Whoop Dee Doo may find the Muffs happily doing what they're doing, but they haven't done it quite this well in some time, and song for song this sounds like the trio's most enjoyable album since Bigger and Blonder in 1995.
They haven't slowed down or softened their attack, or lost their way with tune-construction. Even Shattuck's voice remains barely touched by time.
If nothing else, Whoop Dee Doo is a statement of consistency. It might be more of the same, but if they’re not pushing their sound forward, they aren’t losing pace. That’s a nice consolation.
We are treated to a collection of refreshingly care-free and up-tempo punk; well-crafted and not at all pretentious. Shattuck has lost none of the fire that fuelled her 80’s and 90’s output.
‘Whoop Dee Doo’ is sprightly and birdbrained as ever, though, middle age having no bearing on The Muffs’ teenage worldview, melodic directness and Shattuck’s sweetly rasping voice.
The band's aim is to deliver a simple, somewhat fizzy sound marked by prominent vocal melodies and choppy yet clean chords. Here, they do that, even if their age means Whoop Dee Doo has less of a punk edge than their revered '90s releases had.