Blonder and Blonder

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Blonder and Blonder
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 11, 1995
Genre Punk rock
Length34:26
Label Reprise
Producer Rob Cavallo, the Muffs
The Muffs chronology
The Muffs
(1993)
Blonder and Blonder
(1995)
Happy Birthday to me
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Robert Christgau Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly A− [3]
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Blonder and Blonder is the second album by the pop punk band the Muffs, released in 1995 on Reprise Records. The album contains the single "Sad Tomorrow". In 2016, the album was remastered and expanded by Omnivore Recordings, featuring 7 additional tracks, 5 of which were previously unreleased. [5]

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Kim Shattuck.

  1. "Agony" - 2:27
  2. "Oh Nina" - 2:39
  3. "On and On" - 1:45
  4. "Sad Tomorrow" - 2:09
  5. "What You've Done" - 1:57
  6. "Red Eyed Troll" - 3:45
  7. "End It All" - 1:49
  8. "Laying on a Bed of Roses" - 2:11
  9. "I Need a Face" - 2:14
  10. "Won't Come Out to Play" - 1:51
  11. "Funny Face" - 3:20
  12. "Ethyl My Love" - 2:39
  13. "I'm Confused" - 3:41
  14. "Just a Game" - 1:59

2016 Omnivore Recordings remastered and expanded release

  1. "Agony" - 2:27
  2. "Oh Nina" - 2:39
  3. "On and On" - 1:45
  4. "Sad Tomorrow" - 2:09
  5. "What You've Done" - 1:57
  6. "Red Eyed Troll" - 3:45
  7. "End It All" - 1:49
  8. "Laying on a Bed of Roses" - 2:11
  9. "I Need a Face" - 2:14
  10. "Won't Come Out to Play" - 1:51
  11. "Funny Face" - 3:20
  12. "Ethyl My Love" - 2:39
  13. "I'm Confused" - 3:41
  14. "Just a Game" - 1:59
  15. "Goodnight Now" - 2:24
  16. "Become Undone" - 3:27
  17. "Born Today" (Demo)* - 3:35
  18. "Look at Me" (Demo)* - 3:41
  19. "Pennywhore" (Demo)* - 1:15
  20. "Red Eyed Troll" (Demo)* - 3:42
  21. "Won't Come Out to Play" (Demo)* - 2:52
  22. [Untitled and Unlisted Hidden Track]* - 1:06

*Previously unreleased. Track 22 is an untitled and unlisted track that, when played backward, reveals a short song with the lyrics "the fun never stops with you" as the primary refrain.

Non-album tracks

Songs recorded for the album and released as non-album B-sides include:

All of the B-sides from this album, were released on the B-side compilation album Hamburger .

Personnel

References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Blonder and Blonder - The Muffs | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  2. "Robert Christgau - The Muffs". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  3. Flaherty, Mike. "Blonder and Blonder". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  4. Conaton, Chris. "THE MUFFS: BLONDER AND BLONDER (REISSUE)". PopMatters. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  5. "The Muffs — Blonder And Blonder – Omnivore Recordings" . Retrieved June 3, 2025.