The Muffs is the debut album by American pop punk band The Muffs, released on May 11, 1993 on Warner Bros. Records. The album contains the single "Big Mouth". "Everywhere I Go" was later used in a popular Fruitopia television commercial (the cassette version of the track is actually the demo; the band was torn between which version to release and ended up splitting the difference).

The Muffs
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 11, 1993
Genre
Length41:05
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerRob Cavallo, David Katznelson, The Muffs
The Muffs chronology
The Muffs
(1993)
Blonder and Blonder
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Punknews.org[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
Robert Christgau[6]
Blurt[7]

Reception edit

  • "There's a certain charm to the group's 3-chord riffing and primitive rhythms that seems to have most appeal when driving a vehicle beyond the posted speed limit on a hot, sunny day. But stretched over 16 tracks, the forced minimalism begins to wane in appeal." (Roch Parisien, Allmusic)[4]

Track listing edit

All tracks written by Kim Shattuck, except where noted

  1. "Lucky Guy" – 2:46
  2. "Saying Goodbye" – 2:16
  3. "Everywhere I Go" – 3:12
  4. "Better Than Me" – 2:48
  5. "From Your Girl" – 3:27
  6. "Not Like Me" – 3:08
  7. "Baby Go Round" – 2:47
  8. "North Pole" (Barnett) – 0:35
  9. "Big Mouth" – 1:51
  10. "Every Single Thing" – 2:22
  11. "Don't Waste Another Day" – 2:35
  12. "Stupid Jerk" (Mike Saunders) – 0:31
  13. "Another Day" – 2:16
  14. "Eye to Eye" (Shattuck, Vammen) – 3:30
  15. "I Need You" (Barnett, Shattuck) – 3:41
  16. "All for Nothing" – 3:20

Personnel edit

  • Kim Shattuck – lead guitar, vocals
  • Ronnie Barnett – bass
  • Melanie Vammen – rhythm guitar
  • Criss Crass – drums
  • Korla Pandit – organ
  • Rob Cavallo – producer
  • David Katznelson – producer
  • The Muffs – producer

References edit

  1. ^ Flaherty, Mike. "Blonder and Blonder". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "15 punk albums from 1993 that embraced contrarianism over prefab rebellion". Alternative Press. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Sinclair, Tom. "The Muffs". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Deming, Mark. "The Muffs - Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  5. ^ Cocksedge, Rich. "The Muffs - 1993 Review". Punknews. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  6. ^ "Robert Christgau - The Muffs". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  7. ^ Toland, Michael. "The Muffs". blurtonline. Retrieved January 28, 2022.