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The Breeders

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 label in 1989. Their debut album, Pod, was recorded by Steve Albini in Edinburgh, and was released on 4AD in 1990. Albini has stated that it is the one album on which he felt he got both the best sound for a band, and the best performance from a band. Deal's influence on the album is obvious, but bassist Josephine Wiggs and Slint drummer Britt Walford (credited here as ...This information was automatically generated from Freebase article The Breeders. You should replace/update it...

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