I love the Breeders. They fucking rock! I really don’t know what else to say. There is so much raw energy in their music, and I like their approach: it’s honest, it’s rough around the edges, it’s a good time . They have a lot of fun doing it, and I have a lot of fun listening to it. I’m really sad that I just got into them last year, I could have had so much more Breeders time. I also wish that I was a teenager during the early ’90s–life would have been so much better with them as my teenage soundtrack. I’m so glad that they are still making music and touring, and I can’t wait until they hit the LA area to perform. I’m there!
“Saints“–from Last Splash. It was the song of my summer, because it encapsulated my attitude about the whole sweaty, listless, stagnant, emerged-in-the-mundane-with-nothing-to-do affair. My last summer as a teenager sucked–I couldn’t get a job, I was broke, I had a suspended license so I was stranded, I just did nothing:”Walking around, going nowhere”. But I had my music, and this song was my theme. “Summer is ready when you are” was like, the piece of advice that I didn’t take. Whenever I was in the deepest muck of restlessness, the chorus would chime in and I thought about feeling better! I didn’t feel better, but I thought about it.
“Huffer“, from Title TK, is just plain fun. This is the epitome of what I like about the Breeders–reckless, short, and sweet. It doesn’t even need lyrics–it’s like Kim Deal is saying words just through her demeanor. You get the message. It’s addicting too, you listen to it, and find yourself singing it for the rest of the week. There’s even an outtake that they kept in, a stray expletive. See if you catch it! And not to mention, it’s just a straightforward rock song. Love it.
