Top Breeders recommended

The band’s litter to date

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POD 4AD, 1990

The strong debut, condensing the spookiest Pixies and Throwing muses vibes into a bubblegum confection. one of albini’s most albini-esque productions, too.

”SAFARI” 4AD, 1992

a mighty eP from the brief period when kelley deal and Tanya donelly were both in the group. The title track, in particular, is a strident example of kim’s knack for mixing the weird and the catchy.

LAST SPLASH 4AD, 1993

“Cannonball”, and much more – from the compact garagepop of “no aloha” and “saints”, to the freewheeling weirdness of “roi” and “mad lucas”. Perfectly sequenced, as well.

”HEAD TO TOE” 4AD, 1994 Last Splash

The lineup’s last stand, featuring Josephine’s hardcore title track, and covers of Guided By voices and sebadoh that arguably surpass the originals.

TITLE TK 4AD, 2002

kim sounds like she’s had a few, but that only enhances this underrated set of wire-sharp, lo-fi songs. “off you” is a fan favourite, while “sinister foxx” is wonderfully, charmingly loose: “Has anyone seen the iguana?”

MOUNTAIN BATTLES 4AD, 2008

a pick’n’mix of twominute delights, from the German-language punk of “German studies” and the elegant spanish ballad “regalame esta noche”, to the country strum of “here no more”.

”FATE TO FATAL” PeRIOD MUsIC, 2009

another diverse eP, with a mark lanegan vocal turn, a Bob marley cover and the syd Barrett desolation of “Pinnacle hollow”.

ALL NERVE 4AD, 2018 Last Splash

The lineup return with 11 superb tracks, including a cover of amon düül ii’s “archangel’s Thunderbird”. as kim might say, it takes a lot of effort to sound this sparklingly spontaneous.