![]() ![]() Being able to brag about the great music that came out during one’s teenage years is one of the relatively few things I envy about The Baby Boomers (along with free love, birth control, civil rights and women’s liberation). It’s embarrassing to admit that most of the music I loved during my teens now sounds dated and faddish-a lot of attitude without the talent or depth to back it up (hello, Gwen Stefani, Courtney Love and Billy Corgan). I’ve also learned to adopt a dubious posture when revisiting music that came out in the 90’s. I’d love to see what they can do on a full-length LP (rumored for next year). I always felt cheated by the deafening silence that followed Last Splash because I felt their catalog had a lot of room to grow. I missed out on the original release (shit, I’d only just turned thirteen), but Last Splash became one of my favorite albums of my pre-college years. The band eventually re-formed with other members, but when they regrouped with the Last Splash lineup to support the release of a 20th anniversary edition, people really started paying attention-The Last Splash lineup has always been the gold standard as far as Breeders fans are concerned. ![]() They were just starting to peak with the release of Last Splash when Kelley Deal was busted for heroin possession, interrupting their trajectory and leaving admirers dreaming of what could have been. I’m always very skeptical when a band from the past attempts to recapture their glory years, but I’m more curious than suspicious when it comes to The Breeders. I love Nice but it’s a musical backwater. I tried to get tickets to their Paris gig on their extremely limited European tour, mais tous vendus! All sold out! The music world is all abuzz about the return of The Breeders to the recording studio, “FEATURING THE LAST SPLASH LINEUP!” They’ve released a new single (“Wait in the Car”) in limited vinyl editions, and to my ears they sound pretty fucking fabulous. ![]()
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