The Breeders
The Breeders, circa 1993 as pictured on their Last Splash album cover. Clockwise: Kelley Deal, Kim Deal, Josephine Wiggs, Jim MacPherson
Background information
Origin	Boston,MA; Dayton,OH; East Los Angeles, CA, United States
Genre(s)	Indie Rock
Years active	1977-1981 (folk duo) 1988-Present (rock band)
Label(s)	4AD Records Elektra
Associated acts	Pixies Throwing Muses Belly The Amps The Josephine Whiggs Experience Kelley Deal 6000 Last Hard Men Guided By Voices
Members
Kim Deal Kelley Deal Jose Medeles Carrie Bradley
Former members
Tanya Donelly Josephine Wiggs Jim MacPherson Mando Lopez Richard Presely Nate Farley Britt Walford

The Breeders are an American rock band, formed in 1977 as a folk rock duo featuring twin sisters Kim and Kelley Deal of Dayton, Ohio which played country covers at truck stops and bars and dissipated in the early 80's, only to be revived as a side project in 1988 for Kim who by then was playing bass for Pixies and Tanya Donelly of Throwing Muses. After those original bands became less active, The Breeders became more important to both artists. A tape recording of their original demos with drummer Mickey Bones and violinist Carrie Bradley was sent to Ivo Watts-Russell, who immediately signed the band to his 4AD Records label in 1989. Their debut album, Pod, was recorded by Steve Albini in Edinburgh, and was released on 4AD in 1990. Deal's influence is obvious, but bassist Josephine Wiggs and Slint drummer Britt Walford (credited here as Shannon Doughton) add to the ensemble sound. Image File history File links Breeders_cover. ... 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By the release of four-song EP Safari in 1992, Deal was done with Pixies and had enlisted her twin sister Kelley to play guitar for the Breeders. Donelly exited the band to form Belly, and drummer Jim MacPherson joined in time for Last Splash in 1993. The album spawned the hit "Cannonball." Cannonball hit #2 on the Billboard Modern Rock Charts, and the album "Last Splash" was certified Platinum thereafter. The band opened for Alternative Rock monsters Nirvana in their 1993-1994 In Utero tour, it was the last Nirvana tour, singer Kurt Cobain died in early 1994. Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single, but are too short to qualify as albums. ... Kelley Deal is the identical twin sister of musician Kim Deal and is lead guitarist of The Breeders. ... Belly was a musical band formed in 1991 by former Throwing Muses members Tanya Donelly (also in The Breeders with Kim Deal) and Fred Abong. ... Jim Macpherson (born June 23, 1966), is a United States percussionist who has played with well-known rock acts, including: Guided By Voices and The Breeders. ... Last Splash is the second album by indie rock band The Breeders, released August 31, 1993 (see 1993 in music). ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music[1] or simply alternative) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... Nirvana was an American rock band originating from Aberdeen, Washington. ... In Utero is the third and final studio album from the American grunge band Nirvana, released in September 1993 by Geffen Records. ... Nirvana was an American rock band originating from Aberdeen, Washington. ... Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – c. ...

In 1995, Kelley Deal was involved in a drug bust, so sister Kim formed the side project The Amps with MacPherson, bassist Luis Lerma (member of Dayton, OH band The Tasties) and guitarist Nate Farley, who later joined Guided by Voices. The Amps released the album Pacer in October 1995. Following drug rehab, Kelley started the Kelley Deal 6000 and also formed the unlikely Last Hard Men with Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach, ex-The Smashing Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, and Jimmy Flemion of The Frogs. The Amps are an indie-rock band from Dayton, Ohio. ... Guided by Voices (often abbreviated as GBV) was an extremely prolific lo-fi/indie-rock band from Dayton, Ohio. ... The Last Hard Men were an alternative music supergroup comprised of Skid Row vocalist Sebastian Bach, Frogs guitarist Jimmy Flemion, Breeders bassist Kelley Deal, and Smashing Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin. ... Skid Row is an American heavy metal band which became the hair metal prototypes of the late 1980s metal scene and were reasonably successful until they were eclipsed by the Seattle grunge bands in 1991. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band that formed in Chicago in 1988. ... James Joseph Jimmy Chamberlin (born June 10, 1964, Joliet, Illinois) is a musician best known as the drummer for the rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. ... The Frogs are an American rock music band founded in 1980, in Milwaukee. ...

