Guerrilla Girls! She-Punks & Beyond 1975-2016 (CD)

Guerrilla Girls!, Ace Records' much-anticipated first release of 2023, takes us on a thrilling ride from punk's mid-70s origins, via the left-field post-punk groups, jangly female combos, grunge bands and vigilante Riot Grrrls of the 80s and 90s, to the she-punk bands of recent years - a five-decade alternative to the macho hegemony of rock. The collection highlights songs that emerged out of a dynamic underculture of female creative expression. What unites the featured artists is a healthy disregard for the way the music industry ties up it's female performers into pretty, neo-liberal packages. From Patti Smith, universal mother of the punk movement, to the Bags, Bikini Kill and Skinny Girl Diet, this music is anti-A&R. Including lesser-known names such as San Francisco street punk Mary Monday and London-based experimentalists pragVec, it shows that, rather than being a few novelty bands existing on the margins, these performers represent a stronger, more three-dimensional version of the female experience. 

Tracklisting

1. Gloria: In Excelsis Deo / Gloria (Version) - Patti Smith
2.  Survive - the Bags
3. Iama Poseur - X-Ray Spex
4.  I Gave My Punk Jacket to Rickie - Mary Monday & the Bitches
5.  I Didn't Have the Nerve to Say No - Blondie
6.  You're a Million - the Raincoats
7. Popcorn Boy (Waddle Ya Do?) - Essential Logic
8.  Expert - Pragvec
9.  My Cherry Is in Sherry - Ludus
10.  Kray Twins - Mo-Dettes
11.  Earthbeat - the Slits
12. Das Ah Riot - Bush Tetras
13. Bitchen Summer (Speedway) - Bangles
14.  Shakedown - Au Pairs
15. It's About Time - the Pandoras
16. Come on Now - the Pussywillows
17. Rules and Regulations - We've Got a Fuzzbox and We're Gonna Use It!!
18. Her Jazz - Huggy Bear
19. Bruise Violet - Babes in Toyland
20. Rebel Girl - Bikini Kill
21. Pretend We're Dead - L7
22.  What's Wrong with You - Bratmobile
23. Let Go of the Past - the Tuts
24.  Hot - the Regrettes
25.  Silver Spoons - Skinny Girl Diet