Blonder & Blonder
If there was justice in the music world, the first album by the Los  Angeles quartet the Muffs would have been just as successful as the debut by  their labelmates, Green Day. Of course, there isn't and it wasn't. Co-founder  Melanie Vammen left the band, Kim Shattuck regrouped as a trio, and the Muffs  are back withBlonder and Blonder. The album has its punk-pop charms- including rollicking tunes such as "Agony" and "Oh Nina"-but  most of the songs simply aren't as memorable as those in the first batch.-- Jim DeRogatis