Flashback Friday: The Breeders

The Breeders are the spotlight of today’s Flashback Friday, with their standout track from their third album, Last Splash, released August 31, 1993. It’s Cannonball!

The tale of The Breeders is a long and erratic one, initially formed from the talent of the twin sisters Kim and Kelley Deal. Kim Deal was most well known as the bassist in The Pixies, a famous staple of underground rock in the 80′s. When The Pixies disbanded, Kim reformed The Breeders and called in her sister Kelley to replace the departing Tanya Donelly who was forming her own band, later known as Belly. (Shout out to Smokin)

A drug bust for Kim Deal and other reasons led to a lack of a follow up effort for Last Splash. Over the years they’ve contributed a few songs to soundtracks, one of the standouts being their cover of Wicked Little Town from Hedwig and the Angy Inch, and even appeared in a Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode.