The Breeders

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About The Breeders

Led by Dayton-born guitarist and vocalist Kim Deal, The Breeders have been one of alt-rock’s most exciting acts since their inception in 1989, combining bouncy basslines with heat-warped hooks, off-kilter guitars, and surrealistic lyrics. Deal, then the bassist in Pixies, originally formed The Breeders with Throwing Muses guitarist/vocalist Tanya Donelly as a side project. Bassist Josephine Wiggs and Slint drummer Britt Walford joined to record the band’s first album, 1990’s Pod, which made a clear break from its core members’ main groups with elliptical cuts like the fractured epic “Iris” and a deconstructed take on The Beatles’ “Happiness Is a Warm Gun.” Donelly and Walford left after recording some cuts for 1992’s Safari EP, and Deal’s twin sister Kelley joined on guitar while fellow Ohioan Jim Macpherson came in to drum. The Breeders’ 1993 album, Last Splash, was a triumph, with the giddy “Cannonball” becoming one of the early alt-rock era’s defining tracks and cuts such as “Saints” and “Divine Hammer” combining pop appeal with a bent sensibility. After touring with Nirvana and playing Lollapalooza, The Breeders went on hiatus in 1994; the Deal sisters reunited in 2001 to tour and record the following year’s Title TK before going dark again, this time until 2008’s Mountain Battles. In the 2010s and 2020s, The Breeders toured constantly, with the 2018 release All Nerve reuniting the Last Splash lineup on record for the first time in more than 20 years, their idiosyncratic spirit and wonderfully weird take on pop music intact.

ORIGIN
Dayton, OH, United States
FORMED
1989
GENRE
Alternative

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