The B-52's "Whammy!" (40th Anniversary) 2026-07-17 Both tracks feature the iconic

Both tracks feature the iconic

It bears neither the vicious

a full-length album in its style would unquestionably have been wearisome

with elements of surf-rock

The B-52's "Whammy!" (40th Anniversary) 2026-07-17 Both tracks feature the iconic40th Anniversary Edition The B 52's were formed (1976) like R. E. M. in Athens, Georgia by vocalist Cindy Wilson, her elder brother guitarist Ricky Wilson (who died from AIDS in 1985), keyboardist and vocalist Kate Pierson and drummer percussionist Keith Strickland. Whammy!, their fourth album, moves the B 52's more into the electronic sound that started with their previous album 'Mesopotamia', though now goes further with the use of a drum machine.