Kim Deal

Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond

Pushkin Industries

Music, Society & Culture

4.5 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Kim Deal is an indie-rock icon. In the mid-80s, she joined The Pixies as the band’s original bassist and co-vocalist. After the release of their debut album Come On Pilgrim in 1987, followed by the alt-rock classics Surfer Rosa and Doolittle, Kim took a break from The Pixies to form her own band, The Breeders. With the help of Kim’s twin sister Kelley on lead guitar, The Breeders released a couple EPs and four studio albums, including the platinum-selling ‘90s hit, Last Splash.

This year after a run with The Breeders opening up for Olivia Rodrigo's worldwide Guts tour, Kim Deal is once again heading out on her own with the release of her first solo album, Nobody Loves You More. The album was recorded by the late Steve Albini, a close friend and longtime collaborator of Kim’s, and it features a slew of her other old friends and collaborators, including Slint’s Britt Walford on drums, and The Breeders Josephine Wiggs, Jim Macphearson, and of course Kelley Deal.

On today’s episode Leah Rose talks to Kim Deal about working with Steve Albini on The Pixies Surfer Rosa, and why he always regretted a specific contribution to that album. Kim also recalls recording The Breeders’ first two albums, and she remembers how a group of surfers on a druggy trip to Nantucket helped inspire her new lead single, Coast.

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0:00.0	Pushkin.
0:07.0	Kim Deal is an indie rock icon.
0:13.0	In the mid-80s, she joined the Pixies as the band's original bassist and co-vocalist.
0:18.0	After the release of their debut album, Come On Pilgrim in 87, followed by the
0:22.1	classics Surferosa and Doolittle, Kim took a break from the Pixies to form her own band,
0:27.1	The Breeders. With the help of Kim's twin sister Kelly on Lee guitar, the Breeders released a couple
0:32.3	of EPs and four studio albums, including the Platinum-selling 90s hit, Last Splash.
0:38.2	After a run with the Breeders opening up for Olivia Rodriguez's Worldwide Guts Tour this year,
0:43.2	Kim Dela's once again heading out on her own with the release of her first solo album.
0:47.7	Nobody Loves You More.
0:49.3	The album was recorded by the late Steve Albini, a close friend and longtime collaborator of Kim's.
0:54.6	And it features a slew of her other friends and collaborators, including Slintz,
0:58.5	Britt Watt Wollford on drums, and the breeders, Josephine Wiggs, Jim McPherson, and of course,
1:03.6	Kelly Deal. On today's episode, Leah Rose talks to Kim Deal about working with Steve Albini
1:08.6	on the Pixie Surferosa and why he always regretted
1:11.6	a specific contribution to that album. Kim also recalls recording the Breeders' first two albums,
1:17.7	and she remembers how a group of surfers on a druggie trip to Nantucket helped inspire her
1:22.1	new lead single, Coast.
1:26.1	This is Broken Record. Liner Notes for the Digital Age. I is Broken Record.
1:28.2	Liner Notes for the Digital Age.
1:29.9	I'm Justin Richmond.
1:31.6	Here's Leah Rose in conversation with Kim Deal.
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