brokenhanger

Pitchfork has all you need to know about the long awaited new Breeders album "Mountain Battles":

http://tinyurl.com/33cuhk

Except the tracklist, which I yanked from wikipedia [so take it for what it's worth]:

1. "Overglazed"
2. "Bang On"
3. "Night Of Joy"
4. "We're Gonna Rise"
5. "German Studies"
6. "Spark"
7. "Istanbul"
8. "Walk It Off"
9. "Regalame Esta Noche"
10. "Here No More"
11. "No Way"
12. "It's The Love"
13. "Mountain Battles"


They were streaming 'We're Gonna Rise' on their myspace, but it was taken down. [The link in the Pitchfork article just goes to that site.] It was gorgeous, absolutely stunningly gorgeous.

I cannot wait for this.

Hollowgen

great news

always liked the breeders.

yojimbo44

i gave josephine wigg a cigarette at lollapoloza in '94 - that's all i got, but looking forward to this too !

panchor

That means no Pixies record next year

The Bus

You know, Last Splash was the last record I got by them, but if this gets good buzz, I'll be picking it up. It was one of my all-time most listened-to tapes and when I put on the album recently it just hadn't aged well. Not that it was bad, it just wasn't brilliant.

brokenhanger

Really? I think it's aged incredibly well - in fact, I'd say it, "Pod", and especially "Pacer" have aged better than any of the Pixies records. [That said, I've always enjoyed the Breeders more than the Pixies, so there you have it.] And "Title TK" is my choice for favorite album of the decade so far, so I am beyond excited for this one.

Personally, I thought Kim was wasting her time with the Pixies reunion, but I understand the reasoning behind it. I'm just glad that's out of the way and we're getting more Breeders stuff.

The Antipodean

Not that that was ever going to happen anyway, really:

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdail...-dont-want-to/

I kind of like the Pixies not putting anything new out and pulling an "Eagles." Let the original stuff stand.

brokenhanger

Pitchfork now has recently announced tour dates, including a slew of US summer dates:

http://tinyurl.com/yp3rjx

03-07 Buffalo, NY - Club Infinity
03-08 Toronto, Ontario - Canadian Music Week
03-15 Austin, TX - Waterloo Park (Mess With Texas Party)
04-07 Dublin, Ireland - Vicar Street
04-08 Glasgow, Scotland - ABC
04-09 Leeds, England - Metropolitan University
04-10 Nottingham, England - Trent University
04-12 Sheffield, England - Leadmill
04-13 Birmingham, England - Academy 2
04-14 Manchester, England - Academy 2
04-16 London, England - Koko (Camden Place)
04-17 London, England - Koko
04-18 Paris, France - TBA
04-19 Hasselt, Belgium - Polsslag Festival
04-21 Amsterdam, Netherlands - TBA
04-22 Cologne, Germany - TBA
04-23 Berlin, Germany - TBA
04-25 Indio, CA - Empire Polo Field (Coachella)
04-28 San Diego, CA - Cane's
04-29 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
04-30 San Francisco, CA - Slim's
05-02 Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
05-03 Tempe, AZ - Clubhouse
05-05 Austin, TX - Emo's
05-06 Dallas, TX - House of Blues
05-07 Houston, TX - Meridian
05-09 Lawrence, KS - Bottleneck
05-10 Sauget, IL - Pop's
05-23 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards
05-24 George, WA - The Gorge (Sasquatch)
05-25 Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan
05-27 Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
05-28 Denver, CO - Ogden
05-30 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
05-31 Chicago, IL - Metro
06-01 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
06-03 Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
06-04 Northampton, MA - Pearl Street
06-05 Boston, MA - Paradise
06-07 New Haven, CT - Toad's Place
06-08 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
06-10 New York, NY - Webster Hall
06-11 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
06-13 Atlanta, GA - The Loft

Umm..opening night in Buffalo? I'm so there - I know promoters tried to get them there on the "Title TK" tour, so this is a nice treat.

kms_md

5-10 sauget, IL at pop's = STL! i am there.

mikelowry

Long time since the The Last Splash. Gonna pick this one.

RagingBull80

05-06 Dallas, TX - House of Blues

I'll be there, got my ticket today.

And I'll be getting this on release day.

Damfino

YES!! I will be there, after the Pixies wimped out and canceled their Vegas show I wasn't expecting this.

joeee

title tk wasn't that great. i hope this is closer to their last splash perfection.

JPRaup

Will try to go to buffalo.

asianxcore

Sweet!

I'll definitely have to pick up tickets for this as soon as I get my paycheck.

TripWire

This leaked btw..and I must say, I find it pretty lackluster and forgettable (for me anyways)..especially for this long of a wait between albums. It's not really rockin at all, maybe it's just what I expected.
This is just a first listen though.

Ginwen

When it came out I felt that way about Title TK too, I think maybe because it sounded more like the Amps than the Breeders, but now I listen to it probably more than anything else by them (especially Huffer and Full On Idle which are great songs for driving home from work).

I'm really looking forward to the new album, I never thought we'd get another one.

brokenhanger

The Buffalo show last night was amazing. It was their first one since finishing the album, so we got to be the "guinnea pigs" according to Kim. We got at least half of the new album, and outside of 'Night Of Joy' which really didn't do much for me, all of the new stuff sounded great. It did sound like they were out-"Title TK"ing "Title TK", so if you didn't like that one I imagine you might find "Mountain Battles" a bit of a disappointment.

We also got 'Shocker In Gloomtown' which totally made my night.

I can't wait for the album now.

NoirFan

"We couldn't find tickets that matched your request". Does that mean the show is sold out? Tried various ticket combos, with same result.

bearkiss

yes unfortunately that's the response you get from ticketmaster (ticketmonster) when a show is sold out...

pjflyer

Saw them at 9:30 Club last night. I saw them once during the Last Splash era. Great show, they are now one of those bands that I will buy any new records and see every tour. Any word of a Last Splash re-issue?

Set List:

Setlist:

Tipp City
Huffer
Bang On
Shocker in Gloomtown
Divine Hammer
Night of Joy
No Aloha
Pacer
We're Gonna Rise
It's the Love
Walk it Off
New Year
Cannonball
I Just Wanna Get Along
Happiness Is A Warm Gun
Safari
Iris
German Studies
Empty Glasses
--
Overglazed
Drivin' On 9
Here No More
Saints