The Mummies are an American garage punk band formed in San Bruno, California, in 1988. Exhibiting a raw and lo-fi sound, dubbed "budget rock", the Mummies' rebellious attitude and distinctive performance costumes exerted an influence on garage punk and garage rock revival acts later in the decade, as well as in the 1990s. Their recorded output was intentionally completed with poor, cheap equipment, including their first and only studio album Never Been Caught, which was released after the group's initial break-up. Since then, the Mummies have engaged in several reunion concerts and tours, including appearances in Europe and the US sporadically through to recent years.