Blender is the reissue of the second studio album by American alternative pop band The Murmurs, Pristine Smut (1997).

[4] 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".

[5] Kentucky paper Daily News wrote in 1998, "MCA Records is giving The Murmurs a rare second chance to score with Pristine Smut.

And The Murmurs have made their release all the more tempting; they've replaced three throwaway tracks with three vital new songs, and they've overhauled one of the better cuts from the original, revamping "I'm a Mess" into a beefier rendition with tougher lead vocals and melodic countervocals.