The Muffs are an American punk rock band based in Southern California, formed in 1991. Led by singer and guitarist Kim Shattuck, the band have released five full-length albums on labels like Warner Bros, Honest Don’s and Burger, as well as numerous singles.
After a long hiatus beginning in 1999, the band released a fifth album in 2004 but thereafter effectively disbanded. Almost a decade later, the three core members of the band reunited and started performing again, and their latest album, Whoop Dee Doo, was released in 2014.
The band started as a collaboration between guitarists Kim Shattuck and Melanie Vammen, both former members of the 1980s all-female hard rock group, The Pandoras. The Muffs started performing and recording after the addition of bassist Ronnie Barnett and drummer Criss Crass (with Redd Kross Member Roy McDonald soon taking over).
They established a reputation for “straightforward pop punk”. In the words of musician and critic Scott Miller, the Muffs had “an uncommon flair for simple, catchy melodies” which, he noted approvingly, were always delivered in “Kim Shattuck’s almost comically sneering adolescent rasp.”
Superior Music Publishing represents the Muffs’ catalogue from 2004 onward.