Because The Breeders will reform to play ‘Last Splash’
In honor of their 20th Anniversary, original The Breeders lineup — Kim and Kelley Deal with Josephine Wiggs and Jim Macpherson — will perform their 1993 album Last Splash in its entirety at 2013’s Deerhunter-curated edition of All Tomorrow’s Parties. Taking place June 21-23 at Camber Sands Holiday Centre in Sussex, England, Deerhunter will also...
Kim Deal totally kills it with ‘Walking With a Killer’
Alongside softly-strutting cymbals and a plodding, ominous bass line, Kim Deal — or at least the disembodied voice of her phantom self — tells the story of a (near?) perilous end with new track, Walking With a Killer. Perfectly, eerily sung in that inimitable, casual-bordering-on-utterly-disinterested tone as only Deal can, the song contains such spine-tingling, lyrical...
Heartless Bastards: Rising up and moving on
As a teenaged disciple of indie rock, roots rock, soul and blues, Ohio-native Erika Wennerstrom folded away her Catholic school uniform to set about the serious business of making music. Forming a basic but brawny trio with Mike Lamping and Kevin Vaughn, the new front woman of Heartless Bastards pricked up the ears of gig-goer...