Rumors of Kim Deal reuniting with the original band continued to circulate in the 90s, although the only material to surface was a cover of "Collage," recorded for The Mod Squad soundtrack in 1999. The Deal sisters recruited new personnel to play several live shows in 2001, and returned to the studio with guitarist Richard Presley, bass player Mando Lopez and drummer Jose Medeles to record the third Breeders studio album Title TK with Steve Albini. The Mod Squad is a 1999 film directed by Scott Silver. ... Jose Medeles Jose Medeles is an American drummer. ... Title TK (journalistic short hand for title to come) is the latest album from the rock band The Breeders released in 2002 and engineered by Steve Albini who also engineered The Breeders debut album Pod. ... Steve Albini (born July 22, 1962, Pasadena, California) is an influential singer, songwriter, guitarist, audio engineer and music journalist. ...

The Breeders were also recruited, in early 2002, to perform in an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. They were approached by the production staff, after they had been performing the show's theme, originally written by Nerf Herder, as a regular part of their concert set. The episode is entitled Him, and aired November 5, 2002. Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an American cult television series that aired from March 10, 1997 until May 20, 2003. ... Nerf Herder is a punk rock band formed in 1994. ... Him is an episode of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ... November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

The Breeders contributed the track "Wicked Little Town: Hedwig Version" to the 2003 Hedwig and the Angry Inch tribute album, "Wig in a Box".

In 2004, Warner Music Group announced plans to drop the Breeders from their label following low album sales of Title TK. The decision came with Warner's plans to drop several other artists as well. Warner Music Group (WMG) is one of the four major record labels. ...

As of May, 2006, Deal is working on new material with The Breeders with plans to release an EP late in the year and a full length album in early 2007. The working lineup at this point includes Kim and Kelley Deal, Jose Medeles and Carrie Bradley. It was reported on Jose Medeles' blog that the band will be working with Steve Albini on a number of songs on the upcoming album.

The Breeders remain a pivotal force in the alternative rock women movement and are revered by their peers. In 2006 French indie-rocker Julie Peel honored The Breeders by covering "Divine Hammer" on a limited edition 7" Blue Vinyl Split released exclusively by American Laundromat Records. The Flaming Lips have also covered "Divine Hammer" on tour, and the list goes on. The Flaming Lips (formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1983) are a Grammy-award winning[1] American alternative rock band. ...

Discography

Albums

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EPs

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Singles

Cannonball was the first single from The Breederss 1993 album Last Splash. ... The British indie rock record label 4AD was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent, funded by Beggars Banquet Records. ... Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, and today operates under Atlantic Records Group. ... Divine Hammer was the second single from The Breederss 1993 album Last Splash. ... The British indie rock record label 4AD was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent, funded by Beggars Banquet Records. ... Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, and today operates under Atlantic Records Group. ... Saints was the third and single from The Breederss 1993 album Last Splash. ... The British indie rock record label 4AD was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent, funded by Beggars Banquet Records. ... Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, and today operates under Atlantic Records Group. ... Off You was the first single from The Breederss 2002 album Title TK. It was released in March, 2002 on 4AD. Off You - 4:57 Little Fury - 3:28 The She - 4:02 Categories: | ... The British indie rock record label 4AD was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent, funded by Beggars Banquet Records. ... Huffer was the second single from The Breederss 2002 album Title TK. It was released in April, 2002 on 4AD. Huffer - 2:09 Forced to Drive (Loho Version) Climbing the Sun - 3:59 Categories: | ... The British indie rock record label 4AD was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent, funded by Beggars Banquet Records. ... Son of Three was the third single from The Breederss 2002 album Title TK. It was released in September, 2002 on 4AD. The single is a re-recorded version of a cover of the theme song from the TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer and features Son of Three... The British indie rock record label 4AD was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent, funded by Beggars Banquet Records. ...

See also

• List of alternative music artists
• List of rock and roll performers

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External links

• The Breeders Unofficial Webpage
• All Music Guide entry for The Breeders