Blender | ||||
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Studio album by The Murmurs | ||||
Released | August 4, 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1997–1998 | |||
Genre | Alternative pop | |||
Length | 33:37 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Producer |
Larry Klein k.d. lang Matthew Wilder |
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Blender is the third studio album released by American alternative pop band The Murmurs; it was released in 1998 on MCA. The album was produced by Larry Klein, k.d. lang and Matthew Wilder.Blender includes some re-recorded tracks from their second album Pristine Smut, and three new songs. All of the tracks were written by band members Leisha Hailey and Heather Grody. One, "Smash", was co-written with members of rock band The Go-Go's, Jane Wiedlin and Charlotte Caffey.
In a review for Allmusic, Alex Henderson gave Blender a star rating of four out of five, calling it "power-pop heaven". Henderson compared the sound of the album to that The Go-Go's and praised "Underdog", "Sucker Upper" and "La Di Da" in particular as "first-class ... fun, melodic offerings".Robert Christgau gave the album a B- rating and compared it negatively to its predecessor, Pristine Smut. He criticized the band's "", and said "they were cuter with slime on their pudenda".