We Can Do Anything

2016 studio album by Violent Femmes

We Can Do Anything

Studio album by

Violent Femmes

Released

March 4, 2016

Genre

Rock

Length

31:53

Label

PIAS America

Violent Femmes chronology

Happy New Year
(2015)

We Can Do Anything
(2016)

2 Mics & the Truth
(2017)

We Can Do Anything is the ninth studio album by U.S. band Violent Femmes, released March 4, 2016.^[1] It was the band's first full studio album since 2000's Freak Magnet,^[2] after releasing four-song EP Happy New Year in 2015. “We Can Do Anything” features Boston-based drummer, Brian Viglione,^[3] best known for his work with The Dresden Dolls.

Artwork

The cover artwork is by Barenaked Ladies multi-instrumentalist Kevin Hearn, with whom Violent Femmes toured in 2015.^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[4]

Consequence of Sound described the album as one that "ebbs and flows, but in the end, it has enough going for it to merit its existence".^[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gordon Gano unless otherwise indicated

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Memory"		3:03
2.	"I Could Be Anything"		3:42
3.	"Issues"	Gano, Kevin Griffin, Sam Hollander	3:05
4.	"Holy Ghost"	Gano, Hollander, Dave Katz	2:35
5.	"What You Really Mean"	Cynthia Gayneau	3:51
6.	"Foothills"	Gano, Hollander, Katz	2:43
7.	"Traveling Solves Everything"		2:58
8.	"Big Car"		2:55
9.	"Untrue Love"		3:16
10.	"I'm Not Done"		2:12

Personnel

Violent Femmes

Gordon Gano – lead vocals, guitars, violin, banjo
Brian Ritchie – acoustic bass guitar, vocals
Brian Viglione – drums, percussion, vocals

The Horns of Dilemma

John Sparrow – cajón
Jeff Hamilton – acoustic guitar, mandolin, 6 string banjo, ukulele, vocals, percussion
Blaise Garza – contrabass, bass, baritone and tenor saxophones
Kevin Hearn – accordion, acoustic guitar, piano, organ, vocals
Paul Cebar – electric 12-string guitar

Technical

Jeff Hamilton – production
Chris Gehringer – mastering
John Agnello – mixing
Kevin Arndt – engineering
Martin Bisi – engineering
Warren A. Bruleigh – production assistance

Artwork

Antoine Moonen – design
Kevin Hearn – cover art
Herman Asph – photography

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[5]	59
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[6]	153
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[7]	147
US Billboard 200^[8]	184

References

^ ^a ^b Bray, Ryan (March 4, 2016). "Album Review: Violent Femmes – We Can Do Anything". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Blistein, Jon (December 17, 2015). "Violent Femmes Announce First LP in 15 Years, 'We Can Do Anything'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
^ Reed, James (June 25, 2015). "Drummer Viglione Good Fit For Violent Femmes". Boston Globe. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "We Can Do Anything Review". Allmusic.
^ Ryan, Gavin (March 12, 2016). "ARIA Albums: The Cat Empire Debuts at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
^ "Ultratop.be – Violent Femmes – We Can Do Anything" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
^ "Ultratop.be – Violent Femmes – We Can Do Anything" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
^ "Violent Femmes Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2016.