And where are they now? They're all over the place, that's where. Frank Black (aka Black Francis) discovered some mellower and pleasant rock with a new band called the Catholics (their new album, Dog in the Sand, features fellow former Pixie Joey Santiago!). And if you're looking for more of the experimental yet melodious Pixie sound, I recommend you check out Black's solo, Oddballs, or this album called Pod, brought to you by Kim Deal's truly incredible Breeders.

Like Black's Oddballs, most of the tracks are accompanied by a ripping bass sound that keeps you humming the heavily laden chords minutes after the music's over. Many people will tell you The Last Splash, 1993, is the Breeders' best work. But there is just too much well rehearsed rock on Pod to let that fly. Songs like "Opened" and "Metal Man" incorporate such a hard hitting style that's it's almost impossible to forget her work with Black and the others. Plus there's a version of "Happiness is a Warm Gun" that brings true faith to one of John Lennon's innumerable masterpieces. The bass is loud yet comfortable, the guitar keeps your head nodding in musical agreement, and Deal's voice complements the entire package beautifully. Check out the album. I bet you love it.


Pod is good   April 17, 2000
Jess (kentucky)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful

Do yourself a favor and put down the Sleater-Kinney c.d's and what not and pick this mutha up. A truly mezmerising c.d that melancholonizes( its not a real word I know) the hell out of you. Flawlessly crafted , and if you know anything about Deal's work, emotionally stirring. Her voice will enter your ears and never leave, as you ask yourself why you never knew that 'pod' existed way back in 1990. Like that year itself, this album feels almost like it never existed, in any case it should evoke odd emotional responses.


An excellent debut   May 5, 2008
Stephen B. Sumemrlin (Austin, Texas United States)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

This is a great start for The Breeders. A completley excellent album with killer songs. Kim Deal had some good ideas for the first Breeders album. Glorius starts out the album which is a slow laid back piece then it goes to the rocking Doe. Two killer songs. After that is a great version of the Beatles Happiness Is A Warm Gun. Oh is a little slow but it gets better from there. Hard to pick a favorite song since most of them stand out. Hellbound is a great rocker picking things back up again. When I Was A Painter has a really great beat and great bass line (I love Josephine Wiggs's bass playing on this album). Fortunutly Gone sounds very Beatleesque to me. Iris and Only In 3s are two of the strongest songs on this album. For those of you who liked Last Splash and have never heard this album definetly pick it up. It's just as good if not better then Last Splash. another cool thing about this album is that Tanya Donelly play guitar on this and this is her post Throwing Muses/pre Belly years making this even cooler. A classic undergroun indie album.


yes, it's great!   September 4, 2005
J. Holmes (yokohama, japan)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

kim deal's band put out this wonderful little gem of a record back in 1990 (jeezus, that was 15 years ago at the time of me writing this!)...i bought the tape when it came out since i was a big big fan of the pixies (and still am). and i couldn't wait to get my hands on any other form of music that those members might put out. i followed the breeders brief career but this first album stands out as my favorite. one of the reasons that "Pod" works so well, is that there is a very simple dark element to the songwriting. josephine's basslines are basic and direct, the drumming is politely adequate and the guitars (courtesy of kim and tanya donelly) add the perfect amount of spice. this is certainly a case of the sum equals it's parts. there's not alot of pop singles on this album (as there were plenty of them on the next album "Last Splash") but the unsettling pop genius behind such songs as "Oh!", "Iris", "Doe", and the brilliant cover of "Happiness is a Warm Gun", reflect a wonderful core of a rare and delightful band. the went way more pop for their next effort, which is still great, but this "pod" is the one that keeps opening up new worlds and spinning those old memories for me with every listen.