Kim Shattuck, singer-songwriter for the Muffs and a prominent figure in the alt-rock scene of the late ’80s and ’90s, has died at age 56. Shattuck had been stricken with ALS.
Melanie Vammen, a bandmate in the Muffs and a more recent formed group, the Coolies, confirmed the news on social media, saying “My heart is forever broken.”
Vammen reposted a message from Shattuck’s husband, Kevin Sutherland, who posted a wedding photo and wrote, “This morning the love of my life Kim passed peacefully in her sleep after a two year struggle with ALS. I am the man I am today because of her. She will live with all of us through her music, our shared memories and in her fierce creative spirit. I love you forever my Kimmy. Thank you for sharing your life…”
The off-again, on-again Muffs had reunited recently to record their first album in five years, “No Holiday,” an 18-track release set to come out Oct. 18 on Omnivore Recordings.
Tributes have begun to come in from friends and fans. Wrote Greg Behrend, the comic and author of “He’s Just Not That Into You”: “RIP Kim Shattuck of the Muffs. Look up and listen to ‘Lucky Guy’ or ‘Sad Tomorrow’ and revel in their pop punk genius. The Muffs are a much overlooked and undernourished band that rival the best of Hole and Green Day. You were a total punk Kim and you will be missed.”
More to come…
