(September 2023) Episode 519 is THE MUFFS, the perfect combination of pop-punk and power-pop,* melding the tone of the former and the melodicism of the latter. Kim Shattuck’s snotty snarl hits just the right attitude which, along with the unadorned delivery, makes it endearing. Their kicker tempo is what brings you in, but it’s Shattuck’s gift for melodic lines (and lyrics) that will keep you and make you want to revisit.
Favorite album: Blonder and Blonder
Favorite song: Agony
Compared to expectations: ↑
Recommendation: I do. I wish I had known them (and seen them) in the 1990s rather than finding them decades later.
* I know some people might say one is a subset of the other, but it’s my blog = my definitions.
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