) 		Freak Magnet
(2000) 		Something's Wrong
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Austin Chronicle[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]

Freak Magnet is a studio album by Violent Femmes, released in 2000.[4][5] It contains the single "Sleepwalkin'".[6]

Originally scheduled for a 1998 release on Interscope Records, Freak Magnet was pulled when the band was dropped from the label.[7] A reissue with live bonus tracks were released via Shout! Factory in 2005.[8]

  1. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 445.
  2. ^ "Freak Magnet - Violent Femmes | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ Lieck, Ken (March 31, 2000). "Review: Freak Magnet". Nick Barbaro. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
  4. ^ "Violent Femmes | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ^ "Reviews". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. February 7, 2000 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ VanHorn, Teri (January 3, 2000). "Violent Femmes To Take Freak Magnet On Road". MTV News. Archived from the original on October 2, 2017.
  7. ^ Murray, Nick (March 4, 2015). "Hear Violent Femmes' First New Song in 15 Years". Rolling Stone.
  8. ^ "Freak Magnet [Bonus Tracks] - Violent Femmes | Release Info". Allmusic.