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Fontanelle by Babes In Toyland
Fontanelle is an album by Babes In Toyland, released in 1992. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 5 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Bruise Violet”, on 3 lists with a best position of #9.
Fontanelle, Babes in Toyland's second album, came out on August 11, 1992, and it was the Minneapolis trio's jump to a major label, Reprise, as well as their first record with Maureen Herman on bass. Kat Bjelland sings and plays guitar and Lori Barbero pounds the drums, the two founders at the heart of a band often lumped in with riot grrrl.
It's a ferocious, lopsided thing, all noise-rock squall and punk fury, with Bjelland lurching from little-girl coo to throat-shredding scream in the space of a bar. "Bruise Violet" hits hardest, and "Handsome & Gretel" is just as feral. Coming between Spanking Machine and Nemesisters, it proved the band's commercial success story.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Fontanelle on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruise Violet | 3 | #9 | – | 1992–2023 | |
| 2 | Handsome & Gretel | 2 | #18 | – | 1991–1992 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.