Street Punk (album)

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Street Punk
Hunx and his Punx Street Punk.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 2, 2013 (2013-07-02)
Genre Hardcore punk, street punk
Length20:11
Label Hardly Art
Hunx and His Punx chronology
Too Young to Be in Love
(2011)
Street Punk
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic 79/100 [1]
Review scores
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Consequence of Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Pitchfork 7.4/10 [4]

Street Punk is the second studio album from American punk rock band Hunx and His Punx. It was released in July 2013 under Hardly Art Records.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Shannon Shaw, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bad Skin" Seth Bogart 1:24
2."Everyone's a Pussy" 0:31
3."You Think You're Tough" 1:34
4."Born Blonde"Bogart2:02
5."I'm Coming Back" 1:44
6."Mud in Your Eyes" 1:56
7."Street Punk"Bogart1:33
8."Don't Call Me Fabulous" 0:27
9."Rat Bag"Bogart1:56
10."Egg Raid on Mojo" Beastie Boys 1:26
11."Kill Elaine"Erin Emslie1:51
12."It's Not Easy" 3:47

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References

  1. "Street Punk Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2013-07-25.
  2. Thomas, Fred. "Street Punk – Hunx and His Punx". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-07-25.
  3. Von Bader, David (Jul 25, 2013). "Album Review: Hunx and His Punx – Street Punk". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved Jul 25, 2013.
  4. Minsker, Evan (2013-07-24). "Hunx and His Punx: Street Punk". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2013-07-25.